See below for recurring funding opportunities from the Vivensa Foundation that have upcoming deadlines.
ACADEMY IGNITION FUND
Funding for a clearly defined activity or series of activities which:
- are linked to the aims of the Vivensa Academy and/or one or more of our key priorities for research, as set out in our strategic framework
- considers relevant aspects of our key principles for research which are:
- involvement, engagement and creating real impact
- capacity building and career/professional development
- equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI)
Eligibility: You must be a member of the Vivensa Academy (membership is free – apply here)
Value: Up to £5000
Deadline: 5 December 2025 (recurring opportunity with four deadlines each year)
PUBLIC PATIENT AND COMMUNITY INVOVLEMENT AND ENGAGEMENT AWARDS
Funding for early and mid-career researchers in the field of ageing or ageing-related diseases to develop inclusive and participatory research in the field of ageing.
Eligibility: Open to early and mid-career researchers who are members of the Vivensa Academy (membership is free – apply here)
Value: £500
Deadline: 9 January 2026 (recurring opportunity with four deadlines each year)
CONFERENCE AWARDS FOR AGEING RESEARCH
Funding to disseminate findings at national or international conferences.
Eligibility: This opportunity is open exclusively to early career Allied Health Professionals, nurses and pharmacists working in the field of ageing or age-related diseases and who are members of the Vivensa Academy (membership is free – apply here). Applicants must have submitted a research abstract to a conference as the lead/first author (service evaluation and quality improvement project abstracts are not eligible).
Value: Up to £1,000 for UK conferences. Up to £3,000 for international conferences
Deadline: Apply any time up until June 2026. Applications will be assessed on a rolling basis and once the funds have been allocated, the call will be closed for further applications.
Full details of each call are availability on the Vivensa Foundation funding webpage.