*See below for a recording of the applicant webinar together with presentation slides.
Funding for research with the potential to improve older adults’ independence and thus to prevent, delay or reduce future health and social care requirements.
Proposals must be focused on services/programmes/interventions for which robust evidence of effectiveness already exists, and which are ready to be implemented and evaluated at greater scale in a range of contexts/settings. This includes generating evidence on financial mechanisms and their financial sustainability, to help secure their longer-term adoption.
The call is particularly keen to support proposals which address needs in under-served communities. This could include, but is not limited to:
- ethnically diverse groups
- those from lower socio-economic backgrounds communities
- those in under-served geographic regions (including coastal and rural locations)
Applications must involve at least one partner/organisation which will support the implementation of the proposed intervention(s), and which could support the longer-term adoption of the intervention(s) following the end of the programme (e.g. a health commissioner, local authority, housing provider or other third sector organisation etc.).
Proposals with co-applicants and collaborators both from within and beyond academia are encouraged. This includes:
- people with lived experience of issues relevant to the proposal
- community organisations
- providers of health and social care services
- industry/commercial partners
There are no restrictions on the number of individuals/organisations within the proposed team.
Value and duration: up to £1.2M for a maximum of four years (the full value of proposals is expected to be at last £500k).
Expression of interest stage deadline: 6 September 2024
Please note that prospective applicants (the lead applicant and a representative from each partner organisation) must have an expression of interest conversation with the Trust’s triage panel by the deadline of 6 September 2024. You will be asked to provide a presentation (max 20 minutes) covering:
- The interventions that the proposal focuses on.
- The proposed programme.
- The proposed approach to patient, carer, and public involvement and engagement (PPIE) and equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) during the programme.
- Details of the proposed team and their roles.
Full details are provided in the call guidelines below and on the call webpage.