The Public Health Research Programme would like to draw attention to the following commissioning briefs reflecting areas of research interest with funding gaps yet to be filled:
- 24/30 Developer contributions
- 24/29 The health of children and young people in contact with the criminal justice system
- 23/149 Faith-based groups and the impacts on health and health inequalities
- 23/147 Men’s mental health
- 23/146 Interventions to support the health of women in prison or post-release
- 23/85 Commercial determinants of health
- 23/84 Health and health inequality impacts of voucher and benefit uptake
- 23/27 Interventions to improve the health and wellbeing of sex workers
- 23/26 Effectiveness of interventions aimed at preventing domestic abuse
- 22/551 Interventions to promote mental health and wellbeing among young women
- 22/139 Interventions to increase the health and wellbeing of asylum seekers and refugees in the UK
- 22/136 Public acceptance of the use of administrative datasets for Public Health Research
- 22/81 Healthy extended working lives
- 22/79 Stop Smoking interventions for underserved groups
- 22/23 Interventions to prevent male violence against women and girls
ELIGIBILITY
Funding is generally for health-related research into services that:
- are not provided or funded by the NHS
- can be rolled out on a large scale
- have potential to create sustainable, population-level changes
NIHR encourages multi-disciplinary research proposals led-by, or involving, researchers from outside the disciplines usually associated with public health.
See the PHR Programme webpage for details about the overall programme remit and eligibility criteria.
VALUE
There is no upper limit to the amount of funding that researchers can apply for.
KEY DATES
Outline application deadline: 25 April 2025 (1pm)
Shortlisting decision: Early July 2025
Full application deadline: End August 2025
Full details, including research specifications and application guidance, can be found on the opportunity webpage.