{"id":1809,"date":"2025-11-24T14:02:42","date_gmt":"2025-11-24T14:02:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/researchfunding.on.worc.ac.uk\/?p=1809"},"modified":"2025-11-24T14:02:42","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T14:02:42","slug":"race-against-dementia-teams-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/researchfunding.on.worc.ac.uk\/?p=1809","title":{"rendered":"Race Against Dementia Teams Award"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"408\" height=\"124\" src=\"https:\/\/researchfunding.on.worc.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Rosetrees-white.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1811\" srcset=\"https:\/\/researchfunding.on.worc.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Rosetrees-white.png 408w, https:\/\/researchfunding.on.worc.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Rosetrees-white-300x91.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 408px) 100vw, 408px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Funding for researchers to build exceptional teams capable of making real breakthroughs in the race to beat dementia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This call invites applications for basic science, translational, or clinical research projects in the following key areas:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>development of new diagnostic tests<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>strategies for prevention<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>understanding disease mechanisms<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>identification and evaluation of potential new treatments<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Projects that leverage AI to accelerate progress and improve patient outcomes are particularly welcome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-light-green-cyan-background-color has-background\">ELIGIBILITY<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Teams will typically include a mix of outstanding early-career postdoctoral researchers, PhD students, clinical research fellows, and skilled technicians \u2013 but the exact composition is up to the applicant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-light-green-cyan-background-color has-background\">VALUE AND DURATION<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a3750,000 paid over 5 years, capped at \u00a3150k per year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Up to \u00a32000 per year can be requested to attend conferences and meetings in which data generated from the award is being presented.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Appropriate staff training costs of up to \u00a31000 per year will also be considered where specific training is required to deliver the project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-light-green-cyan-background-color has-background\">KEY DATES<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>EOI deadline: 2 February 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Full application deadline: May 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>More information can be found on the <a href=\"https:\/\/rosetrees.org.uk\/race-against-dementia-2026\/\">opportunity webpage<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Funding for researchers to build exceptional teams capable of making real breakthroughs in the race to beat dementia. This call invites applications for basic science,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1809","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-opportunities"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/researchfunding.on.worc.ac.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1809","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/researchfunding.on.worc.ac.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/researchfunding.on.worc.ac.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/researchfunding.on.worc.ac.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/researchfunding.on.worc.ac.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1809"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/researchfunding.on.worc.ac.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1809\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1813,"href":"https:\/\/researchfunding.on.worc.ac.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1809\/revisions\/1813"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/researchfunding.on.worc.ac.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1809"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/researchfunding.on.worc.ac.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1809"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/researchfunding.on.worc.ac.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1809"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}