The following is a list of the major sources of medical research funding on the internet. Some of them only provide an address for further information, others provide much more detail about the type of projects funded, deadlines, application forms etc. If you don't know which funding body to target, search one of the following databases. There is an ever expanding array of health status measures available for use in research. Amongst other things, this page provides a list of over 800 disease specific and generic health status measures together with contact addresses and webpages which provide further information.
Most funding bodies provide detailed information about how to apply for their grants.
Requirements do, of course, vary between funding agencies. Nevertheless there are some good basic principles of writing an application for funding. Hints on managing and writing a research application provided by the RDSU, University of Bath. Getting ethical approval Most medical research projects require ethical approval before they can proceed In most areas of the UK, this means applying to an ethics committee Multicentre research ethics committee - for studies involving 5 or more centres. Local research ethics committee - for studies with fewer than 5 centres.