Funding Opportunities

Current opportunities

The opportunities listed below are in order of closing date. If you are looking to apply for one of the opportunities listed below, we can assist with grant applications. Visit our grant writing page to find out more.

Hospital at home/virtual wards: service delivery, integration, evaluating impact on health and social care (NIHR)

Registration closes: 5 August 2025 at 1:00pm (BST)

Scope:
The Health and Social Care Delivery Research (HSDR) Programme is seeking to fund high-quality research on hospital at home (virtual wards) services that deliver acute care to adults and children. These services are now a key element of the Urgent and Emergency Care Recovery Plan and the Neighbourhood Health approach. The HSDR Programme seeks studies that evaluate and improve the design, delivery, equity, and integration of hospital at home services, and assess their impact on health and social care. This is a two-stage, commissioned funding call, with proposals expected to address priority research questions identified by stakeholders including the Department of Health and Social Care, NHS, local authorities, and the public.

The HSDR Programme aims to invest in the region of £6 million across a number of research studies, as a result of this opportunity.

Novel Non-pharmacological Approaches for Diagnosis and Treatment Of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Registration closes: 5 August 2025 at 1:00pm (BST)

Scope:
The NIHR, through its Efficacy and Mechanism Evaluation (EME) Programme, is inviting applications from researchers—including SMEs—to evaluate innovative non-pharmacological approaches for diagnosing, treating, or managing Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in both children and adults. This funding opportunity supports studies that explore novel interventions beyond medication, aiming to improve patient outcomes and advance understanding of underlying mechanisms. Proposals may include embedded methodological studies (SWATs/SWARs) to enhance research quality. This is the first stage of a two-stage submission process.

For this funding opportunity, applications with significant industry involvement beyond monetary or in-kind contributions are particularly welcome.

The EIC Accelerator

Deadline for full proposal: March 12 2025 and October 1 2025

Scope:
Part of the European Innovation Council, offers funding and support to high-potential startups and SMEs to develop and scale up groundbreaking innovations. Eligible companies can receive up to €2.5 million in grants and up to €15 million in equity investments.

Visit the European Innovation Council website to find out more about this opportunity

Longstanding opportunities:

Nesta Impact Investment

Nesta provides funding for impactful innovations tackling major social challenges. Investments focus on improving outcomes for older people, children, and communities across the UK.

Funding: Up to £1 million.

Visit the Nesta website to find out more

The British Heart Foundation (BHF)

The BHF funds cardiovascular research at all career stages, offering grants for both short- and long-term projects, strategic initiatives, and essential research infrastructure.

Visit the British Heart Foundation website for further information

EIC Accelerator (UK based organisations are eligible)

The EIC Accelerator supports individual small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to develop and scale game-changing innovations providing substantial financial support with:

Grant funding (non-dilutive) of up to €2.5 million for innovation development costs, including demonstration of the technology in the relevant environment, prototyping and system level demonstration, R&D and testing required to meet regulatory and standardisation requirements, intellectual property management, and marketing approval (e.g. at least TRL 5/6 to 8).
Investments (direct equity investments or quasi-equity such as convertible loans- for EU based organisations only) of up to €15 million managed by the EIC Fund for scale up and other relevant costs.

Visit the European Innovation Council website for more information about their accelerator.

TheHill is always open to collaborations and keen to partner with other organisations as consortium member on collaborative projects, if you are interested please complete our triage form.