• The Principal Applicant must be a researcher who is located within Northern Ireland.
• The Principal Applicant must demonstrate experience / interest in the fields of chest, heart and stroke illness.
• Other members of your research team can be drawn from further afield, and do not need to be based in Northern Ireland.
• We particularly welcome research teams that involve patients, carers, or members of the public (PPI), where relevant, as full members of their team.

Successful applications:

• must meet the criteria outlined in the guidance materials; and
• will clearly fit with our Research Strategy and wider aims and values.

The application window for the 2022/23 round of NICHS Research Grants has opened on Monday 13^th June 2022.

Closing date: 4.00 pm, Friday 12^th August 2022

Click here to download your application pack

The pack contains:

1. Information about the grants process, how we choose which research we fund, and a summary of the programme
2. An application form
3. Guidance notes
4. Monitoring form
5. Decision making timeline
6. Lay / Plain English Tips and resources
7. Public & Patient Involvement (PPI) resources
8. Our Strategic Plan and Research Strategy

We also recommend that you refer to the following supporting materials from our recent Grants workshop.

• Funding decision making process (video, slides and associated notes)
• Prof Mike Clarke’s research formulation workshop (slides and video)

Prof Mike Clarke, Director of MRC Methodology Hub; Northern Ireland Clinical Trials Unit, has kindly agreed to assist with any queries you may have around research design / method relating to your application. You can contact Prof Clarke by email at m.clarke@qub.ac.uk.

We wish you the best of luck in your application!

We only fund the best quality, local research. We choose this through a rigorous peer review process, and all research is regularly monitored and assessed.

Read more about how we choose the research we fund here.