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Programme Grants for Applied Research

NIHR Programme Grants for Applied Research (PGfAR) were established in 2006 to produce independent research findings that will have practical application for the benefit of patients and the NHS in the relatively near future.

Nested within the PGfAR programme is the Programme Development Grants scheme. A recent initiative, its primary purpose is to allow investigators to undertake preparatory research that will position them to submit a competitive Programme Grant application.

NIHR Journals Library

We are pleased to confirm that Programme Grants for Applied Research (PGfAR) is one of a number of NIHR programmes that will publish final reports within a new initiative known as the NIHR Journals Library, which is based on the Health Technology Assessment journal series.

All existing and future award holders will be expected to produce a report and to have the opportunity to contribute to this important permanent and comprehensive record of the work which NIHR has funded.

  • The final reports will be published in a high quality journal library
  • The added value of NIHR Programme Grant funding will be apparent
  • The library will provide a published archive of all PGfAR outputs

Guidance to help you structure your report can be found here. Meanwhile, further information about the progress of the work at NETSCC to establish the new NIHR Journals Library can be found here.

If you have any questions, please contact the Programme Grants team on:

Tel: 020 8843 8085

Email: programme.grants@nihr-ccf.org.uk

News and Communications

Programme Grants for Applied Research: six competitions, 100 awards

A review of Programme Grants for Applied Research is now available to download. The review provides an overview of the programme and the application process and reviews the outcomes of the first six competitions.

The review also features case studies from eight researchers who have been awarded Programme Grants across a broad range of health research, including dementia, children's medicines, diabetes and trauma.

You can download a PDF copy of the review by clicking on the link to the right.

Other news and communications

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Funding opportunities 
 

For upcoming dates and deadlines for current Programme Grant calls and competitions please click here.

Programme Development Grants

For details of calls and to establish if a Programme Development Grant could help you please click here.

Funded Programme Grants
 

To see examples of NIHR research funded through the Programme Grants scheme please click here.