Health Research Seed Funding Call

The call is open to all academic staff, with the exception of honorary or visiting lecturers and post-graduate teaching assistants.

The Principal Investigator must be based in A&H. Applicants must have must have a UCL contract that extends to at least 31 March 2026.

 All applications must be made using the application form by 1 June 2025: https://forms.office.com/e/ujcEV8YNvB

 Applicants are required to submit a proposal outlining:

• The objectives, hoped for outcomes and potential impact of the project
• Collaborators
• Cost breakdown
• Timeline

 Successful applicants agree to produce a written record of their activities, including images, if possible, so that this can be used for website dissemination, and to give a presentation in the Health Humanities Seminars.

 Applications will be reviewed by a panel.

Examples of activities the funding could be used for include (but are not limited to): speakers for events, conferences or workshops; collaborating with an artist or theatre maker; running a small research project with student researchers; paying students to undertake tasks relating to an event or conference (at the relevant standard UCL rates). Please note: funds cannot be used for staff buyout, attending conferences or to purchase equipment or books.

All funds must be used by the end of March 2026.

If you are not already listed in the Faculty Health related research directory or would like to update your details, (https://www.ucl.ac.uk/institute-of-advanced-studies/health-humanities-centre/people/ah-staff-conducting-health-related-research), please send an email to Lucy Stagg (lucy.stagg@ucl.ac.uk).