Review of NIHR applied research programme grants published

A review of NIHR Programme Grants for Applied Research is now available on the

ccf.nihr.ac.uk/PGfAR/Pages/Home.aspx/" target="_blank">NIHR website.

Researchers are also reminded that the next programme grants competition opens on 11 June 2012. Programme Grants for Applied Research is also taking part in the current NIHR call for Applied Research in Surgery. This call closes on 25 May 2012.

Programme Grants for Applied Research: six competitions, 100 awards provides an overview of the programme and the application process and reviews the outcomes of the first six Programme Grant competitions. The review also contains 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.

Since Programme Grants for Applied Research was launched in 2006, over 120 Programme Grant awards and more than 20 Programme Development Grants have been awarded. Some of the research funded most recently includes the development of a structured screening programme and lifestyle intervention for the prevention of Type 2 diabetes in populations with learning difficulties, and an evaluation of community occupational therapy in dementia patients.

To download your copy of Programme Grants for Applied Research: six competitions, 100 awards, please click here.

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