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24/105 Care, support, and rehabilitation for patients with brain tumours (HSDR Programme)

Opens

09 September 2024

Closes

13:00 on 08 January 2025

Contact

  • For help with your application contact hsdrinfo@nihr.ac.uk
  • For more information about the funding Programme, visit the HSDR Page
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Supporting Information

Please note that the Word version of the Stage 1 application form is to be used as a guide and to assist with completion of the online application form only, for example to see how many characters are accepted in each section and how the printed complete form is laid out. Please do not try to use this as an application form, you must apply using the online form available through the links available when calls are open. You should also refer to the application form guidance notes.

Anyone can submit an idea for a research topic. If you would like to suggest a topic relating to healthcare where you feel more research is needed, please send it to hsdrinfo@nihr.ac.uk.

The Health and Social Care Delivery Research (HSDR) Programme is looking to fund high quality studies on brain tumour care, support, and rehabilitation. Studies should aim to generate robust evidence that can drive changes to enhance guidance and practice.

This funding opportunity encompasses a wide scope, welcoming applications from professionals working in brain tumour diagnosis, follow-up, rehabilitation, supportive care, and/or end of life care. Applicants may come from a range of health and care backgrounds.

We are committed to building research capacity in under-represented disciplines and encourage applications from professionals including allied health professionals (AHPs), nurses, and mental health professionals working in brain tumour care, support, and rehabilitation as lead, joint-lead, or co-applicants.

Studies may focus on any type or grade of primary adult and/or paediatric brain tumour. This includes low-grade or ‘benign’ tumours and high-grade tumours that are cancerous, primary brain tumours that have metastasised, recurrent or relapsed disease, and studies on patients in remission or living with brain cancer.

Studies focusing on the support network for patients with brain tumours (family, carers, healthcare workforce) are also within scope.

This call is also available to applicants via the Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Programme.

Please carefully review the following call documents before applying:

Timescales

Any changes to these dates will be emailed to all Lead Applicants with an application in progress.

  • Stage 1 deadline: 1pm, 8 January 2025
  • notification of out of remit/non-competitive decision if unsuccessful: late February 2025
  • notification of Stage 1 shortlisting decision: early April 2025
  • Stage 2 writing window: April to May 2024
  • notification of Stage 2 funding decision: mid-August 2025
  • start date for funded studies: 1 February/March 2026

Webinar

A webinar to support applications for this funding opportunity is taking place on 14 October, 2.30pm to 3.30pm.

To register, please email crossprogramme@nihr.ac.uk stating your interest in registering to attend the 'Care, support, and rehabilitation for patients with brain tumours' HTA/HSDR webinar.