The Public Health Research (PHR) Programme is accepting Stage 1 applications to their commissioned workstream for these topics.
For this call, we wish to draw your attention to the following commissioning briefs that we have previously advertised and failed to fund sufficient research in. These represent enduring gaps in our portfolio that we would like to fill with high quality research.
Please consult the NIHR Specialist Centre for Public Health (SCPH) about the design of your research as soon as possible. Successful applications generally require a long time (several months) to develop.
How to apply
In order to apply you will need to carefully review the following commissioning briefs:
- 24/30 Developer contributions
- 24/27 Interventions to deliver inclusive economies
- 24/29 The health of children and young people in contact with the criminal justice system
- 23/149 Faith-based groups and the impacts on health and health inequalities
- 23/146 Interventions to support the health of women in prison or post-release
- 23/85 Commercial determinants of health
- 23/84 Health and health inequality impacts of voucher and benefit uptake
- 23/27 Interventions to improve the health and wellbeing of sex workers
- 23/26 Effectiveness of interventions aimed at preventing domestic abuse
- 22/551 Interventions to promote mental health and wellbeing among young women
- 22/139 Interventions to increase the health and wellbeing of asylum seekers and refugees in the UK
- 22/136 Public acceptance of the use of administrative datasets for Public Health Research
- 22/81 Healthy extended working lives
- 22/79 Stop Smoking interventions for underserved groups
- 22/23 Interventions to prevent male violence against women and girls
Guidance
If you are interested in applying for any of these funding opportunities, please refer to the relevant commissioning brief in your Stage 1 application form (section 2 of the Research plan). However, please bear in mind that the commissioning briefs, along with the underpinning literature searches, have not been updated since originally written.
Timescales
Any changes to these dates will be emailed to all Lead Applicants with an application in progress.
- Stage one deadline: 1pm on 13 December 2024
- Notification of out of remit/non-competitive decision if unsuccessful: Early January 2025
- Notification of stage one shortlisting decision: Early March 2025
- Stage two writing window: Early March to early May 2025
- Notification of stage two funding decision: mid-end July 2025
- Start date for funded studies: 1 February/1 March 2026
All primary research projects are expected to establish a programme appointed Study/Trial Steering Committee, and it is important that you read the Research Governance Guidance before completing your application. Costs incurred by this committee should be included in the budget as appropriate.