Apply for a grant Grant application Do you need a grant to fund your next Spinal Cord Injury research project? Our next grant call will go live on Tuesday 28th September 2021. Application forms will be available to download from this page. Stoke Mandeville Spinal Research is an independent charity dedicated to funding research that will help to improve quality of life for people living with a spinal cord injury (SCI). There are around 50,000 people living in the UK with SCI, many of whom will experience complications from their injury. Our Research Grants Programme is focussed on the following areas, each of which affects the quality of life of people living with SCI. We hope that this research leads to new treatments and therapies, deepening of understanding, and dissemination of best practice in these areas: Urinary Tract Infection Pressure Ulcers Neuropathic Pain Assistive Technology for Upper Limb function We provide grants of up to £150,000 for projects of up to 3 years, but also welcome applications for smaller projects. You should be realistic and request a level and duration of funding that is appropriate to your proposed activities. Eligibility and application process We issue a call for proposals each September. We welcome submissions from researchers for proposals that fall within one of our four priorities. Furthermore, our emphasis is on the treatment of people with non-progressive spinal cord injuries, which have potential for rehabilitation, and we expect proposals to have this as their primary focus. Research projects should have clinical impact and a stated intention of disseminating the results of the study. Ideally, at least one applicant would be affiliated with an academic institution. We encourage joint applications with the National Spinal Injuries Centre at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, but this is not a condition of gaining a successful outcome. We accept international applications but require that the lead institution be based in the UK. All applications will be assessed on research method, feasibility and clinical impact by our independent Scientific Advisory Board. SMSR is a proud member of the Association of Medical Research Charities (AMRC) and follows its best practice standards for peer review, ensuring that decisions on research funding are made in a fair and transparent way. Timeline Call Live: Tuesday 28th September 2021 Deadline for submission of preliminary applications: Friday 5th November, 5pm UK time Successful applicants notified and invited to submit a full proposal in the week of 29th November Deadline for submission of full applications: Friday 21st January 2022, 5pm UK time We expect to make final funding decisions in early April 2022 Background documents Guidance for applicants from our 2019 call (subject to change for future rounds) Standard terms and conditions of grant award Success rates In our first grant call in 2019, we awarded a total of £317,111 across 4 projects. We received 21 applications, giving a success rate of 19% If you have any questions or would like further information, please contact Derek Cutler, Research Grants Manager [email protected]