Internal Research Funding Directory
Medical Sciences Internal Fund: Pump priming
The pump-priming funding scheme accepts applications for small awards (up to £10k) to enable researchers to obtain pilot data to support larger-scale applications for external research funding in the future.
Research Culture Enhancement Fund
The Research Culture Enhancement Fund aims to provide seed funding to activity that will improve research culture in the University of Oxford.
Climate and Health Pump-Priming Fund
The Climate and Health Pump-Priming Fund is open to researchers from all four Divisions, offering pump-priming grants up to £15,000 to build inter-disciplinary or cross-divisional collaborations in the area of Climate and Health.
Health Research Bridging Salary Scheme
The Health Research Bridging Salary Scheme will provide short-term bridging salary support for early career researchers working in health-related areas who rely on external funding for their salary.
COVID-19 Research Response Fund
The COVID-19 Research Response Fund will fund research projects intending to have a significant impact in the short to medium term on the global COVID-19 crisis.
John Fell Fund
This is a University of Oxford fund intended to foster creativity and a proactive approach to research opportunities in all subject areas, and particularly interdisciplinary fields. It will make seed corn and start-up grants, and provide funds to stimulate applications to external funding bodies.
Medical and Life Sciences Translational Fund
The Medical and Life Sciences Translational Fund (MLSTF) is open to all University of Oxford researchers and provides consolidated internal proof of concept funding for translational medical and life sciences projects.
Wellcome Institutional Strategic Support Fund
The Oxford-Wellcome Institutional Strategic Support Fund (ISSF) will support strategically important activity across the University of Oxford in biomedical and clinical sciences, public health, social sciences and the medical humanities
Novo Nordisk Fellowship Programme
The Novo Nordisk – Oxford Fellowship Programme aims to support the development of a new generation of exceptional researchers in diabetes and metabolism, who will become future leaders in the field. The programme also aims to further develop scientific excellence within diabetes and other cardiometabolic diseases and ultimately improve the lives of patients.
Novo Nordisk Pump Priming Fund
To facilitate collaborations between the University of Oxford and Novo Nordisk researchers, funds will be available each year to support pump priming applications.
Oxford-BMS Fellowship
This prestigious 3-year Fellowship (formerly Oxford-Celgene Fellowship) stimulates new scientific discovery and translation and facilitates skills and people transfer between researchers in academia and industry.
Oxford-Elysium Prize Fellowship in Cellular Health
This prestigious fellowship invites application from outstanding early career scientists and clinicians aiming to conduct research at Oxford University in the field of Cellular Health.
Returning Carers' Fund
A Returning Carers' Fund has been established as part of the Vice-Chancellor’s Diversity Fund for the advancement of diversity among academic and research staff at Oxford.
Goodger and Schorstein Scholarship for Postdoctoral Researchers in Medical Sciences
Goodger and Schorstein Scholarships are awarded to assist research in Medical Sciences. They are open to Postdoctoral Researchers from any department/institute of the Medical Sciences Division.
Internal Research England GCRF Support Fund
Funds are available to support high quality research, impact and/or capacity building activity that addresses the challenges of economic development and well-being faced by developing countries.
Lab282 Funding
Lab282 is a partnership aiming to accelerate Oxford Drug Discovery. It provides funding and expertise to achieve pre-clinical proof of concept for ground-breaking therapeutics.
OUI Social Enterprise Scheme
Oxford University Innovation will continually be seeking out new opportunities to fund social or environmental impact projects at all stages beyond research.
KE Seed Fund
This fund provides start-up funding to support early-stage innovative knowledge exchange ideas.
The Oxford Martin School Innovating for a Sustainable Future Fund
To establish new research programmes on the interconnections between the 2015 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
The Lockey Fund
The Lockey Committee considers applications for grants for attendance at overseas scientific conferences, symposia, etc. by academic and research staff who hold a doctorate and are members of Congregation (although applications may be considered from postdoctoral research workers etc. who are not members of Congregation).