All research funding schemes

Alzheimer's Society Doctoral Training Centres (DTC) aim to create a community of PhD students working on dementia themes, and will support multi-disciplinary centres of excellence in research training.  

Are you a clinical academic wanting to increase the number of clinicians and health care professionals in dementia research? Our Alzheimer’s Society Clinical Training Partnerships are available for institutions with the capacity and infrastructure to support multiple clinical PhD candidates.

Are you a clinician or healthcare professional looking to begin a career in dementia research? Alzheimer’s Society’s Clinician and Healthcare Professionals Training Fellowship is ideal for all professionals working in clinical and health services who are looking pursue a PhD.

Are you an early career researcher looking to explore a research idea with a supervisor? Alzheimer’s Society Postdoctoral Fellowships are ideal for anyone early in their research career. 

Are you an experienced dementia researcher looking to make the step to research independence? Our Alzheimer’s Society Dementia Research Leader Fellowship is for exceptional researchers who want to build on several successful years of research and are ready to begin an independent research career.

Are you a dementia researcher who has had a career break of two or more years for family, caring, or health reasons and wish to return to research? Alzheimer’s Society are proud to be partnering with Daphne Jackson Trust to sponsor a three-year fellowship for dementia researchers wanting to return to research. 

Are you a clinician or allied health professional interested in research and wanting to gain some experience? Learn more about Alzheimer’s Society’s Pre-Doctoral Clinical Bursary.

Are you a post-doctoral researcher working towards research independence? Learn about Alzheimer’s Society Career Development Grants, which offer one year of funding to support post-doctoral researchers and fellows with the next stage of their career.

Are you a clinical early career researcher (ECR) working towards research independence? Alzheimer’s Society’s Post-CCT Career Development grants offer one year of funding to allow promising clinical researchers to gather data and build their CV in preparation for the next stage in their career.

Are you an established dementia researcher looking for support to follow your next big idea? Our Alzheimer’s Society Project Grants are for researchers to carry out world-class dementia research. These flexible grants can include funding for pilot, springboard, and seed funding applications.