Activities we don’t fund

In general, we do not fund:

• costs to top up individual grants already awarded by another funder
• standalone travel or conference costs (although you can ask for these as part of a wider grant application)
• small grants to support short-term projects
• healthcare for patients
• the building of hospitals
• humanitarian aid or charities who give out humanitarian aid
• undergraduate courses. Our only scheme for undergraduates is the Biomedical Vacation Scholarship
• Master’s course fees, unless specifically allowed as part of a funding opportunity 
• PhD studentships or PhD fees, unless allowed as part of a funding opportunity 
• opportunities solely for public engagement. Our focus is to embed engagement activities into our funding opportunities. Read more about our approach to engaged research.