Heart Research UK awards grants for research into the prevention, treatment and cure of heart disease.
We fund research which has a focus on heart diseases and research proposals must demonstrate the potential to benefit heart disease patients. Therefore, proposals addressing conditions such as stroke, diabetes and peripheral arterial disease are not within our research remit and will not be considered.
NET grants are research projects which focus on the development of new and innovative technologies to diagnose, treat and prevent heart diseases.
Translational Research Project Grants aim to bridge the gap between laboratory-based scientific research and patient care.
PhD studentships give exceptional students the opportunity to gain the knowledge, skills and expertise needed for a career as a research scientist. Clinical and non-clinical PhD studentships can be applied for.
For everything you need to know when applying for a Heart Research UK grant.
Do you require support in recruiting patients and the public who have lived experience of heart diseases to be involved in your study? If so, reach out to our Patient & Public Network who will be able to help.
Every year we receive a number of applications for each of our grant programmes. The following outlines the selection process of our grant rounds.
All applications for Heart Research UK grant applications are submitted through the Flexigrant application portal.
As a member of the Association of Medical Research Charities (AMRC), we use a rigorous scientific review process to ensure we fund only the best research projects in universities and hospitals.
All grant applications are assessed through an expert review process which includes people with lived experience and carefully selected external reviewers
All grant applications are then finally reviewed by the Heart Research UK grant review panels to award the final recipients.
We’re proud to support groundbreaking research across the UK that’s helping to prevent, treat, and ultimately cure heart diseases. Take a look at some of our previously funded research projects.