The National Institute for Health and Care Research have received additional funding to run their Research for Social Care call twice a year. This expanded remit will now include a commitment to fund research in the area of social care for children and young people, working in partnership with the Department for Education.
The call will now be bi-annual, with rounds five and six opening in 2022. Call 5 opens on 25 May, with the deadline for applications on 14 September. Call 6 will open in autumn 2022.
To apply to be part of these calls please see this link for further information on eligibility: https://www.nihr.ac.uk/funding/research-for-social-care-competition-5/30603
For further information on the funding of this expanded remit, please click the link below to go to the article on NIHR website.