Our funding competitions are split into two categories: a strategic call focussing on future unmet needs and a more reactive call focussing on the immediate needs in surgery.

For more information on the Surgical MIC funding streams, please download this guide.

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Surgical MIC Proof-of-Concept/Principle Funding

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Surgical MIC Incubator Packages

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DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS TO SURGICAL MIC FUNDING

28 July 2022

How to apply for unmet needs and incubator packages

Please return completed applications to surgicalmic@leeds.ac.uk

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Other funding opportunities

The following are links to other funding streams that are suitable for joint applications with the NIHR Surgical MIC. We advise all potential applicants to discuss their potential applications well in advance of the application deadline.

NIHR Joint Industry call with i4i, EME and HTA – The development and evaluation of predictive algorithms using Artificial Intelligence (AI)

EME Application Acceleration Award – International platform studies in precision medicine – 18 July 2022

MRC Biomedical catalyst – developmental pathway funding scheme – 20 July 2022

Fast Start: Innovation – 26 July 2022

SBRI Healthcare – Competition 21 – Phase 3 – Respiratory Diseases and Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease – 26 July 2022

Innovate UK Smart Grants – 27 July 2022

22/40 HTA Application Development Award: Towards evaluation of digital and technology-enabled healthcare – 27 July 2022

NLC Green Health Challenge – 15 September 2022

Community Engagement Partnerships – 21 September 2022

Programme Development Grants – Developing Innovative, Inclusive and Diverse Public Partnerships – 21 September 2022

Heart Research UK Novel and emerging technology grant – 01 October 2022 (Forecast)

Sir Jules Thorn award for biomedical research – 01 November 2022 (Forecast)