NIHR Surgery MedTech Co-operative is working in collaboration with Grow MedTech a new Research England funded programme to support medical technology innovation and development. 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.
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
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How to apply for unmet needs and incubator packages
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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.
Grow MedTech is inviting applications for Proof of Market, Proof of Feasibility and Proof of Concept projects from academic led teams at Grow MedTech partner institutions – Funding details available here
COVID-19 Rapid Response Rolling Call – open call
Defence and Security Accelerator: Open Competition COVID-19 – Rapid Sanitising Technology. Deadline: rolling deadline
Open Call for Proposals “Space helping UK on COVID-19 and other pandemics”
NIHR-BHF Cardiovascular Partnership framework for Covid-19 research
CR-UK Early Detection and Diagnosis Primer Award – 18 March 2021
UKRI Developmental pathway funding scheme: Mar 2021 – 24 March 2021
Artificial Intelligence and Racial and Ethnic Inequalities in Health and Care call – 21 April 2021
SBRI Healthcare Cancer Programme: Competition 1 – 21 April 2021
BBSRC collaborative training partnerships – 05 May 2021
NIHR HTA researcher-led open call – 05 May 2021
NIHR i4i Product Development Awards (PDA) – 9 June 2021
NIHR i4i Challenge Awards – 10 June 2021
Better methods, better research: Jun 2021 – 17 June 2021
UKRI Developmental pathway funding scheme – 21 July 2021
NIHR i4i Connect Call #5 – 14 September 2021
MRC career development award: Sep 2021 – 15 September 2021
NIHR AI Award – end of September (TBC)
Better methods, better research: Nov 2021 – 11 November 2021
UKRI Developmental pathway funding scheme – 24 November 2021
Innovator Awards – no time limits
Healthcare Technologies: Call for Investigator-led Research Projects – no deadline
British Heart Foundation New Horizons Grants – no deadline
Pancreatic Cancer Scotland – Pump-priming research grants – no time limits