SMERC Funding Opportunities

SMERC 2023-24 funding opportunities are now available. Submissions will close on Friday June 9, 2023.

Proposals in the following categories are invited:

• PhD funding grant—up to £70,000
• Large grant—up to £60,000
• Small grant—up to £10,000
• Seed funding—up to £3,000

Projects must align with one or more of the NES/SMERC priority areas:

• Developing the Workforce
• Developing the Clinical Learning Environment

Applicants must include collaborating partners from at least two of the SMERC partners of the five Scottish medical schools, and NES. Collaborations with additional partners from Scotland, the UK and/or overseas are welcome.

Applications are judged on research quality and anticipated impact on medical education and training in Scotland, and are subject to formal, external review against established criteria prior to consideration by the SMERC Project Board. Applications which do not adhere to SMERC guidance will be rejected at screening. Requests for smaller amounts of funding within the different categories are welcome.

For guidance and application forms, see the Scotland Deanery Website. Details of previously funded projects and outputs are also available on the SMERC website.

If you would like to make a general enquiry about SMERC funding or opportunities please contact: SMERC Administrator, smerc@abdn.ac.uk or Professor Peter Johnston, SMERC Interim Director peter.johnston@abdn.ac.uk.