1. PhD studentships Expand PhD grant awards for 3-year projects to develop clinicians into EB researchers. The criteria will be the same as for project grants with the addition of quality of research environment and training for students. DEBRA/MRC Clinical Research Training Fellowships. Opens on 22 July 2022 with a deadline of 7 September 2022. How to apply Application is through the MRC Website, where you can also find guidance on the application process. If you wish to discuss your proposed research area in advance of submission, please contact Dr Sagair Hussain, our Director of Research.
2. Clinical scientist fellowships Expand Clinical scientist fellowships 5 year awards for registered healthcare professionals to establish themselves as independent investigators to run their own group and develop their own research interest in EB. The aim is to create future leaders in the EB field. In partnership with the Medical Research Council (MRC). DEBRA/MRC Clinician Scientist Fellowship Opens on 22 July 2022 with a deadline of 7 September 2022 How to apply Application is through the MRC Website, where you can also find guidance on the application process. If you wish to discuss your proposed research area in advance of submission, please contact Dr Sagair Hussain, our Director of Research: [email protected].
3. Career Development Awards Expand 5 year awards to support post-doctoral researchers at early and intermediate stages of their career to establish themselves as independent investigators to run their own group and develop their own research interest in EB. The aim is to create future leaders in the EB field. In partnership with the Medical Research Council (MRC). DEBRA/MRC Career Development Awards Opens on 5 August 2022 with a deadline of 14 September 2022 How to apply Application is through the MRC Website, where you can also find guidance on the application process. If you wish to discuss your proposed research area in advance of submission, please contact Dr Sagair Hussain, our Director of Research: [email protected].
4. Small grants Expand Small grant awards support small pilot studies such as generation of preliminary data or feasibility studies which would not normally attract funding. The aim is to make novel ideas more competitive for larger follow up funding grants. We have partnered with Fight for Sight to offer a small grant up to £15,000 to clinical or research scientists to support vision loss related research in Epidermolysis Bullosa and should be used to collect preliminary/pilot data to develop follow on applications. Researchers currently working in fields outside of vision research are welcome to apply. DEBRA/Fight for Sight Small Grant Awards: July 2022. Opens early April 2022 with a deadline of 28 July 2022 5pm. How to apply Application is through the Fight for Sight website, where you can also find guidance on the application process. If you wish to discuss your proposed research area in advance of submission, please contact Dr Sagair Hussain, our Director of Research: [email protected].
6. Programme grants Expand Awards will be provided where collaboration between several groups is required such as clinical projects adopting a multicentre approach.
7. To apply directly to DEBRA UK Expand To receive application information and be kept informed of all future funding opportunities, please register your interest with [email protected]. We would encourage all interested applicants to register their contact details with us so we can keep you informed of funding opportunities. If you have a project proposal for consideration, please submit a Summary Application online. Summary applications that meet our criteria will be reviewed by our multi-disciplinary Care and Research (CAR) Committee which includes lay representation so that families who suffer with EB can be involved in our funding decisions. Successful applicants will be requested to submit a full application which will be subject to peer review and consideration by the DEBRA UK Research Advisory Panel whose recommendations will be presented to the trustees of DEBRA UK for approval. Peer reviewers will be experts in an appropriate field and declare no organisational, collaborative, personal or other conflict of interest. Applicants will have the opportunity to see and respond to reviewer comments. DEBRA UK Research Advisory Panel members are required to sign a non-disclosure agreement and adhere to the panel’s Terms of Reference and Conflict of Interest policy. Feedback will be provided on unsuccessful applications. Successful applicants for DEBRA UK funding will be paid quarterly in arrears on receipt of an appropriate invoice. An annual progress report will include scientific, financial and lay reports on reaching aims laid out in the original application. Copies of all published papers, submitted manuscripts, conference abstracts and posters should be sent to DEBRA throughout the grant period and thereafter when work funded by DEBRA UK is presented. At the end of the grant period, a final report will be required, including a lay summary, along with a list of publications in peer-reviewed journals. Funding cannot be extended so it is important to define viable outcomes for the period of the grant. Our research policies including terms and conditions are available by emailing [email protected]. You can read our animal testing policy here.
Project grants Expand Awards up to three years will be available to researchers through our research calls. Funding will be judged on relevance to EB, scientific merit and novelty. Applicants must demonstrate the potential benefit to EB patients in the research proposal.