The British Medical Association (BMA) awards research grants each year (totalling approximately £500,000) to encourage and further medical research in a variety of areas. One of these grants, the Vera Down, is to assist research into neurological disorders. Applications are invited from UK registered medical practitioners and can be for either research in progress or prospective research.
The BMA would like to raise awareness of the availability of this grant to as wide an audience as possible. Given the scope of your organisation we would be grateful if you could promote the availability of this grant to interested individuals.
In 2010, the Vera Down grant will be awarded for an amount up to £50,000. The research grants are now available to apply for online on the BMA website. The application deadline is 12 March 2010. For more information on the Vera Down grant and other BMA research grants please see: Link to research grants site
If you have any queries please contact
info.sciencegrants@bma.org.uk or telephone 020 7383 6755.
Kind regards,
Evelyn Simpson