Funding opportunity

Pre-announcement: Dementia Network Plus

• Opportunity status: Upcoming
• Funders: Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)
• Co-funders: National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), Alzheimer’s Society
• Funding type: Grant
• Total fund: £5,250,000
• Award range: £1,250,000 - £1,750,000
• Publication date: 18 May 2023
• Opening date: To be confirmed
• Closing date: To be confirmed

Apply for funding to develop a network Plus on dementia.

Networks will be collaborative, embed lived experience and include capacity building. We will fund activities that explore inequalities, prevention and early diagnosis, and experiences at work.

You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for ESRC funding.

The full economic cost (FEC) of your network can be up to £1.75 million. ESRC will fund 80% of the FEC. 

Your network should start on 1 April 2024 and be between 48 and 60 months.

This is a pre-announcement and the information may change.

What we're looking for

Apply for funding to develop a Network Plus on dementia.

Networks will be collaborative, embed lived experience and include capacity building. We will fund activities that explore inequalities, prevention and early diagnosis, and experiences at work.

Networks will improve the lives of those affected by dementia by:

• generating insights and building new capability
• enabling a coherent and connected landscape across disciplines, stakeholders and sectors
• informing policy, practice and understanding

The FEC of your Network can be up to £1.75 million. ESRC will fund 80% of the FEC. 

You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for ESRC funding.

Your network should start on 1 April 2024 and be between 48 and 60 months.

This is a pre-announcement and the information may change.