The BMA Foundation supports UK medical research and practice-improvement awards that help doctors and scientists advance patient care, with a strong emphasis on clinically relevant, investigator-led work. Its portfolio shows a preference for named research grants to universities and medical research hosts, alongside a smaller prize for improving HIV and sexual health services in the UK. The foundation appears to back practical, translational projects in areas such as disease mechanisms, maternal health, and service quality, rather than broad nonprofit programming.
Annual, competitive grant rounds with fixed award sizes, typically around £65,000 for research grants and a much smaller annual prize for service improvement. Funding is usually tied to named grant categories or prizes, with awards going to UK-based institutions and occasional support for research conducted outside the UK depending on the specific terms. Application windows are time-bound and appear to be open rather than invite-only.
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Monitor the annual application window closely and apply through the specific named grant category that best matches the project; recent research rounds ran January to early March, while the MEDFASH Prize deadline is 1 June. Proposals should be tightly aligned to the foundation’s disease-area priorities and led by a UK host institution, with clear patient benefit and a strong scientific rationale.
Current and upcoming funding from Bma Foundation that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Applicants vary by named grant, but generally must be UK-registered medical practitioners and/or research scientists working in the UK; some grants are open only to BMA members. Some grants are restricted to UK-only projects.
Deadline: 2026 application round: 1 January 2026 to 6 March 2026
Who can apply: UK-registered medical practitioners and BMA members.
Deadline: 2026 application round: 1 January 2026 to 6 March 2026
Who can apply: UK-registered medical practitioners or research scientists working in the UK. Projects must relate to the UK only. The foundation encourages early-career researchers.
Deadline: 2026 application round: 1 January 2026 to 6 March 2026
Who can apply: UK-registered medical practitioners or research scientists working in the UK. Projects must relate to the UK only.
Deadline: 2026 application round: 1 January 2026 to 6 March 2026
Who can apply: UK-registered medical practitioners or research scientists working in the UK.
Deadline: 2026 application round: 1 January 2026 to 6 March 2026
Who can apply: UK-registered medical practitioners or research scientists working in the UK. Projects must relate to the UK only.
Deadline: 2026 application round: 1 January 2026 to 6 March 2026
Who can apply: Registered medical practitioners in the UK and BMA members.
Deadline: 2026 application round: 1 January 2026 to 6 March 2026
Who can apply: UK-registered medical practitioners and BMA members.
Deadline: 2026 application round: 1 January 2026 to 6 March 2026
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