BSAVA PetSavers primarily funds UK-based companion animal research, with a strong emphasis on building the veterinary research pipeline from students through early-career researchers. Their grants support practical clinical questions in dogs and cats, especially studies that improve diagnosis, treatment, and management of common small-animal conditions, and many awards are tied to academic or practice-based supervision. The funder is distinctive for its structured, program-specific support and for helping researchers move toward independent careers rather than providing open-ended philanthropic grants.
Competitive, program-specific grants with fixed deadlines; some programs are open year-round with cut-off dates, while others run on a cycle or are not offered annually. Awards are typically modest to mid-sized for research funding, ranging from small student stipends and consumables to larger fellowships up to about £80,000, and several programs require prospective supervisor or institutional involvement. No unsolicited proposals for most major schemes.
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Check the BSAVA grant calendar and program pages carefully, since deadlines vary by scheme and some calls are only offered in certain years. Most major awards are not open to unsolicited proposals, and student grants must usually be submitted by a supervisor at a UK institution. Applicants should frame projects around clear clinical relevance for companion animals and, where possible, demonstrate mentorship, protected research time, and a path to broader research impact.
Current and upcoming funding from British Small Animal Veterinary Association that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Applications must be made by prospective supervisors from UK universities. Projects should relate to companion animal science and medicine.
Deadline: Applications are open all year with three cut-off dates: 31 January, 30 April, and 31 August (cut-off dates may change).
Who can apply: Applications welcome from practitioners, academics, and joint practice-academia teams. Projects must be undertaken in the UK, must not already have started or been completed, must involve naturally occurring disease in companion animals only, must directly benefit cats, dogs or other companion animals, must be supervised by people with appropriate veterinary clinical skills and knowledge, and ethical approval must be obtained or in progress. Experimental animals are not permitted.
Deadline: The 2026 grant call is closed and will re-open on 1 March 2027.
Who can apply: Applications by prospective academic supervisors. Applicants need appropriate veterinary experience for the project. Project must be carried out in the UK.
Deadline: Grant call currently closed and will reopen in August 2026. Dates posted on the grant calendar and via email notifications.
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