Fondation Race Against Dementia backs early-career and pioneering researchers working to accelerate breakthroughs in dementia, with a strong emphasis on translational science, mechanisms of disease, diagnostics, and prevention. It is especially distinctive for pairing substantial multi-year funding with mentoring and guidance, often through structured partnerships with major research institutions and networks. The portfolio suggests a preference for bold, hypothesis-driven projects that can move the field toward real-world treatments or earlier detection.
Gives large, multi-year awards through structured, partner-led fellowship and team programmes; awards range from about £100,000 seed grants to £500,000+ fellowships and £750,000 team grants. Most opportunities are invite-only or run through partner institutions rather than accepting unsolicited proposals, with staged application processes and interviews for some programs.
Monitor partner-run calls closely and do not rely on unsolicited outreach, since several programs explicitly require invited or institutional applications. Competitive applications should be framed around novel, high-impact dementia science with clear translational potential, and early-career researchers should look for fellowship schemes tied to specific partners such as UK DRI, Mayo Clinic, or Dementia Australia.
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Current and upcoming funding from Fondation Race Against Dementia that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: UK-based researchers (early and mid-career preferred); applicants may be current/past Fellows; one application per applicant; no institutional application limit.
Deadline: Applications open 2026-07-06; applications close 2026-09-11 (4:00pm). Interviews 2026-11-12. Notification December 2026.
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