The Foundation for the Sociology of Health and Illness supports UK-based social scientific research and scholarship that advances understanding of health, illness, and healthcare through a sociological lens. Its giving is highly field-specific and researcher-development oriented, with a strong emphasis on early-career support, pilot research, conferences, and dissemination that can lead to stronger grant applications and publications. It is especially interested in innovative, collaborative work and often funds projects that extend from a PhD or build networks across institutions.
Offers annual, competitive grants and fellowships with modest project funding for development work (up to £6,000), event support (up to £3,000), travel awards (up to £1,000), and one-year postdoctoral fellowships covering salary plus limited expenses. Most programs are UK-based and designed to build research capacity rather than provide large-scale program funding.
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Apply through the annual round, with the main deadline around 30 October and a separate spring/autumn travel-award cycle. Lead applicants must usually be based at a UK university, and event proposals should be for UK-held meetings; applicants should clearly show how the award will strengthen a publishable or fundable research agenda in sociology of health and illness.
Current and upcoming funding from Foundation For The Sociology Of Health And Illness that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: FAQ content indicates the scheme is aimed at researchers and may include applicants in senior roles; international co-applicants may be possible. Specific eligibility details are on the scheme page.
Deadline: 30 October 2026.
Who can apply: Applications must come from groups of at least four researchers based in at least two different institutions; at least two applicants, including the lead applicant, must have a track record as active researchers in sociology of health and illness. The lead applicant must be based in a UK university or research institution. Trustees are not eligible to be lead applicants.
Deadline: 30 October 2026.
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