The Stroke Association is a UK-based health research funder focused on reducing the impact of stroke and improving survival, recovery, and long-term quality of life. It primarily funds UK-based academic and clinical researchers at different career stages, from postgraduate and postdoctoral fellows to senior lecturers and project teams, with strong emphasis on building the next generation of stroke research leaders. Its grants span the full stroke pathway, but are especially centered on prevention, acute treatment, rehabilitation, long-term support, and communication/cognitive outcomes such as aphasia and childhood stroke.
Primarily competitive, program-specific research awards and fellowships in the UK, usually with set application windows and no unsolicited proposals. Grants include smaller career-development fellowships and larger multi-year project or lectureship awards, often reviewed through a formal selection process with interviews for some schemes.
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Monitor the Stroke Association website for annual or biennial opening dates and apply only through the relevant scheme during the posted window; unsolicited proposals are not accepted. Applicants should align proposals tightly to stroke-specific outcomes, show a clear pathway to impact for patients, and, for career awards, demonstrate progression toward independent research leadership or clinical academic development.
Current and upcoming funding from Stroke Association that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Postdoctoral research experience required for Lectureship. Separate eligibility and conditions for Clinical and Senior awards. Guidance document provides full eligibility details.
Deadline: Opening date: 2026-04-27 11:00. Closing date: 2026-07-13 13:00. Interviews: 9 December 2026.
Who can apply: Eligibility and application rules follow the BHF Clinical Study Grants scheme; stroke-focused applications may be considered for joint funding by the Stroke Association.
Deadline: Outline applications accepted throughout the year; full applications have two funding rounds per year
Who can apply: Clinically trained applicants; fellows normally register for a research degree (PhD). Scheme accommodates clinical-research training with up to 20% NHS sessions.
Deadline: Opening date: 2026-10-21. Closing date: 2027-01-13. Shortlisting May 2027; meeting July 2027.
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