External Grant Opportunities
Visit this page regularly for current grant opportunities provided through external organisations!
Looking for grant opportunities with Encephalitis International, including seed funding? Visit our page here: www.encephalitis.info/ei-funded-research/
IGNITION: PhD positions in Europe
Anti-IGLON5 Disease: From Neuroinflammation to Neurodegeneration
Website: www.ignition-consortium.eu
Contact: ignition@recerca.clinic.cat
Grant call: Understanding the lifetime impacts of meningitis
This grant call invites research proposals exploring evidence, tools and interventions to study and improve the lifetime impacts of meningitis.
Contact: researchteam@meningitis.org
Key information
Overview: This grant call invites research proposals exploring evidence, tools and interventions to study and improve the lifetime impacts of meningitis.
Funding amount: Up to £50,000.
Funding duration: Up to 18 months.
Open to: Researchers based in the UK, Republic of Ireland and low- and middle-income countries.
Application deadline: 24 March 2026.
Vice-Chancellor’s Prize Fellowships: Aston University
For further information visit: www.aston.ac.uk/research/vice-chancellors-prize-fellowships
Aston University are offering up to 10 tenure‑tracked Fellowships across their academic Schools, and associated University Research Institutes and Research Centres.
They are available at Grade 8 or Grade 9, depending on experience and research track record. Successful completion of the Fellowship, including its bespoke training and mentoring programme, leads to the opportunity for a permanent academic appointment from September 2029.
Live webinar on Wednesday 3rd March, 10-11am – joining link HERE
Hear directly from Aston’s research leadership about:
→ What makes this Fellowship unique
→ What they are looking for in applicants
→ The support and development on offer
→ Q&A
How to apply – You can view the full job descriptions and apply for either the Grade 8 or Grade 9 positions via the Aston Jobs page.
