Discovery Research

Our Discovery Research Grants support projects that will generate knowledge to underpin the discovery of treatments for hearing loss or tinnitus, or improve how new treatments are developed and tested.

This year, we are also working with Alzheimer’s Research UK to co-fund research that will increase our understanding of the common biological mechanisms underlying hearing loss and dementia.

We are also working with the Cystic Fibrosis Trust to co-fund research that will lead to new ways to protect hearing from the ototoxic side-effects of aminoglycoside antibiotics.

See our Biomedical Research Strategy for more information

Summary of Grant:

Full application: By invitation only

Duration: Up to three years

Eligibility:

Applicants may be from any university or research institute based anywhere in the world

Value: Up to £200K in total, funding will not exceed £67k in one year.

In the last round of funding, we received 84 preliminary applications. Of these, 34 applicants were invited to submit a full application, following which, five grants were awarded.

Application process:

Please note that the application procedure for the Discovery Research Grant has two stages, an open preliminary application stage followed by an invitation-only full application stage. Please see the call and guidelines below for further details.

The guidelines for the call and the preliminary application form for 2021 are below. There is also guidance on how to complete the form – please read this document before preparing your application.

2021 Discovery Research Grant call and guidelines 2021 Discovery Research Grant preliminary application form Guidance for completing the application form Discovery Research Grant standard terms and conditions We will acknowledge receipt of your application – if you do not hear from us within three days of submitting your application, please email us at ProjectGrant@rnid.org.uk to check we have received it.