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Grants available and how to apply
The British Lung Foundation funds a broad range of research which aims to tackle lung disease, spending around £1 million on medical research grants each year. To date, the BLF has awarded over £20 million in research grants. Details of research that we have supported previously.
Under the current awards system, announcements regarding the availability of grants are made throughout the year, as and when funding is secured.
Details of grants which are currently available are listed below:
COPD Research Fund Project Grant
ICAP Lung Cancer Project Grants
Travel Awards
Young Investigator of the Year Awards
Please check this page regularly as availability of further research grants will be announced over the course of 2010.
The British Lung Foundation is inviting full applications for grants to fund research into COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease). These project grants are available either to medically qualified applicants or to post-doctoral scientists for clinical, laboratory and/or epidemiological research into COPD. Applications may be for any sum of money up to a maximum of £120,000 and may include the costs of personnel, equipment and consumables where appropriate. Funding is available to make a maximum of two awards.
Grants are for a specified period of up to three years for research carried out in the United Kingdom. The closing date for applications is 13 August 2010. This award has been made possible by the generosity of the Garfield Weston Foundation.
Download the application form
Download the accompanying guidelines
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The British Lung Foundation is inviting full applications for grants available to fund research into LUNG CANCER, sponsored by ICAP. These project grants are available either to medically qualified applicants or to post-doctoral scientists for clinical, laboratory and/or epidemiologicalresearch into lung cancer. Applications may be for any sum of money up to a maximum of £120,000 and may include the costs of personnel, equipment and consumables where appropriate. Funding is available to make a maximum of TWO awards. Grants are for a specified period of up to three years for research carried out in the United Kingdom. The closing date for applications is 21 MAY 2010
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Download the accompanying guidelines
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The British Lung Foundation offers travel awards to the European Respiratory Society and American Thoracic Society Congresses, sponsored by Allen and Hanburys. The travel awards are available for young clinical and non-clinical researchers in the respiratory field.
These awards contribute towards the costs of registration, accommodation and travel to enable young researchers in the respiratory field to attend these important meetings.
European Respiratory Society
Ten Travel Fellowships worth £750 each are available for young clinical and non-clinical researchers in the respiratory field to attend the European Respiratory Society International Conference in Barcelona, 18-22 September 2010.
In addition, the British Lung Foundation is administrating two ERS travel fellowships on behalf of the British Paediatric Respiratory Society (BPRS). These awards of £750 each are available to scientists who have been a member of the BPRS for a minimum of 12 months.
Deadline for applications is 9 July 2010.
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Download the accompanying guidelines
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Ten Travel Fellowships worth £750 each are available for young clinical and non-clinical researchers in the respiratory field to attend the American Thoracic Society International Conference in New Orleans, 14-19 May 2010. In addition, the British Lung Foundation is administrating two ATS travel fellowships on behalf of the British Paediatric Respiratory Society (BPRS). These awards of £750 each are available to scientists who have been a member of the BPRS for a minimum of 12 months.
APPLICATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED FOR 2010.
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One award of £800 is being offered by the British Lung Foundation in 2009. A runner-up prize of £200 will also be available. Both prizes are designed to help the careers of the most promising young investigators carrying out original research in respiratory medicine and respiratory science during the past year.
A selection committee judges the awards based on abstracts presented at the British Thoracic Society Winter Meeting. More information can be found at the British Thoracic Society website.
APPLICATIONS FOR THE 2009 AWARD ARE NOW CLOSED. FURTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS WILL BE MADE DURING 2010.
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