Applications for the Strategic and Wider Care Settings funding calls 2026/27 now open
Date: 21 November 2025
Would you like to help those you care for take part in research that could benefit them?
NHS and wider care setting organisations are invited to apply for 2 new funding calls for 2026/27, offered by the NIHR Research Delivery Network (RDN). The funding calls are aimed at helping to improve access to research opportunities for health and care staff, and those they care for.
The 2 funding calls are for:
- Strategic Funding
- Wider Care Settings (WCS) Funding
Both funding calls also aim to support the delivery of the 3 government shifts identified in their 10 Year Health Plan (hospital to community, analogue to digital, sickness to prevention).
Applications for both funding calls will open in stages across the Regional RDNs (RRDNs) over the course of 2 weeks, starting Tuesday 18 November 2025.