Our research grants

Discover our funding schemes for researchers, learn about our application process and how researchers can effectively manage their grant.

Why apply for one of our grants?

  • We're backing early career researchers - We’ve set ourselves a bold ambition of becoming the best UK funder for early career researchers (ECRs).
  • We learn directly from people affected by dementia - People affected by dementia are at the core of everything we do. We’ve been leaders in public involvement since we established our pioneering Research Network 20 years ago.
  • We're an inclusive dementia researcher funder - We understand that researchers are also real people, and we are here to support them with career and life changes.

Key grant dates and deadlines:

27 January 2026

Grant round opens

27 March 2026

Outline submission deadline

Early June 2026

Applicants notified of shortlisting outcome

24 July 2026

Full proposal submission deadline

December 2026

Funding outcomes

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Our clinical research grants are for clinicians or healthcare professionals looking to begin or continue careers in dementia research.

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Our non-clinical funding schemes are for academics at any career stage to carry out biomedical or care research.

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Opportunities open for applications with our partnership organisations bringing solutions across dementia research.

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Get started on your application

We have guidance (PDF) to support your application for an Alzheimer’s Society project grant, fellowship or PhD studentship. Once you've read the guidance, visit Grant Tracker to start your application.

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Please get in touch with our grants team at [email protected] if you have any questions.

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Here we share how to apply for an Alzheimer's Society research grant and explain the process we use to award grants once the funding call is closed.
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Learn about Alzheimer's Society's new direction of travel for dementia research from 2022 to 2027.

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What research are we supporting?

Our research aims to understand the underlying causes of dementia, advance dementia diagnosis, improve care and search for a cure. You can read more about the research we are funding here.

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