Research funding data

Thirteen grants were awarded, three for Fellowships (one each of each type) and ten for PhD Studentships, at a total value of £971,857 excluding contributions made by the host institution of the Senior Fellowship to the cost of that award (50%) and the British Geriatrics Society to the cost of the Clinical Fellowship (50%).

In the table below, EoIs are Expressions of Interest.

* Shortlisted to 8 for interview.

We met our target of at least three referees’ reviews for each full application.

2009/10

We did not run an RiA grant round this year as it was the year in which Help the Aged and Age Concern merged to form Age UK.  However, we made:

• seven new grants for applications received in the 2008 round
• jointly with the RNID, four grants for PhD Studentships on the ageing auditory system (these were part of a special joint call in 2009 to stimulate this under-researched field)

The total value of these 11 grants was £956,457 excluding the RNID’s contribution (50%) to the joint PhD Studentships.

The seven RiA grants comprised:

• 2 PhD Studentships
• 2 Research Fellowships
• 1 New Investigator award
• 2 Research Projects

2008/09

This call included all types of Fellowship, PhD Studentships, New Investigators awards and Research Project grants.

Eight grants were awarded at a total value of £707,403, comprising:

• 5 PhD Studentships
• 1 Clinical Fellowships
• 1 New Investigator award
• 1 Research Project