Applications will open Monday 20th October 2026
and will close 3pm Friday 13th February 2026.
Please make your application through FlexiGrant . See our making an application advice and FAQ pages for more details.
Application help is available
Don't leave it to the last minute! Email Ian and Dan for assistance with your application. reasearch@asthmaandlung.org.uk.
Junior Fellowships to address the Lung Research Grand Challenges
We're supporting post-doctoral researchers to continue research after their PhD or equivalent qualification and allow; generation of further preliminary data, continued data analysis, and/or finalise/secure publications (e.g. from PhD data). Applicants must not have been the Principal Investigator/ Grant holder of a grant award in excess of £100,000 previously.
You can apply for up to £100,000 for up to 18 months. This year, we're calling for applications that support the goals and themes of the Lung Research Grand Challenges. Your project should fall under one of the Grand Challenges - prevention, diagnosis, or treatment. As well as this, your project should address of one the goals supporting the delivery of each challenge.
For more information you can read the full application guidance or please see our FAQs page.
Pre-doctoral early career fellowships for respiratory health care professionals
With the British Thoracic Society, we’re funding grants for health care professionals who would like to apply for a PhD (or equivalent qualification, e.g. MD) in respiratory related research but currently don’t have the time, resources, or support needed to develop an application. This award is open to any health care professional, including allied health care professionals.
You can apply for up to £40,000 for up to six months (or pro-rated for longer periods) to support the development of a follow-on funding application to a national funding body, for example NIHR pre-DRF or NIHR DRF or MRC studentship or similar. Examples of activities this award is designed to support include:
- Developing research ideas and project plans
- Conducting pilot or feasibility studies to collect initial data to inform an application
- Performing desk research required to evidence
- Identifying collaborators/mentors
- Putting together a robust patient and public involvement approach, as may be required for a successful application
It’s our hope that these funds help support the next generation of clinical researchers. Applicants must be committed to applying for follow-on funding from a national grant funder upon completion of this grant that will support their journey towards a PhD or equivalent qualification. This follow on funding application should ideally be made within six months of completing this award.
For more information you can read the full application guidance here or please see our FAQs page.