Funding Opportunity: SPCR Public Involvement, Engagement and Dissemination Enablement Fund

The School for Primary Care Research (SPCR) aims to contribute to the NIHR’s vision to increase the number and diversity of people involved, engaged and informed about health research. 

To support this vision, we are launching an enablement fund for public and community involvement, engagement, and dissemination for our nine member departments.

We know that involvement and engagement activities that support the inclusion of diverse voices can make research more relevant and impactful and can also build trust and strengthen relationships between researchers and communities.

Equally, when research findings are disseminated in ways that are accessible, understandable and useful to the public and communities, we can ensure that knowledge generated through research reaches and can be used by those who may benefit from it most.

The purpose of this fund is to support SPCR researchers and member departments in expanding their involvement, engagement, and dissemination activities, with the goal of fostering further opportunities for co-production and enhancing inclusion and diversity of the public and communities in research.

For this fund we have two streams of funding available to reflect the different type of activities which this fund can support:  

• Project-specific activities: Funding is available up to £2,000 for activities seeking to enhance involvement, engagement and/or dissemination activities within a specific project.

• Department-wide activities: Funding is available up to £5,000 for activities seeking to enhance involvement, engagement and/or dissemination activities across a SPCR Member Department (this includes activities which span multiple department projects and/or multiple SPCR member departments).

All activities should promote meaningful collaboration and genuine partnerships with the public and communities, demonstrate a commitment to increasing the diversity of those involved in research, and foster inclusivity.

Funding Deadlines

To further increase opportunities to access this fund, the fund will operate with a rolling deadline with opportunities for applications across three time points in 2025-26 listed below:

• Round 1 deadline: Thursday 24^th July 2025 by 5pm
• Round 2 deadline: Thursday 23^rd October 2025 by 5pm
• Round 3 deadline: Thursday 29^th January 2026 by 5pm

For further information on the scope of the fund, eligibility and how to apply, please click here.

For any queries, please contact Halle, Public Involvement & Engagement Manager, via spcr@keele.ac.uk