Funding agencies

Links to agencies that fund infectious disease research in the UK.

Association of Medical Research Charities

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation  

Biotechnological and Biological Sciences Research Council 

Edinburgh Resource and Innovation (University of Edinburgh, ERI; includes calendar with list of deadlines for major sponsors of infectious disease research in all University of Edinburgh colleges)

Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council

European Commission Framework 7

European Research Council  

Leverhulme Trust

Medical Research Council

Research Professional (Contains news and funding information relevant to all UK researchers; useful pages with links to details of available funding bodies and closing dates, that are institution-specific and career stage-specific

The Wellcome Trust

UK Clinical Research Collaboration (including Joint Funding Initiative for Microbiology and Infectious Disease research)