AIMS This grant is intended to support all or part of a clinical research project in the field of neuroanaesthesia or neurointensive care.

ELIGIBILITY The grant will be awarded in open competition across Great Britain & Ireland. Applicants need not be members of the NASGBI. The project must be relevant to Neurosciences and should have clear benefit to the NHS. Payment of the grant is subject to Research Governance and applicable approvals (NREC, MHRA, etc...). The research must be carried out according to the guidelines stipulated in Good Clinical Practice (GCP)

THE SUPPORT Budget for the round is £10,000. Applications for smaller sums would also be welcome. This may be for equipment (excluding laptops, personal computers, filing cabinets and other basic office equipment), consumables, part salary or other expenses that will be directly incurred by the research. If the grant is used to support a salary, the employer is responsible for ensuring that appropriate health checks are made according to local occupational health guidelines and that the employee carries appropriate professional indemnity.

REPORT Successful recipients must commit to providing a written report on the progress of the research to the NASGBI grants officer annually. On completion of the project the researchers may be requested to present a summary of their work at the annual ASM of the NASGBI. The NASGBI must be also acknowledged in any presentation or publication that arises from the project.

1. Complete pages 1 to 4 of the project grant application form.

2. Use further sheets of plain A4 paper to provide the following information (head each page with your name and page number - 5 upwards and attach them to the application form):
   1. A full and detailed description of the research project in up to 2000 words (plus references). Use 12pt Times New Roman Font with 1.5 spacing. Typically this will occupy three to four pages of A4 (plus references). Use the following headings:
      Title
      Aims, including relevance to the NHS
      Background
      Experimental design and methods
      References

   2. An abbreviated curriculum vitae of the applicant and individual (if known in advance) to be employed by the grant for the project.

   3. Evidence of Ethics committee approval or a Project Licence for animal experimentation is not necessary for submission, but will be required before any grant is awarded to a successful applicant.

   4. Details of any support requested for the project from any other sources.

3. The Head of Department must sign the declaration on page 3 of the application form (unless he or she is the Applicant). An officer of the institution administering the grant must also sign the declaration on page 3 of the application form.
   Submission
   Please upload your application to http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/niaa-grants

   Also send ORIGINAL AND SIX copies (for committee use) of the complete SIGNED application to the NIAA Grants Officer to:

   Professor D G Lambert
   NIAA Grants Officer
   Churchill House
   35 Red Lion Square
   London WC1R 4SG

   email: info@niaa.org.uk

   Please be advised that, incomplete, unsigned or late applications will NOT be considered.

   Download the application form here »