Pilot Award
Alzheimer's Research UK's Pilot Award funds innovative, early-stage, high-risk dementia research to generate preliminary data and foster new collaborations that could lead to major advances.
Funder: Alzheimer's Research UK
Due Dates: October 29, 2026
Funding Amounts: Up to £100,000 for a maximum of 12 months
Summary: Supports early-stage, high-risk dementia research ideas, enabling innovative projects and new collaborations that could transform the field.
Description
The Pilot Award from Alzheimer's Research UK is designed to catalyze innovative, high-risk, high-reward research in dementia. The scheme aims to support researchers at any career stage to test novel hypotheses, generate preliminary data, and foster new or multidisciplinary collaborations—particularly encouraging those new to dementia research. Projects funded under this award are expected to open new research directions or collaborations that can lead to larger-scale funding in the future. The scheme is especially suitable for exploratory work not requiring extensive preliminary data.
