The Alzheimer's Research UK Pilot Award funds early-stage, high-risk dementia research to spark innovative scientific discoveries and foster new collaborations.
Funder: Alzheimer's Research UK
Due Dates: October 28, 2026 (Pilot Award full application deadline)
Funding Amounts: Up to £100,000 for a maximum of 12 months per award.
Summary: Supports early-stage, high-risk, and high-reward research ideas to open new avenues in dementia research, fostering innovation and multidisciplinary collaboration.
The Alzheimer’s Research UK Pilot Award is designed to stimulate bold, innovative, and exploratory research in dementia, focusing on early-stage, high-risk, and potentially transformative ideas. The scheme encourages applications from researchers at any career stage, including those new to dementia research or from other disciplines, to generate preliminary data, test novel hypotheses, and establish new collaborations. The aim is to lay the groundwork for future, larger-scale research projects that could significantly advance the understanding, diagnosis, or treatment of dementia.