BUPA Foundation Strategy – Fund

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The Bupa Foundation is an independent medical research charity

AIMS

The charitable objects (intentions) expressed above are interpreted in the aims to fund:

1. Implementation of translational and action orientated research-based solutions, which: :
   • Drive tangible action to prevent or alleviate chronic disease or the adverse elements of ageing; and to promote wellbeing and/or
   • Lead to the sustained uptake of healthy lifestyles and/or
   • Measurably improve public health to a significant degree

AND/OR

2. Research which leads to the development of such solutions.

OBJECTIVES

The Foundation’s objectives are:
To offer grants to implement research-based solutions, in any of the following areas, which reflect global challenges in public health:

1. Enabling sustained behaviour changes in physical activity and/or nutrition amongst children, families or in the workplace or educational establishments;
2. Utilising or developing shared-decision making tools for better patient decisions for use amongst disadvantaged or diverse groups;
3. Promoting and encouraging healthy ageing through physical activity and other behaviour-based and social solutions for the older age group (65+ years);
4. Using new technologies to organise and interpret health outcomes data cheaply and effectively – for better design of community health activities and to improve patient decision making.

All projects should develop, apply or test research-based approaches in community settings – with clear intended impacts on public health.

The Bupa Foundation supports high quality medical research through its four programmes:

Programme 1: Research grants (all four objectives above)

In 2011 the first round under the new funding strategy will be held in June 2011. The closing date for this round is 31 March 2011. This may change in future years.

All projects funded under this heading should develop, apply or test research-based approaches in community settings – with clear intended impacts on public health.

The areas for funding as detailed above are not intended to be exclusive of each other.

Research grant applications are open only to clinicians, researchers and health care professionals who are UK residents. Applicants are encouraged to include on their application partnerships with other universities, healthcare organisations, research institutes, charities and community groups

The Foundation will normally consider applications for funding to a maximum of £100,000 per annum for up to three years term. Successful applications are more likely if added value (such as potential for co-funding) is clearly demonstrated.

If funding is required for a longer period a separate application must be made in the third year. Continuing support cannot be guaranteed; any application for further funding will be considered in open competition with other applications submitted on that occasion.

Programme 2: Annual Multi-country Grant

A total grant of up to £600,000 will be awarded to fund one multi-country* initiative of 1 to 3 years duration, under the first funding theme on sustained behaviour changes

“Enabling sustained behaviour changes in physical activity and/or nutrition amongst children, families or in the workplace or educational establishments”"

*This should be defined as a project carried out in at least two of the following countries: United Kingdom, Spain, Australia, New Zealand, the United States or India

It will be advertised on the Bupa Foundation web site and appropriate online journals.

In 2011 it will be judged in September, with a closing date of 20 June 2011.

This time table may change in future years.

Programme 3: Philip Poole-Wilson Seed Corn Fund

A fund of £200,000 per annum to award grants of up to £20,000 each, to fund research into any of the four Research Grant themes.

Each application must be made either by a researcher beginning their research career or if a pilot project by an experienced researcher, must include such a researcher on the team and contribute meaningfully to his/her development and training. High priority will be given to applications from young and/or new researchers who have not previously been funded.

Philip Poole-Wilson Seed Corn fund grant applications are open only to clinicians, researchers and health care professionals who are UK residents Applicants are encouraged to include on their application partnerships with other universities, healthcare organisations, research institutes, charities and community groups

This grant round will be held in November each year, with a closing date of 31 July.

Programme 4: Annual Prizes

£60,000 will be allocated for completed research and/or development that has been conducted over the past 3 years into each of the four Research themes; -

1. Healthy Lives Prize

Enabling sustained behaviour changes in physical activity and/or nutrition amongst children, families or in the workplace

2. Patients as Partners Prize

Utilising or developing shared-decision making tools for better patient decisions for use amongst disadvantaged or diverse groups;

3. Vitality for Life Prize

Promoting and encouraging healthy ageing through physical activity and other behaviour-based and social solutions for the older age groups (65+ years)

4. Technology for Healthy Outcomes Prize

Using new technologies to organise and interpret health outcomes data cheaply and effectively for better design of community health activities and improved patient decision making.

Foundation Prizes will focus on recognition of excellent work by aspiring and promising new researchers in the early phases of their career.

Foundation Prizes are advertised in January/February each year, with a closing date in early July. Full details of Awards entry criteria and the application process can be found at: http://www.bupafoundation.co.uk/asp/awards/eligibility.asp.

The Chairman and Board of Governors of the Bupa Foundation reserve the right to amend and/or add to Programme details as they consider appropriate, at any future date.

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