As part of the work surrounding the Department for Health and Social Care’s Delivery Plan process, a ‘researcher toolkit’ has been produced which illustrates funding streams available for ME/CFS research, guides re Public and Patient Involvement (PPi), and advice on drafting a successful research application.
The toolkit carries the endorsement of the UK Clinical Research Collaboration, the Department for Health and Social Care, UKRI Medical Research Council, NIHR, and the Chief Scientist Office.
The toolkit sets out:
- UK government research funding opportunities
- Support available for researchers to help with their applications
- Guides to embedding patient and public involvement
- Resources on developing high quality proposals
In addition, the resource also contains:
- information on charity funding opportunities (including a link to ME Research UK)
- information on how to get involved with research for people with lived experience of ME
The Researcher Toolkit is an output of the UKCRC ME/CFS Research Working Group and can be downloaded also from here.
