Public Engagement funding schemes

We offer over £3 million per year to support projects that investigate biomedical science and its social contexts. Projects can consider the social, cultural, ethical and historical issues related to biomedical science.

Arts Awards Support imaginative and experimental arts projects that create new artworks to investigate biomedical science.

People/Society Awards Support projects that enable the public to explore biomedical science, its impact on society and culture, its historical roots and the ethical questions that it raises.

Broadcast Development Awards Support the development of broadcast proposals in any genre.

Engagement Fellowships Support the most talented people in public engagement with biomedical science.

Capital funding

For large-scale projects that engage the public with science or make the history of medicine relevant to contemporary audiences.

International Engagement Awards Fund public engagement projects in low- and middle-income countries.

Science Media Studentships Support practising scientists to qualify in science media production for careers in the broadcast industry.