Springboard Awards

Scheme at a glance

Basic, Public health

Up to £100,000, with research assistance and expenses

Two years

You can apply for a Springboard Award if:

you’re within three years of being appointed to your first independent post (such as a lecturer position)
your current post provides you with a salary
you don’t currently hold significant research funding
you have the support of your host organisation.

You can find out more about eligibility for the Springboard Award on the Academy of Medical Sciences website.

If you want a small grant to develop an original idea, you may also be interested in our Seed Awards in Science.

If you’re a practising clinician, you can’t apply to this scheme. You may be able to apply for a Starter Grant for Clinical Lecturers instead.

A Springboard Award from the Academy of Medical Sciences (AMS) offers up to £100,000 over two years. This amount can be used to cover:

If successful, AMS will also offer you mentoring and career support.

The Academy of Medical Sciences website has more information about costs.

Funding cannot be used to cover personal salary costs.

Please apply to the Academy of Medical Sciences (AMS) for a Springboard Award.

AMS considers applications once a year. The 2018 competition is now open.

Postdoctoral research: For researchers with a PhD or equivalent.
Leading a research programme: For researchers with a PhD or the equivalent, and significant postdoctoral research experience.
UK
Basic: You're not a clinically qualified researcher.
Public health