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Current Grant Rounds

Bowel Research UK Small Grants Round

Bowel Research UK is accepting applications for the 2025 Small Grants Round. Applications will be accepted until 17:00 on the 9th January 2025 through the CC Grant Tracker Portal. The maximum award amount is £60,000. The lead applicant of any proposal must be based at a UK institution, and standard grant duration is 1 year to 18 months. We welcome applications from clinical and non-clinical researchers investigating all topics within bowel disease.

Click this link to start your application: https://bruk.ccgranttracker.com/

Pseudo-Obstruction Research Trust Small Grants Round

Bowel Research UK is proud to support the Pseudo-Obstruction Research Trust’s (PORT) yearly Small Grants Round. PORT funds research into chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction (CIPO), dysmotility, gastroparesis and resultant intestinal failure. Applications will be accepted until 17:00 on the 9th January 2025 through the CC Grant Tracker Portal. The maximum award amount is £60,000.

Please visit PORT’s website here to learn more about their research priorities: https://www.port-charity.org.uk/

Click this link to start your application: https://bruk.ccgranttracker.com/

Future rounds

Our PhD round will open on in May 2025 with grants of up to £120,000 available. If you would like to be kept updated about any future grant rounds please bookmark this page for future reference.

You can also get regular updates by signing up to receive our email newsletter here or by emailing georgia.sturt@bowelresearchuk.org

Our Research Programme

Over 42,000 people are diagnosed with bowel cancer every year in the UK and one million live with other life-changing and longstanding bowel conditions such as the inflammatory bowel diseases – Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis – and the incontinence sometimes induced in childbirth. The need to understand the risk factors and potential causes, as well as identifying new ways to diagnose, treat, and manage them has never been more urgent.

By investing in world-class, innovative research and the next generation of researchers, Bowel Research UK aims to support people affected by bowel diseases to live longer and to improve their quality of life.

Information for researchers regarding our grants and award processes can be found below:

PORT Application Guidance

Peer Review Process

Grant Administration

Research policies

Bowel Research UK Grant Terms and Conditions

Application Success Rates