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Race Against Dementia (RAD) Fellowships (UK)

Alzheimer’s Research UK

Race Against Dementia and Alzheimer's Research UK are launching a call for proposals. We aim to fund at least one Fellowship supported entirely by Race Against Dementia.

This Fellowship is designed for early career researchers with no more than six years post-PhD research experience. Research question should be framed to understand/diagnose/treat/ reduce risk of Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias.

Race Against Dementia encourages dementia researchers to adopt the Formula 1 mindset and gives them the opportunities to do so, in a bespoke training programme, which aims to shake-up the status quo and accelerate progress. Race Against Dementia offers developmental opportunities for Fellows, including a mentoring scheme where top academic scientists, industry and/or commercial professionals are partnered with Race Against Dementia Fellows, sharing their problem-solving techniques, research technologies and open minds.

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The Race Against Dementia Fellowship provides up to £500,000 in direct costs over five years, to cover salary, secondment, and running costs.
For international secondment(s), salary costs will be corrected based on justified living costs from the Visiting Institution(s). The applicant must provide proof that the budget(s) for the secondment phase(s) have been approved by the Visiting Institution(s).
Permitted secondment costs include: visa costs, health insurance, justified living costs (incl. salary adjustment) and travel expenses for meetings with the home Supervisor and/or Mentors.
Race Against Dementia Fellowships aim to be flexible; if opportunities for secondment arise after the start date, Fellows should approach Alzheimer’s Research UK with their plans.
The Host Institution will be responsible for administering payments to any Visiting Institutions.

The terms and conditions of a grant differ between grant schemes. Contracts are drawn up individually once the grants have been awarded. However, Race Against Dementia Fellows will be expected to:

Be entirely committed to the proposed in the application. The scheme will be supportive of Fellows required to undertake additional academic commitments for personal development needs, including teaching, demonstrating work and NHS clinical sessions. All such activities should relate to the main thrust of the Fellow’s research interests. The Head of Department at the Host institution should confirm their willingness to comply with the conditions relating to teaching when the Host Institution accepts the award, and they should provide the Funders with details of the teaching or any other extra activity the Fellow will undertake at the earliest opportunity.
Embrace all developmental opportunities offered by the scheme, including enrolment in the Race Against Dementia training programme and mentorship scheme, where they will be matched with innovative and ambitious academic scientists, and industry and/or commercial professionals.
Participate in the annual Race Against Dementia Summit and Forum, which brings together our cohort of researchers in a week-long event offering developmental opportunities to researchers inspired by Formula One’s culture of pace and precision.

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Neurosciences

Others

Eligibility Requirements

The Applicant

Applicants must have no more than six years post-PhD research experience at the time of applying, adjusted for part-time working and career breaks.
Applicants that have not yet been awarded their PhD may apply but must provide proof that their PhD has been awarded before the final Grant Review Board meeting in July 2025.
Applicants to the Race Against Dementia Fellowship will not be eligible to apply for any other Alzheimer’s Research UK Fellowship schemes in the same round.
Applicants to previous Race Against Dementia Fellowship calls may re-apply. In the application form, applicants will be expected to directly address the Grant Review Board's feedback and detail any changes made in response to feedback.

The Institution(s) and the Supervisor(s)

The Fellowship must have a UK academic or not-for-profit research institution as a base.
The applicant will need to secure a Supervisor at the Host Institution who is expected to hold a contract (fixed-term or tenure) for the duration of the project. If the Supervisor does not hold tenure, the application must include a Co-Supervisor at the host institution that does.
For secondments to other institutions, which are actively encouraged through this scheme, applications must include a Co-Supervisor from the Visiting Institution and a letter of support from the relevant department. Race Against Dementia Fellowships aim to be flexible; if opportunities for secondment arise after the start date, Fellows should approach Alzheimer’s Research UK with their plans.
The Supervisors will provide the facilities required for the research programme, have oversight of the Fellow and their research programme, contribute actively to the training of the Fellow and be supportive of the Fellow’s involvement in the diverse developmental opportunities provided by Race Against Dementia.

Eligible Countries:

United Kingdom

Sponsor Details

Sponsor Institute/Organizations: Alzheimer’s Research UK

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Address: 3 Riverside, Granta Park, Cambridge CB21 6AD

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