Applications are currently being accepted for the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Health Technology Assessment Application Development Awards 2026. Interested applicants are encouraged to click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
The funding is intended to help researchers develop strong applications that can progress to future HTA funding opportunities focused on evaluating healthcare interventions and improving health service outcomes.
This scheme is designed as a preparatory funding route to strengthen study design, methodology, and research planning before full-scale trial or evaluation funding applications.
Eligible applicants must:
Applications are expected from individuals or teams capable of developing competitive, methodologically robust research proposals
Apply for NIHR Health Technology Assessment Application Development Awards