In this section you will find LINKS to other sources of information about funding and to some of the major funders in the UK. There is also an overview of how funding works and some background on organisations involved.

In the UK, biomedical research funding comes from:

• the public sector (government),
• charities,
• academies, colleges and learned societies and 
• the healthcare industry.

Unfortunately the Academy of Medical Sciences is unable to provide funding for conference attendance, medical student electives or research funding (outside of the individual schemes that it runs). We are also unable to help with individual requests for advice on how to obtain funds from other organisations.