**National Institute for Health Research Trainees Coordinating Centre (NIHR TCC)**

Clinical Academic Training Pathway - Clinical Doctoral Research Fellowship.
The closing date for applications is 1pm on 27th April 2010.

http://www.rdfunding.org.uk/Queries/ListGrantDetails.asp?GrantID=13386

**National Institute for Health Research, Evaluation, Trials and Studies Coordinating Centre (NETSCC)**

Public Health Research (PHR) Programme - Researcher-led.
The next cut-off date to submit outline proposals is 10 May 2010 by 1pm

http://www.rdfunding.org.uk/Queries/ListGrantDetails.asp?GrantID=12865

HTA Programme Primary Research (Outline Proposals).
Submissions for all topics must reach the HTA offices before 1pm on Thursday 1 April 2010

http://www.rdfunding.org.uk/Queries/ListGrantDetails.asp?GrantID=1281

**Department of Health**

Health-related managed contact centre services (Invitation to tender).
Closing date for responses is 15th March 2010

http://www.rdfunding.org.uk/Queries/ListGrantDetails.asp?GrantID=15284


**Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)**

The BBSRC has released its Strategic Plan for 2010-2015 entitled "The Age of Bioscience"

The strategic research priorities are:

- Food Security
- Bioenergy and industrial biotechnology
- Basic bioscience underpinning health

For further information and the full strategy document visit: http://www.bbsrc.ac.uk/strategy/