Alzheimer's Society
At a glance
Key takeaways
- Alzheimer's Society's project grants for dementia research must be held by a UK university, NHS site or other recognised higher research institution, so a small charity that is not one cannot hold the grant itself and should approach a researcher at such an institution instead.
- The principal investigator also needs a contract of employment with the host that runs beyond the planned finish date.
- The stated maximum for project grants is £400,000, but no typical grant band is given, so a request should follow the scope of the research rather than that ceiling.
- The annual outline call opens in January and closes in March, and applicants begin in the Grant Tracker portal with a three-page outline (two scientific pages and a one-page lay summary).
- Expert and lay reviewers judge outlines on the importance of the question, scientific potential, the team, and value for money, and the Society strongly encourages early career researchers as co-applicants.
Overview
Alzheimer's Society is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 296645).
Alzheimer's Society is a registered charity whose purpose includes relieving and treating people with Alzheimer's disease and other dementias, supporting them, their families and carers, and promoting and carrying out research into causes, possible cures and prevention. Its research investment is a critical part of its Help and Hope Strategy, and the vast majority of it links to three impact priorities: making dementia a priority, improving diagnosis, and dementia support. The remainder of its research funding is exploratory. It awarded £10,443,000 in its latest year.
What they fund
Priority Areas
Alzheimer's Society's grant-making supports research into dementia. It offers clinical research grants for clinicians and healthcare professionals beginning or continuing research careers, and non-clinical schemes for academics at any career stage carrying out biomedical or care research. Partnership funding brings solutions across dementia research. Project grants support research proposals held at UK universities, NHS sites or other recognised higher research institutions; they can include pilot, springboard and seed funding. The Society says most of its research investment links to three impact priorities: making dementia a priority, improving diagnosis and dementia support, with remaining funding exploratory. Its approach includes support for early career researchers and public involvement by people affected by dementia, alongside expert and lay review of applications.
Themes
- Improving diagnosis
- Dementia support
- Making dementia a priority
Geographic Focus
UK.
What they don't fund
- Project grants must be held at a UK based university, NHS site, or other recognised higher research institution
- Principal Investigators should have a contract of employment with the host institution that exceeds the planned finish date
- Applications are accepted for research projects addressing key unanswered questions within the dementia field
How to apply
Applicants start in the Grant Tracker portal by submitting a three-page research outline: two scientific pages and a one-page lay summary.
Deadlines: The outline-proposal funding call is annual.
Application windows:
- Opens in January, closes in March
Who can apply:
- Project grants: Project grants must be held at a UK based university, NHS site, or other recognised higher research institution. Principal Investigators should have a contract of employment with the host institution that exceeds the planned finish date.
What to send:
- Applicant guidance document
- A three-page outline of the research proposal (2 pages scientific, 1 page lay summary)
Application success factors
What the charity says:
- The Society assesses outline proposals for the importance of the research questions and their scientific potential and impact.
- The Society assesses the quality of the research, the expertise of the team and institution, and value for money.
- The Society expects applicants to explain how their project contributes to the dementia field in line with its mission.
- The Society strongly encourages early career researchers to be included as co-applicants.
- Lay reviewers use lived experience of dementia to assess whether research is a priority for affected people and could improve their lives.
Where they fund
Where it says it funds
- United Kingdom
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Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 31 March 2021 | £111,115,000 | £87,068,000 | £5,419,000 | Accounts for year to 31 March 2021 |
| year to 31 March 2022 | £116,535,000 | £91,922,000 | £7,060,000 | Accounts for year to 31 March 2022 |
| year to 31 March 2023 | £118,056,000 | £121,288,000 | £14,361,000 | Accounts for year to 31 March 2023 |
| year to 31 March 2024 | £131,362,000 | £138,150,000 | £15,995,000 | Accounts for year to 31 March 2024 |
| year to 31 March 2025 | £143,833,000 | £148,992,000 | £10,443,000 | Accounts for year to 31 March 2025 |
Income vs grants paid
IncomeGrants paid
Total value each financial year
Grants paid stayed within income across the 5 years shown.
- Grants paid, year to 31 March 2021; year to 31 March 2022; year to 31 March 2023; year to 31 March 2024: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).
- Grants paid, year to 31 March 2025: grants awarded in the year, as reported in the accounts.
Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.
Sources
Registers and filings
Other sources
- alzheimers.org.uk
- alzheimers.org.uk/what-we-do/researchers/our-funding-schemes · read on 30 October 2026
- alzheimers.org.uk/what-we-do/researchers/our-funding-schemes/project-grants · read on 30 October 2026
- alzheimers.org.uk/what-we-do/researchers/our-application-process · read on 30 October 2026
- alzheimers.org.uk/about-us/contact-us · read on 30 October 2026
- Annual report (year to 31 March 2025)
This profile draws on the funder’s own website as well as its filed accounts.
Sources last checked on 30 October 2026.
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At a glance
Applying to Alzheimer's Society?
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Contact
- 0330 333 0804source
- enquiries@alzheimers.org.uksource
- grantenquiries@alzheimers.org.uksource
- Alzheimer's Society Suite 2 1st Floor East Wing Plumer House Tailyour Road Plymouth PL6 5FSsource
- alzheimers.org.uk
- Contact form
- Apply online
Applying to Alzheimer's Society?
Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- 0330 333 0804source
- enquiries@alzheimers.org.uksource
- grantenquiries@alzheimers.org.uksource
- Alzheimer's Society Suite 2 1st Floor East Wing Plumer House Tailyour Road Plymouth PL6 5FSsource
- alzheimers.org.uk
- Contact form
- Apply online