Humanimal Trust
At a glance
Key takeaways
- Humanimal Trust is a good fit if your project is One Medicine research that brings human and animal health professionals together, or that learns from naturally occurring disease or uses non-animal models.
- Its One Medicine Professional Impact Awards go up to £5,000 per award, so a modest, collaborative request suits them best; the One Medicine Cancer Discovery Fund goes up to £250,000 for a single project, but the details here cover only the Impact Awards.
- Those awards open on 30 October and close on 18 January, and you apply through an online form and then email the supporting documents, including a costing template and a Gantt chart.
- Do not apply if your research involves experimental animal models, because the charity does not fund that work.
Overview
Humanimal Trust is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1156927).
Humanimal Trust was established in May by its founder, who had experienced the deep divide between human and animal medicine. It drives collaboration between doctors, vets and researchers so that humans and animals benefit from medical progress, but not at the expense of an animal's life. Its areas of activity are set out through I-CARE: Influence, Collaboration, Awareness, Research and Education. Its stated awards include up to £5,000 per award for One Medicine Professional Impact Awards and up to £250,000 for a single project under the One Medicine Cancer Discovery Fund, and it made £4,000 in grants to institutions in its latest reported year.
What they fund
Priority Areas
Humanimal Trust funds, facilitates and shares One Medicine research intended to evidence its impact and develop the skills and knowledge needed to put it into practice. It supports research that learns from naturally occurring disease or uses non-animal models, and does not fund work involving experimental animal models. Its awards help professionals develop cross-sector collaborations and connection-building activities and contribute to the emerging evidence base. Applicants include professionals across human and animal health, academic researchers and doctoral and postdoctoral researchers. Named priority areas include infection control and antimicrobial resistance, oncology, musculoskeletal disorders, neurology and neurosurgery, and regenerative medicine.
Themes
- One Medicine research
- Infection control/AMR
- Oncology
- Musculoskeletal disorders
- Neurology and neurosurgery
- Regenerative medicine
What they don't fund
- Research that involves experimental animal models
How to apply
For the One Medicine Professional Impact Awards, applicants complete the online application form and email the required supporting documents to the foundation.
Deadlines: The One Medicine Professional Impact Awards call has a published submission deadline.
Application windows:
- One Medicine Professional Impact Awards: Opens on 30 October, closes on 18 January
Who can apply:
- One Medicine Professional Impact Awards: These awards are open to anyone with a professional interest in advancing human and animal health through One Medicine. This includes, and is not limited to, doctors, vets, dentists, pharmacists, nurses, academic researchers (including postdocs and doctoral students) of any discipline, and allied health professionals.
What to send:
- One Medicine Professional Impact Awards
- Brief cover letter (this can be included in the email text) with: lead applicant name, project name, and a statement confirming if/how you have used AI tools for assistive tasks only.
- CV of lead applicants (joint applicants) and all co-applicants (max. 2 pages plus selected publications) with brief statements indicating support for the application.
- Completed costing template.
- Gantt chart
- Support letter from the lead institution and collaborating institution if applicable
- Any declarations of conflict of interest
Application success factors
What the charity says:
- Proposals must relate to One Medicine and have the potential to advance its practice or concept.
- The foundation particularly welcomes multidisciplinary applications.
- Applications must show how the activity will advance One Medicine through collaboration, connection-building or evidence generation.
Where they fund
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Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 31 May 2021 | £156,110 | £222,838 | — | Accounts for year to 31 May 2021 |
| year to 31 May 2022 | £694,878 | £271,490 | — | Accounts for year to 31 May 2022 |
| year to 31 May 2023 | £206,670 | £318,878 | — | Accounts for year to 31 May 2023 |
| year to 31 May 2024 | £522,970 | £353,611 | — | Accounts for year to 31 May 2024 |
| year to 31 May 2025 | £925,715 | £463,000 | £4,000 | Accounts for year to 31 May 2025 |
- Grants paid, year to 31 May 2025: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).
— No grants figure for those years.
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
- humanimaltrust.org.uk
- humanimaltrust.org.uk/research · read on 31 October 2026
- humanimaltrust.org.uk/one-medicine-funding · read on 31 October 2026
- humanimaltrust.org.uk/new-funding-available-for-one-medicine-projects · read on 31 October 2026
- humanimaltrust.org.uk/cancer · read on 31 October 2026
- humanimaltrust.org.uk · read on 31 October 2026
- humanimaltrust.org.uk/what-we-do · read on 31 October 2026
- humanimaltrust.org.uk/project-awards · read on 31 October 2026
- humanimaltrust.org.uk/contact · read on 31 October 2026
- Annual report (year to 31 May 2025)
This profile draws on the funder’s own website as well as its filed accounts.
Sources last checked on 31 October 2026.
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