Royal Osteoporosis Society

Royal Osteoporosis Society is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1102712).

Royal Osteoporosis Society exists to improve the health and wellbeing of people living with, or at risk of, osteoporosis, to undertake research into bone health and share its results, and to educate the wider public on bone health. Over the past 30 years it has invested more than £6.5 million in research, and in the last four years alone it has made a record investment of over £1.2 million, including more than £800,000 for 14 new research studies. It funds high-quality research through its Research and Innovation Grants Programme and supports researchers with patient and public involvement.

Priority Areas

The Society funds high-quality osteoporosis research through its Research and Innovation Grants Programme, supporting researchers at all career stages. Its project grants support a UK osteoporosis researcher to lead a strong team delivering innovative, high-impact research and innovation addressing key questions related to osteoporosis. Principal applicants must be based at a university, postgraduate institute, medical school, NHS trust or Health Board in the UK or other British Islands, and hold an employment contract covering the proposed grant. The Society also supports researchers with patient and public involvement, results dissemination and partnership. It values proposals developed with the perspective of people affected by osteoporosis, clear plans for their involvement, and a pathway to patient benefit and impact. Smaller-scale proposal development, pilot or pump-priming studies and top-up funding may also be considered.

Themes

• Osteoporosis research

Geographic Focus

UK.

Applicants first submit an expression of interest as a short outline application; successful applicants are invited to Stage 2 to complete a more detailed application.

Deadlines: Applications must be submitted before the submission deadline for the grants round.

Who can apply:

• Project grants
  • Principal Applicants must be based at a university, postgraduate institute, medical school, NHS trust or Health Board in the UK or other British Islands. However, co-applicants and collaborators may be based at institutions outside the UK.
  • Principal Applicants must hold an employment contract at the institution that they are applying from, which covers the proposed duration of the grant.
  • Applications for any one grant round will be restricted to one per principal applicant.
  • If the project requires ethical approval, the award is dependent upon the requisite approvals being granted.

What to send:

• Project grants
  • An expression of interest, in the form of a short outline application.
  • The official Stage 1 application form.
  • A more detailed application at Stage 2, if invited.

What the charity says:

• The Society recommends involving the perspective of people affected by osteoporosis when developing an application and having a clear plan for public and patient involvement and engagement.
• The Society encourages clear plans showing a pathway to patient benefit or impact and knowledge mobilisation.
• Applicants are encouraged to contact the Society before submission with questions about whether their proposal is within scope.
• The Society asks applicants to ensure costs are realistic; large differences between Stage 1 and Stage 2 applications may reduce the likelihood of Stage 2 funding.