Ipem

Registered charity 1047999 · since 1995ipem.ac.uk·England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales·Updated 30 October 2026

At a glance

£46,062

Annual giving, year to 31 December 2024

From filed accounts

Key takeaways

IPEM's grants are aimed mainly at its own members, so the work fits best if you or your team are IPEM or IOP members, or dependants of one, and the themes are professional development and research and innovation.
The stated maximums are up to £600 for conference and course grants, up to £300 for student and trainee travel grants, up to £25,000 for the Seedcorn Fund, up to £15,000 for the First into Research Fellowship and up to £5,000 for the Translational Knowledge Exchange and Training Grant, and the annual report gives total awards of £46,062.
No application process is published, so use the contact shown on its website or in the annual report to get in touch before you apply.
Its published material does not say how competitive the grants are or when they open, so ask the contact about timing, and note that recipients must report the impact of IPEM's support.
Anyone who is not an IPEM Full member or Fellow should not apply as lead applicant for the Seedcorn Fund, the First into Research Fellowship or the Translational Knowledge Exchange and Training Grant, although Seedcorn teams may include non-members.

Overview

IPEM is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1047999).

IPEM is a registered charity whose purpose is to promote the advancement of physics and engineering applied to medicine and biology, and to advance public education in the field. It says its members build communities of practice that generate resources, enable professional development and promote innovation in healthcare. Its awards include Conference and Course Grants, Student and Trainee Travel Grants, and the Physics Benevolent Fund, which offers financial help to individuals and their dependants facing financial difficulties. Its newer Innovation Grants are the Seedcorn Fund, the First into Research Fellowship and the Translational Knowledge Exchange and Training Grant. Direct expenditure on grants, bursaries and awards rose to £46,062.

What they fund

Priority Areas

IPEM offers grants to its members for personal and professional development, including travel awards for attendance at conferences and courses relevant to their work. Its published description of Innovation Grants covers member-led research and innovation, interdisciplinary projects and links with academic, industry and clinical partners. The foundation also says it may make grants to external organisations, including non-charities, where this furthers its charitable objectives. External grants are subject to due diligence, and recipients must report the impact of IPEM’s support.

Themes

Professional development
Research and innovation

What they don't fund

Applicants must be a member of IPEM, and/or a member of the IOP, or the dependant of a member of either organisation
In certain cases, the Trustees can consider funding for those who are eligible for membership of either IOP or IPEM but unable to afford to take out membership at this time
Seedcorn Fund only: Any IPEM Full member or Fellow can apply as the lead applicant
First into Research Fellowship only: Any IPEM Full member or Fellow can apply
Translational Knowledge Exchange and Training Grant only: Any IPEM Full member or Fellow can apply

How to apply

No application process is published in the charity's annual report, its register entry or its website. The contact shown is for getting in touch.

Who can apply:

Seedcorn Fund: Any IPEM Full member or Fellow can apply as the lead applicant, however the team should be multi-disciplinary and therefore can contain non-IPEM members.
First into Research Fellowship, Translational Knowledge Exchange and Training Grant: Any IPEM Full member or Fellow can apply.

Application success factors

What the charity says:

External organisation grants must further IPEM’s charitable objectives and are subject to robust due diligence.
Recipients are required to report the impact of IPEM’s support.

Where they fund

Registered area of operation (Charity Commission)

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Five years of accounts

Financial year	Income	Expenditure	Grants paid	Accounts document
year to 31 December 2020	£1,550,845	£1,254,218	£55,536	Accounts for year to 31 December 2020
year to 31 December 2021	£1,654,086	£1,295,043	£36,222	Accounts for year to 31 December 2021
year to 31 December 2022	£1,605,568	£1,574,330	£82,877	Accounts for year to 31 December 2022
year to 31 December 2023	£1,776,783	£1,943,913	£5,000	Accounts for year to 31 December 2023
year to 31 December 2024	£1,781,382	£2,815,766	£46,062	Accounts for year to 31 December 2024

Income vs grants paid

IncomeGrants paid

Total value each financial year

YE 2020

£55,536 grants

YE 2021

£36,222 grants

YE 2022

£82,877 grants

YE 2023

£5,000 grants

YE 2024

£46,062 awarded

Grants paid stayed within income across the 5 years shown.

Grants paid, year to 31 December 2020; year to 31 December 2021; year to 31 December 2022; year to 31 December 2023: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).
Grants paid, year to 31 December 2024: 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.