Funding Opportunity for Community Pharmacies interested in Research

Thursday 15th October 2026

Applications are now open for community-based healthcare organisations, including community pharmacies, to apply for funding of between £2,000 to £100,000 to support staff time delivering research, from the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). This is part of the NIHR Research Delivery Network (RDN) Wider Care Settings Funding Programme 2027/28. Find out more here: https://www.nihr.ac.uk/funding/wider-care-settings-funding-opportunity-202728/rrdn-settings-27-28

The funding is primarily for those pharmacies that may already be involved in research and supporting research studies in the NIHR portfolio as well as those pharmacies that want to start to get involved in research. Applications are straightforward and online and close on 17 November 2026.

Key dates are

Applications open: 6 October 2026
Application deadline: 17 November 2026 (midnight)
Outcomes communicated: 22 February 2027
Funding commencement: 1 April 2027

Funding is available for one year, from 1st April 2027 to 31st March 2028.

The local RDN team are likely to be holding webinars / drop in sessions to support this initiative; you can also contact the South West Regional RDN at the following address to seek advice and access relevant information.

South West Central: swc.rrdn@nihr.ac.uk or

In addition, a ‘getting research into community pharmacy’ incubator programme being run out of the University of East Anglia has also offered to provide support. They can be contacted by email: pharmacy.incubator@uea.ac.uk

Thursday 15th October 2026

Funding Opportunity for Community Pharmacies interested in Research

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