Application FAQ

No. The Principal Investigator and host institution must be based in the UK. 

Yes – as long as the Principal Investigator (PI) and host institution are based in the UK.

No – applications are limited to one PI.

At least one applicant (principal or a co-applicant) should either be on a permanent contract or a fixed-term contract that covers the intended duration of the grant plus one year.

Yes – Please state this clearly in the finance section of your application and include evidence of any additional funding secured.

We advise against applicants applying for an Asthma +Lung UK grant for a project that is reliant on unsecured additional funding. We would consider accepting an application where required additional funding is not yet secured but is extremely likely to be, but an award could not be made until the additional funding is secured and evidence is provided of this.

Either a UK based University, NHS Trust or commercial healthcare research/innovation organisation.

There must be one principal investigator employed at a UK based research organisation who will be responsible for the grant.  Co-applicant roles should be clearly stated in the application.

For more information on eligibility criteria, see our Key Application Information Page

The latest date a project can start is 12 months after the date of the award letter.

This is not mandatory. If you do include references, these will count towards the section word limit.

Please ensure that they have completed the entire process for setting up a Flexi-Grant account. Please also ensure that they have responded to the email inviting them to participate in the specific application by clicking on the hyperlinked “How would you like to respond?” question in the participation invitation email.

Ensure that junk mail is checked for all emails from flexigrant.com. If all of these steps have been successfully completed and problems persist, please email research@asthmaandlung.org.uk.

Asthma + Lung UK may be able to assist with this through our Respiratory Insights service. We can support the development of your application by assisting with lay review, as well as providing advice from our Respiratory Insights Team, prior to submitting. However Asthma +Lung UK cannot be listed as a co-applicant. We will however look to support successful applicants throughout their project.

Please see our Involving people with lung disease page for full details of how we can help.

Please clearly state that ethical approval will not have been granted before submission and describe a clear plan with timescales for obtaining approval (should your application be successful).