Economic and Social Research Council ESRC: ESRC-NIHR dementia research initiative (outline proposals)

Proposals are invited in the following areas:

* Prevention based on an understanding of socio-economic and environmental risk or protective factors and how best to effect changes in behavior in order to lessen the risk of developing dementia, delay onset and slow progression

* The development of interventions supported by underpinning social science research to inform cost-effective care models tailored for the population in need so that people affected by dementia have the best possible quality of life

* Care delivery looking across care settings, care givers and care providers to deliver the right set of care arrangements in the most appropriate place at the right time.

Applications must be led by a researcher at a UK-based organization eligible to hold ESRC grants. However, non-UK academic researchers may be eligible to be included as an international co-investigator.

Funding:  .between £2 million to £5 million 3-5 years

http://www.esrc.ac.uk/funding/funding-opportunities/esrc-nihr-dementia-research-initiative-2018/