Antimicrobial Resistance Research

Funding Opportunities

17 Aug 2016

BSAC's call for diagnostics and antimicrobal stewardship grant applications

British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy calls for up to one year project and research grant applications in the following two areas:

1. Diagnostics

  • More optimal/effective use of antimicrobials through PK/PD in clinical practice
  • Prognostic markers of bacterial infection (i.e. When is an antibacterial indicated?)
  • markers of infection with microorganisms resistant to first-line empirical treatment regimens (i.e. When is a broad-spectrum antibacterial indicated?)
  • Can better use of existing or new laboratory diagnostics including biomarkers support better stewardship across healthcare communities?

2. Antimicrobial Stewardship

  • The impact of resistance or antimicrobial consumption surveillance on patient outcomes in community, long term care and acute facilities
  • Innovative promotion of behaviour change science in prescribing in all healthcare settings
  • Impact of educational solutions/ guidelines etc on stewardship practice / infection treatment outcomes [could be systematic review]
  • Impact of sepsis campaigns on optimal antibiotic use / stewardship or use of “older agents” used in stewardship on clinical outcomes

Wherever possible projects should be cross disciplinary and take account of the One Health Agenda.

BSAC invites applications for grants on an international/worldwide basis.

Applications can also be submitted under the usual areas of interest as follows:

- Mechanisms of antibacterial action
- Mechanisms of antibacterial resistance
- Antiviral resistance
- Antiviral
- Antifungals
- Antibiotic methods
- Antibiotic prescribing
- Antibiotic therapy
- Antiparasitics
- Evidence based medicine / systematic reviews

PROJECT GRANTSMaximum value of £15,000.

  • Pump priming projects
  • Introducing a novel technique for existing work
  • Supporting a change in direction of an established project
  • Funding for trainees for projects/training (maximum value £5,000)*

*Up to £5,000 of a project grant can be allocated towards supporting researchers (at the start of, or early in, their career) who wish to develop ideas or learn methods outside of their discipline or area of expertise. Funding for attendance at a conference is not considered appropriate, however funding to participate in a training course will be considered.

RESEARCH GRANTS: Maximum value of £50,000.

The online application system will be available during October 2016.

SUBMISSION DEADLINES:
RESEARCH GRANT APPLICATIONS: 30 November 2016, at 23:59 GMT
PROJECT GRANT APPLICATIONS:    28 February   2017, at 23:59 GMT

AWARD DATE: By 31 May 2017

For more information see http://www.bsac.org.uk/funding/project-research-grants/