Outline Proposal – Project Grants

Pharmacy Research UK (PRUK) Project Grants are awards of up to £100,000 for a maximum duration of 24 months, which are aimed at investigating high priority areas and issues within the field of Pharmacy. It is expected that the outcomes of the Grants, at a minimum, will inform the direction of future research.

The purpose of the outline proposal is to establish whether your proposed work clearly falls within our remit and aligns with our priorities. Although priority will be provided to those applications that align with one of the PRUK’s strategic priorities, consideration will be provided to all applications that fall within the administrative remit of the Charity.

If your work is considered peripheral to our aims and in cases where demand on our funds is high, we may be unable to request a full application from you.

On the following pages, you are asked to provide information onthe following:

  • Research Details
  • Co-applicant Details
  • Patient and Public Involvement (For more information, please visit:
  • Overview of the Proposal
  • Remit within PRUK Strategic Priorities

Outline proposals will be reviewed by the PRUK research team to ensure that the application meets the basic administrative remit, before being anonymised and sent to the Panel for their final recommendation. Applicants will then be informed of the outcome of this review by email.

The deadline date for outline applications is Monday26thSeptember 2016 by 1pm.Please note that any applications that are submitted after this time will notbe accepted. To submit an application, please send an email to , attaching a word (.doc) and PDF (.pdf) copy of your application form. Please ensure that you have completed all the relevant sections.

For any enquiries, please email Pharmacy Research UK at and a member of the PRUK team will get back to you. For any urgent enquiries, please call 0207 572 2457 to speak to the Research Manager, Desh Mofidi.

  1. Research title

  1. Lead Applicant name, job title and email

  1. Proposed duration (Please note that the maximum term is 24 months)

  1. Proposed funding (Please note that the maximum funding available is £100,000)

  1. OPTIONAL: Please suggest up to three potential peer reviewers who have the relevant expertise to provide appropriate peer review for your application. Your suggestions will be used as only one source of peer reviewers and these individuals may not be approached to undertake a review.

  1. Lead Applicant & Co-applicant Details

Name, job title and institution / Role on proposal / Full-Time Equivalent (FTE%) contribution on proposal
  1. Patient and Public Involvement – Are patients or members of the public being consulted within the proposal? Please select an option below.

Yes / No

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  1. Brief overview of proposed research
Please use the box below to provide an outline of your proposed research. This outline should include: background, aims and objectives, methods and outputs/outcomes. (500 words max.)
  1. Relevance to Pharmacy Research UK’s research priorities
Does the proposal fit under one of the PRUK Research Strategies? If yes, please use the box below to demonstrate how your proposed research relates to Pharmacy Research UK’s current research priorities (please see appendix 1 for current research priorities).(500 words max.)
Yes / No

Appendix 1: Pharmacy Research UKResearch Priorities

Our overarching research prioritiescan be found at

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