Researcher Toolkit

Following the establishment of a UK Clinical Research Collaborative Research Working Group on ME/CFS, government funders of research in ME/CFS, academic researchers and persons or representatives of persons/groups with lived experience of ME/CFS came together to develop this Researcher Toolkit

It provides an important overview of:

  • UK government research funding opportunities
  • guides to embedding patient and public involvement
  • resources on developing high quality proposals
  • and more…

Below the toolkit, you can also find:

Researcher toolkit

Developed by:

Charity Funding Opportunities

Awards via the Clare Francis Research Fund and the Breakthrough-ME research strategy.

Awards via the Invest in ME Research Biomedical Research Fund that supports the UK/European Centre of Excellence Strategy for Energising Research into ME, includes:

  • PhD
  • Post Doctoral Fellowships
  • Medical Student Intercalation Support
  • European ME Research Group Research facilitation
  • Young/Early Career Researcher Support
  • International ME Colloquium/Conference Participation

Annual research awards available for:

  • PhD level research
  • Post doctoral fellowships (in conjunction with the Daphne Jackson Trust)
  • Project funding

Awards via The Ramsay Research Fund.

Seeking diagnostic markers, causes, and treatments.

Getting involved in ME research as a person with lived experience​