PLEASE NOTE: RISC has been put on hold for the time being and there are no plans for DH to open the next round of funding at present.

RISC is a response-mode funding programme established to provide research of direct benefit to users of the NHS in England. The RISC programme is for potentially paradigm-changing projects in Health Services and Public Health Research.

Purpose

• The purpose of the RISC scheme is to fund new and radical ideas for health research that could lead to a step change in the care and management of patients.
• RISC awards are intended particularly for speculative, novel proposals that are unlikely to gain support during traditional peer review processes.
• The RISC programme is complementary to the Research for Patient Benefit (RfPB) programme as it provides a response-mode funding stream for applications that are too speculative for RfPB.
• A fixed grant will be awarded to successful applicants.
• On completion of the research, grant holders may be able to apply to RfPB to further develop the research theme.

Funding deadlines:

• There are currently no open calls for applications to RISC. We are currently waiting for information from DH as to the future of this funding stream.

For further information please see the links on the right.