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The Lewy Body Society Grant Application 2026

We are pleased to announce that the call for applications for the Lewy Body Society 2026 grant round is now open.

We welcome applications for projects that will increase our understanding of Lewy body dementia as well as improving care for people living with this condition and their families and carers.

Opening date: Monday 16th February 2026
Deadline for applications: 10th April 2026 at 5pm

Decisions and start dates: Our intention is to communicate funding decisions by the end of October 2026.

What do we fund?

We are the only charity dedicated solely to Lewy body dementia in the UK. Through our application and review process and as a member of AMRC (Association of Medical Research Charities) we aim to fund the highest quality research so that we can make a real difference to the lives of people with Lewy Body Dementia.

The Lewy Body Society will consider any application that is relevant to dementia with Lewy bodies in this grant round.

For this call, the society has in the region of £500,000 in total to allocate and will aim to fund 2 – 5 projects.

Grants will be awarded for a maximum duration of 4 years.

We fund all types of research in dementia with Lewy bodies, including health and social care, clinical and biomedical research. In addition to project grants, we also fund PhD studentships & Postdoctoral Fellowships

Grants are tenable only at a UK host institution.

Principal applicants, or a co-applicant from the same institution as the principal applicant, should hold employment contracts that extend to the end of the project period.

If you would like more information, please email: info@lewybody.org

Frequently Asked Questions 

Q1 – Can a student apply for grants?

A1 – Students cannot apply for grants. The lead applicant for a PhD Studentship should be the lead supervisor.

Q2 – Can Early Career Researchers (ECRs)be applicants/co-applicants for a grant?

A2 – Yes, we strongly encourage applications to include ECRs as co-applicants. Post-doctoral ECRs can also be lead applicants. Principal applicants or a co-applicant from the same institution as the principal applicant should hold employment contracts that extend at least to the end of the project completion date. We welcome co-applicants who have lived in experience.

Q3 – Is it necessary to include an intellectual property agreement at the application stage?

A3 – It is not necessary to include an intellectual property agreement with the application.

Q4 – What costs do The Lewy Body Society fund?

A4 – In keeping with other medical research charities we do not fund FEC (i.e. estate and indirect costs) and will only fund the direct costs of the research itself.

Q5 – Can CVs, references, costings, letter of support etc be attached as separate docs?

A5 – Ideally, we would prefer to receive one PDF application that includes all attachments. Where this is not possible, we will accept multiple PDF documents sent as one application, but these must be listed at the Appendix in order that we can check everything is provided for the grant to be fully reviewed.

Q6 – Can lead and co-applicant salaries be included in the grant costs?

A6 – Lead applicant salary can only be included for in Postdoctoral Fellowship applications.

Salary costs for ECR co-applicants on project grants may be included, provided the ECR is not currently on a tenured contract. No other applicant salaries will be funded.

Q7 – What is the latest proposed start date and project duration for which funding will be provided?

A7 – The proposed project start date must be prior to June 2027 and the maximum duration of the project will be 4 years from start date.

Q8 – Where should grant applications be sent?

A8 – Applications should be submitted electronically and in PDF format to info@lewybody.org and copied to  admin@lewybody.org