Child Development - RESEARCH

Active Calls and Deadlines for Research Projects

All application deadlines are at midnight on a Sunday. We aim to make the final decision at our Trustees’ meeting around four months later. Please ensure you visit our research page and information for applicants page to get a good feel for the type of research in which we are interested.

Please note there are no strict deadlines for dissemination or intervention projects: applications will be accepted throughout the year. If you are interested in applying to these programmes please visit our dissemination and intervention projects page for more information.

We like to keep our research calls as open as possible to ensure we are keeping on top of the most relevant research happening in each area, but we also have specific funding priorities as indicated below. Please visit our ‘Should I Apply?’ page for more information regarding the type of applications we hope to fund.

Topic	Deadline	Trustees’ meeting / Decision (mid-month)
Rolandic Epilepsy Studies focusing on: the profile of on-going deficits in adulthood; or whether severity in childhood is related to adult outcomes; or the co-occurrence of Rolandic Epilepsy with other neurodevelopmental disorders would be particularly welcomed.	Sunday 28th October, 2018	March, 2019
ADHD Studies will be particularly welcomed that cover one of two areas: improving our understanding of the aetiology of the disorder (this could include brain imaging, improved phenotyping, genetic or epigenetic studies). Inclusion of EEG measures and consideration of possible co-occurrence with Rolandic Epilepsy is particularly desirable and, as always, studies that consider co-occurrence with other neurodevelopmental disorders; or explore effective interventions (those that also include links to our other research interests would be particularly sought after for example sleep, diet, exercise/movement)
Developmental Trauma Studies focusing on risk, resilience and/or protective factors for early psychological trauma related to Adverse Childhood Experiences (e.g. neglect) will be particularly welcomed.	Sunday 3rd March, 2019	July, 2019
Sleep and/or Exercise Studies will be particularly welcomed that consider the effect of sleep (or lack of it) and/or exercise with neurodevelopmental disorders. Those that consider these areas on child psychological outcomes (behavioural, emotional or cognitive) will also be welcomed.
Motor Impairments Studies will be particularly welcomed that cover one of two areas: improving our understanding of the aetiology of the disorder (this could include brain imaging, improved phenotyping, genetic or epigenetic studies). Inclusion of EEG measures and consideration of possible co-occurrence with Rolandic Epilepsy is particularly desirable and, as always, studies that consider co-occurrence with other neurodevelopmental disorders; or explore effective interventions (those that also include links to our other research interests would be particularly sought after for example sleep, diet, exercise/movement).	Sunday 30th June, 2019	November, 2019
Diet and/or Microbiome Studies will be particularly welcomed that consider the effect of diet and/or the microbiome on neurodevelopmental disorders. Those that consider these areas on child psychological outcomes (behavioural, emotional or cognitive) will also be welcomed. We are also interested in the influence of prenatal factors and in a range of vitamins and minerals (including but not limited to Omega-3, Vitamin D and Iodine).