General questions
What does funding cover?
The MPS Foundation funds research, analysis, education, and training, to enable MPS members to provide better care for their patients and improve their own wellbeing.
Unfortunately, our grants cannot be used for the following:
- research aimed at setting standards for clinical practice
- research associated with clinical trials
- a service evaluation
- market testing of an exisiting product or service
- projects outside of MPS’s geographical area of interest
- purchase or maintenance of capital equipment, including clinical equipment
- purchase or maintenance of computer hardware or software unless there are exceptional circumstances
- undergraduate or postgraduate education involving
- taught programmes
- PhD university fees (we would consider funding the research element of a PhD)
- overseas education or training
- sponsorship of events, conferences etc
- communication and promotional materials
- indirect costs of the research or any other indirect or overhead costs – management costs as part of a grant will be paid to an agreed level
- work undertaken prior to the start date of the grant
- employing grant recipients or participants
- travel costs not associated directly with the project – participants are expected to make use of technology, where appropriate.
Please note: The MPS Foundation is unable to employ grant recipients or participants or pay the employment costs for a permanent member of staff to cover an applicant’s other duties.
Application questions
What does funding cover?
The MPS Foundation funds research, analysis, education, and training, to enable MPS members to provide better care for their patients and improve their own wellbeing.
Unfortunately, our grants cannot be used for the following:
- research aimed at setting standards for clinical practice
- research associated with clinical trials
- a service evaluation
- market testing of an exisiting product or service
- projects outside of MPS’s geographical area of interest
- purchase or maintenance of capital equipment, including clinical equipment
- purchase or maintenance of computer hardware or software unless there are exceptional circumstances
- undergraduate or postgraduate education involving
- taught programmes
- PhD university fees (we would consider funding the research element of a PhD)
- overseas education or training
- sponsorship of events, conferences etc
- communication and promotional materials
- indirect costs of the research or any other indirect or overhead costs – management costs as part of a grant will be paid to an agreed level
- work undertaken prior to the start date of the grant
- employing grant recipients or participants
- travel costs not associated directly with the project – participants are expected to make use of technology, where appropriate.
Please note: The MPS Foundation is unable to employ grant recipients or participants or pay the employment costs for a permanent member of staff to cover an applicant’s other duties.