Grants, funding and support for academics
Translational Rare Disease Centres
£40 million to build on the UK’s rich, rare disease research base. (Closed to new applications)
Joint funding call: Funding for Epidermolysis Bullosa
LifeArc and DEBRA Austria in joint call for projects to develop therapeutics for any type of Epidermolysis Bullosa - apply by 10 September 2023
Philanthropic Fund
Grants and funding for researchers working to advance new treatments and diagnostics for rare diseases
Muscular Dystrophy Translational Research Fund
A one-off, joint £1m fund in association with Muscular Dystrophy UK (MDUK)
LifeArc Gene Therapy Innovation Fund
£5m annual fund for gene therapy technologies, which includes support from the world-class network of Innovation Hubs for Gene Therapies
LifeArc & GOSH Charity Fund
Joint funding scheme for GOSH researchers to drive their discoveries towards new tests and treatments for childhood rare diseases
LifeArc & Action Medical Research Joint Fund
Annual joint funding round of up to £1 million (closed 14 June 2023)
Scottish CSO Fund
A joint funding call made in 2020, which provided £300,000 to fund Scottish translational research into rare diseases