Final chance to apply for RCVS MMI research grants

Researchers have one week left to put in their applications for the second round of RCVS Mind Matters veterinary mental health research grants. 

Launched back in March, the original deadline for applications was Wednesday 28 May 2025. This has now been extended to 11.59pm on Sunday 8 June. 

The new grant programme, which was launched in August 2024, aims to drive change that will positively impact mental health in the veterinary sector and offers two types of grants. The first is a £5,000 Discovery Grant, targeted towards postgraduate or early career researchers looking to kick-start small-scale studies. The second is a £15,000 Impact Grant, aimed at more established researchers working on more substantial medium-size projects. However, applications for both grants are open to researchers at all career stages. 

Proposals must reflect at least one of MMI’s strategic areas of focus for 2025. These are: 

• Veterinary professionals’ suicide prevention 
• Veterinary occupational stressors (including trauma and burnout) 
• Mental health in veterinary education 
• Veterinary workplace leadership and mental health 
• Veterinary professionals’ mental health and equity, diversity & inclusion 

Only one Impact Grant was awarded in the first round of applications last year, so there are three research grants available to apply for this time around: two £5,000 Discovery Grants and one £15,000 Impact Grant. 

If you’re interested in applying for either the MMI Impact Grant or MMI Discovery Grant, more information can be found on the Mind Matters website where an application form, and guidance on how to complete the application form, is also available to download. 

Please note that applicant researchers must be UK-based and have relevant research expertise and/or experience, and be formally employed or affiliated with a university, higher education institute, or research-based institute in the UK.  

All forms must be sent to r[email protected] by 11.59pm on Sunday 8 June 2025. If you have any queries about applying or the application process, please contact the MMI team at [email protected]. 

If you would like to apply but are not currently in a position to do so, the next cycle of grants will be launching in spring 2026.