FUNDING: Apply for this Mental Health Award for young researchers accelerating scalable digital mental health interventions

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FUNDING: Apply for this Mental Health Award for young researchers accelerating scalable digital mental health interventions

Funding Opportunity:

- Award amount: £3-7 million per project
- Project duration: Up to 5 years

Objective:

- Design and evaluate innovative digital interventions to address symptoms and functional impairments associated with anxiety, depression, and psychosis
- Advance early intervention through cutting-edge technologies, such as AI, web-based programs, mobile apps, chatbots, extended reality, wearable devices, or video games

Eligibility:

- Multidisciplinary teams comprising researchers, implementation partners (companies or non-profits), and lived experience experts
- Collaborations may be new or existing, involving various settings, such as academic institutions, research organizations, healthcare entities, or industry partners

Requirements:

- Proposals must demonstrate potential for scalability, considering factors like acceptability, affordability, feasibility, and sustainability
- Projects should have a minimum viable product and feasibility data
- Evaluations should employ appropriate comparators, using designs like clinical trials, case-control studies, or real-world evidence generation studies

Roles and Responsibilities:

- Researchers will lead the analytical aspects, designing and delivering robust evaluations
- Implementation partners will lead the scaling efforts, with the potential for global collaboration

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Program Type

Fully Funded

Program Benefits

Here are the benefits of applying for the "Developing Scalable Digital Solutions for Early Intervention in Mental Health" funding opportunity:

Benefits:

1. _Financial Support_: Receive funding of £3-7 million per project to support the development and evaluation of innovative digital interventions.

2. _Advancing Mental Health_: Contribute to advancing early intervention in mental health, addressing symptoms and functional impairments associated with anxiety, depression, and psychosis.

3. _Collaboration Opportunities_: Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, including researchers, implementation partners, and lived experience experts, to drive innovation and impact.

4. _Scalability_: Develop solutions with potential for scalability, considering factors like acceptability, affordability, feasibility, and sustainability.

5. _Research and Evaluation_: Conduct robust evaluations, employing appropriate comparators, to demonstrate effectiveness and inform future development.

6. _Global Impact_: Contribute to global efforts to address mental health challenges, with potential for collaboration and knowledge-sharing.

7. _Innovation_: Leverage cutting-edge technologies, such as AI, web-based programs, mobile apps, chatbots, extended reality, wearable devices, or video games, to drive innovation in mental health interventions.

8. _Capacity Building_: Develop capacity and expertise in designing and delivering digital interventions, evaluation, and scaling.

9. _Networking_: Connect with experts, researchers, and implementation partners, expanding professional networks and opportunities.

10. _Recognition_: Receive recognition for contributions to advancing mental health through innovative digital solutions.

Eligible Countries

Open for all

Application Procedure

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Official Link

https://wellcome.org/grant-funding/schemes/digital-mental-health-interventions#overview-7e79