We fund medical research charities who are supporting research projects in Scotland. We also provide grants to Universities directly through our seedcorn grants. The researchers we support are creating a better future for children and adults affected by neurological conditions or visual impairment. We are interested in research that looks into the causes, prevention and management of conditions.
We look to support departments and teams in Scotland who have a track record of delivering excellent research, and we are committed to investing in young researchers, new ideas and innovative approaches.
Funding is also available for charities that provide care and welfare for people living with visual impairment and neurological conditions.
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Recent Awards
| Year | Recipient | Project Title | Amount |
| 2022-23 | University of Edinburgh | The University of Edinburgh Neuroscience Seedcorn Funding Programme | £140,000 |
| 2022-23 | Stroke Association | Improving outcomes for stroke survivors with visual impairment | £50,000 |
| 2022-23 | Muscular Dystrophy UK | What drives motor unit changes in SMA? | £50,527 |
| 2022-23 | Epilepsy Research UK | DNM1 Epileptic Encephalopathy – mechanism and therapy | £38,700 |
| 2022-23 | Fight for Sight | Identification of novel therapies for inherited eye disease | £75,097 |
| 2021-22 | The INSPIRE Foundation | Electroencephalograph predictors of central neuropathic pain in subacute spinal cord injury | £50,000 |
| 2021-22 | University of Aberdeen Development Trust | Parkinsonism Incidence in North-East Scotland (PINE) Study | £45,000 |
| 2021-22 | University of the West of Scotland | The Alzheimer Scotland Centre for Policy and Practice Seedcorn Fund | £60,000 |
| 2021-22 | MS Society Scotland | The Role of Different Immune cells in Myelin Repair | £32,575 |
| 2020-21 | Stroke Association | Rates, Risks and Routes to Reduce Vascular Dementia (R4VaD) | £60,616 |
| 2020-21 | University of St Andrews | Renewal of University of St Andrews Neurological Research Seedcorn Fund | £90,000 |
| 2020-21 | Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation | Predicting type 1 diabetes complications and therapeutic responses using artificial intelligence | £40,000 |
| 2019-20 | Alzheimer’s Research UK | Exploring the link between Alzheimer’s & Diabetes | £47,773 |
| 2019-20 | British Heart Foundation | Reducing cognitive damage in stroke patients | £40,000 |
| 2019-20 | MND Scotland | Could Protein Changes Cause Cellular Damage in MND | £46,221 |
| 2019-20 | University of Strathclyde | Next Generation Ophthalmic Diagnostics | £40,000 |
| 2019-20 | Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland | SaeboGlove Therapy Post Stroke | £30,000 |
| 2019-20 | Heriot-Watt University | ESRIC: RS Macdonald Trust Access Fund | £20,000 |
| 2019-20 | The MS Society | Do microglia immune cells produce useful targets for myelin repair | £14,768 |
| 2019-20 | University of Aberdeen Development Trust | Understanding the lifetime impact of Parkinson’s | £10,000 |
| 2019-20 | University of Edinburgh Development Trust | RS Macdonald Seedcorn Fund (Neuroscience) | £130,000 |
| 2019-20 | Stroke Association | Rates, Risks & Routes to Reduce Vascular Dementia | £40,871 |
| 2018-19 | Fight for Sight | Developing a patient-specific therapy for uvetis | £60,000 |
| 2018-19 | The INSPIRE Foundation | Spinal Pain | £28,338 |
| 2018-19 | Action Medical Research | Vision in babies born to opioid dependent mothers | £24,918 |
| 2018-19 | Alzheimer’s Research UK | Can our genetics predict our risk of Alzheimer’s | £40,000 |
| 2018-19 | The Cure Parkinson’s Trust | Non-invasive real-time assays to monitor the production of cell therapies for Parkinson’s | £50,000 |
| 2018-19 | International Spinal Research Trust | Non-invasive spinal cord stimulation | £23,965 |