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MMI extends deadlines for research grants and symposium abstracts
The Sarah Brown Mental Health Research Grant funds projects that focus on the mental health and wellbeing of the veterinary professions.

Applicants now have until 21 May to submit research relating to mental health.

The RCVS Mind Matters Initiative (MMI) has announced that deadlines have been extended for both the Sarah Brown Mental Health Research Grants and abstracts for the upcoming Mind Matters Mental Health Research Symposium.

In order to give researchers more time to put their proposals together, the deadline for the £20,000 research grants has been extended to Friday 21 May. These grants fund projects that relate to the mental health and wellbeing of the veterinary professions.

Applicants for the 2021 Sarah Brown Mental Health Research Grant must be affiliated with a university and ethical approval must be in place before any award will be paid. Proposals should be no more than 3,000 words and include aims, methods, ethical considerations, proposed timelines, project costings, and a bibliography. Those wishing to apply should send their research proposal to Lisa Quigley, Mind Matters manager, on l.quigley@rcvs.org.uk

The MMI is also calling for abstracts from researchers in the UK and beyond working in mental health and wellbeing in the veterinary professions for the upcoming Mind Matters Mental Health Research Symposium. The event, titled ‘Understanding and supporting veterinary mental health’, takes place online on Wednesday 24 November 2021. Research abstracts are also now due for submission by Friday 21 May.

Symposium abstracts should be submitted to Rosie Allister on rosie.allister@gmail.com. Abstracts should be no longer than 250 words and include: background; clear and explicit aims and objectives, hypotheses or research questions; methods; results; discussion; and conclusion.

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Applications open for MMI research grants

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 RCVS' Mind Matters Initiative (MMI) has launched round two of its veterinary mental health research grants.

Researchers have until 11.59pm on Wednesday, 28 May 2025 to apply for a grant for research which reflects MMI's 2025 focus areas.

Only one Impact Grant was awarded last year, and so this year there are two Discovery Grants and one Impact Grants available. Each Discovery Grant is worth £5,000 and the Impact Grant is worth £15,000.

For more information or to apply, email researchgrants@rcvs.org.uk to contact the MMI team.

 

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It also features Anrich Vets, an independently-owned practice based in Wigan. Following the case of Staffordshire terrier Benjy, who is diagnosed with a tumour, the documentary shares how the team were able to offer contextualised care and advice to make the procedure as affordable as possible for his owners.

The documentary can be heard on demand on BBC iPlayer.