Calling all researchers!
QUOD is excited to announce the launch of the first QUOD Innovation Competition, which is open to research scientists, clinicians, nurses, and allied health professionals wishing to make use of QUOD biobank samples.
Entries are now open for applications for the first biannual QUOD Innovation competition, which is in partnership with the charity Live Life Give Life and the European Society for Organ Transplantation (ESOT).
Applications are welcome from researchers worldwide who wish to use up to £5,000 (GBP) worth of QUOD samples for their research. There are two prizes available, for researchers within and outside the ESOT congress 2025 host country (UK).
Charity-sponsored award
Live Life Give Life (LLGL) is offering pump-priming funding up to £5,000 (GPB) to research scientists, clinicians, nurses, and allied health professionals wishing to make use of QUOD biobank samples to enhance or develop a hypothesis-driven research project or for a new pilot study, in the fields of donation and transplantation, in a UK-based research institute or University. LLGL is particularly interested in projects using AI in conjunction with biobank samples.
Applicants should be working in the UK, either in transplant centres and be part of a team/unit involved in research within the fields of donation and transplantation. The applicant does not need to be a principal investigator but should be part of a larger research team and will require support from the research lead and/or head of department. In all cases, the project should be designed to improve patient outcomes (in the broadest terms) or have a clear line of sight to the clinic. Each application will be judged on the excellence of the applicant and project, together with the importance, quality, and relevance of the work.
Full details, including terms and conditions and how to apply, are available in the grant application form, which can be downloaded below.
Eligibility: researchers within the UK.
Industry-sponsored award
QUOD, in collaboration with ESOT, are offering pump-priming funding up to £5,000 (GPB) to research scientists, clinicians, nurses, and allied health professionals wishing to make use of QUOD biobank samples to enhance or develop a hypothesis-driven research project or for a new pilot study, in the fields of donation and transplantation, in research institutes or universities outside the UK.
Applicants should be working either in transplant centres and be part of a team/unit involved in research within the fields of donation and transplantation. The applicant does not need to be a principal investigator but should be part of a larger research team and will require support from the research lead and/or head of department. In all cases, the project should be designed to improve patient outcomes (in the broadest terms) or have a clear line of sight to the clinic. Each application will be judged on the excellence of the applicant and project, together with the importance, quality, and relevance of the work.
Full details, including terms and conditions and how to apply, are available in the grant application form, which can be downloaded below.
Eligibility: researchers outside the UK.
We particularly encourage applications from early-career researchers. The application process is competitive, and a committee will review all applications.
Shortlisted applicants will be invited to present their project in front of a judging panel at a special session at the ESOT Congress 2025 on Saturday 28th June, 2025.
The winner will be announced and presented with their award within the main ESOT congress (29th June to 2nd July 2025).
Applications close at 18:00 BST on Thursday 17 April, 2025.
If you have any queries, please contact the QUOD team: quod-research@nds.ox.ac.uk.
GOOD LUCK, EVERYONE!