Opportunity profile: Get yourself equipped

The Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust’s infrastructure funding scheme is fully focused on translational research

Top tips

• The fund will not normally support replacement of equipment used in routine research activities.
• The excellence and novelty of the research underpinning the application is a primary concern.
• All applications must be within translational research.
• Coordinate with your research office; only one application per calendar year per institution is allowed.

In 1964, businessman Jules Thorn set up a grant-making trust for medical research. Today, the Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust runs several schemes, including equipment grants under its Research Infrastructure Fund.