Meningitis Now
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Meningitis Now, the UK’s leading meningitis charity founded in 2013 from the merger of Meningitis Trust and Meningitis UK (both originating in the 1980s amid personal tragedies), is dedicated to saving lives and rebuilding futures for those affected by meningitis. Its mission centers on funding research, raising awareness, and delivering support across the UK, guided by values of honesty, independence, transparency, cost-effectiveness, and rigorous safeguarding. Distinctively, it blends patient-led research, direct survivor services, advocacy, and policy influence—like vaccination campaigns and partnerships on brain injury and hearing loss—to eliminate meningitis deaths and foster holistic recovery.
The charity prioritizes meningitis-specific initiatives, including laboratory/clinical research, PhD studentships, vaccine development, pilot projects, awareness campaigns in schools/communities (e.g., Beat It Now!), emotional/practical support for survivors (especially children, youth, and families), helplines, and programs like Believe & Achieve for young adults. Funding targets sustainable, evidence-based impacts on prevention, treatment, and after-effects, benefiting UK-wide communities through volunteers and collaborations.
Eligible applicants are UK-based academic institutions and established research groups with meningitis expertise; no income thresholds apply, but general charities without research focus are unsuitable. Applications require unsolicited preliminary proposals (EOI) during cyclical public calls (8-12 weeks to deadline, next unspecified), advancing to full proposals with ethics approval, peer review, and trustee decisions.
Grants typically range £30,000–£120,000 (up to £100,000+ for multi-year), excluding core costs, running expenses, or unrelated services. Meningitis Now stands out for its laser focus on meningitis, combining service provision with catalytic research and policy change, ideal for healthcare, youth wellbeing, and trauma recovery partners emphasizing UK-relevant innovation.
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Meningitis Now typically provides grants ranging from £30,000 - £120,000.
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Meningitis Now funds charities operating in UK.
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