Strategic Fund

The Nuffield Foundation's Strategic Fund supports new, transformative ideas that are capable of anticipating and addressing the most significant themes and developments shaping the UK public policy agenda. With up to £15 million available, the Fund invites proposals that respond to one or more of five priority questions set out in their Strategic Review. These are major grants, typically in the range of £1-3 million each, designed to combine rigorous research with a clear focus on impact. The Foundation is particularly keen to fund multidisciplinary work as well as experimental and innovative approaches with the aim of improving people's lives in the UK. Projects should be original and ambitious, confronting the scale and urgency of the UK's biggest social and economic challenges. The Fund expects proposals to address priority areas including building a prosperous and fair society, creating an inclusive society, ensuring science and technology work for people, developing climate policies that promote fairness, and building effective and trustworthy institutions.