Motions, questions and answers

Funding provided by the Scottish Government (Chief Scientist Office) for research falls into three broad areas of activity, i.e. research studies, capacity building and supporting infrastructure.
The specific amounts provided by condition are set out below although it should be noted that research studies (funded by non-commercial and third sector organisations) would also have benefited from the provision of service support costs and other generic resources which are not routinely recorded by condition.
Research Grants
The Chief Scientist Office supports response mode grant committees and a small catalytic grants scheme (2016-19). The committees which comprise independent experts as well as public representatives consider applications across broad research remits to address health and care challenges in Scotland. Applications are subject to independent expert peer-review with funding recommendations made by the committees. It should be noted that (1) funding rounds were significantly impacted in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic which saw a significant research response and (2) for 2021 to date only one of the two funding rounds has been completed.
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
Stroke
£85,339
£865,540
£645,018
£920,831
£0
£415,627
CVD
£766,921
£248,008
£312,147
£55,649
£0
£0
Cancer
£1,788,652
£1,718,367
£584,977
£979,022
£299,412
£892,797
Sight Loss
£0
£31,226
£0
£0
£0
£0
Capacity Building Schemes
Over the period 2016-2021 a number of capacity building schemes were active, including Clinical Fellowships and Senior Fellowships.
The funding awarded by clinical specialty is shown in the following table:
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
Stroke
£213,517
£0
£289,810
£0
£0
£0
CVD
£37,000
£20,000
£142,252
£144,278
£70,000
£104,000
Cancer
£533,000
£268,990
£766,111
£713,000
£676,935
£228,000
Sight Loss
£0
£60,000
£0
£0
£0
£75,000
No projects were recommended for funding by Research Grants or Capacity Panels over the period 2016-2021 in the area of hearing loss.
Infrastructure
Dedicated infrastructure support which was open to all eligibly funded research studies was as follows:
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
Stroke
£598,000
£604,000
£616,000
£616,000
£616,000
£641,000
CVD
£62,000
£64,000
£64,000
£66,424
£66,424
£68,923
Cancer
£442,000
£447,000
£456,000
£456,000
£456,000
£475,000
Hearing Loss
£356,152
£342,651
£391,752
£394,924
£398,924
£398,924
Sight Loss
£12,000
£14,000
£14,000
£14,404
£14,404
£14,821