# Active travel facilitators and barriers within different populations

**Funder:** NIHR
**Application:** 2-stage: outline application → full application (letters of support permitted at full stage only)
**Eligible countries:** GB
**Official call:** https://www.nihr.ac.uk/funding/active-travel-facilitators-and-barriers-within-different-populations/2026377
**Last updated:** 30 Aug 2026

## Eligibility & scope

PHR Programme call on active travel facilitators and barriers within different population groups. Research must comply with the ESRC ethics framework or obtain NRES approval, indicating UK-based research. A 5-page research plan, flow diagram, logic model, and references page are mandatory at outline stage. Economic evaluation and stakeholder involvement are expected.

## Summary

The NIHR PHR Programme funds public health research on active travel facilitators and barriers across different population groups in Great Britain. This commissioned call requires health economic evaluation and emphasises reduction of health inequalities and generalisability of findings. A two-stage process begins with a 5-page outline application including flow diagram and logic model.

## Who should apply

- Public health researchers based at UK institutions
- Teams with capacity to conduct health economic evaluation
- Researchers with experience engaging diverse population groups
- Applicants equipped to address health inequalities in their research design

## Key dates

- Two-stage application: outline (5 A4 pages) followed by full application
- First listed 13 August 2026 (check NIHR website for deadline)

## Tips for applicants

- Include a logic model and flow diagram in the outline; these are mandatory and reviewed carefully.
- Position your work explicitly around health inequalities and generalisability, the panel weights these heavily.
- Health economic evaluation is required, not optional; build costing methodology into your outline.

## Frequently asked questions

### What is the outline stage of the NIHR PHR Programme active travel call?

A 5-page application on A4 paper that must include a flow diagram, logic model, and outline of health economic evaluation.

### Who is eligible for the NIHR PHR Programme active travel call?

Public health researchers at eligible UK institutions working on active travel facilitators and barriers across different population groups.

### Is health economic evaluation required for this NIHR call?

Yes, health economic evaluation is mandatory and must be outlined even at the outline application stage.

### What criteria does the NIHR panel use to assess active travel applications?

Public health need, value for money, potential to reduce health inequalities, and generalisability of findings.

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