Supported projects
All supported projects
To date, The Evelyn Trust has awarded 291 grants totalling over £19.7 million.
There are 103 active grants of £6.7 million.
We are currently supporting 39 medical research projects, 61 health and wellbeing projects and 3 capital projects.
Of the grants which have been completed 96 were awarded for medical research and 92 were awarded for health and wellbeing projects in the Cambridgeshire area.
2021/22 The following grants have been made, totalling £1,086,404
- Research into human models for improving treatment of epilepsy in Rett syndrome
- Research into the transcriptomic profile of MPZL1 activation and cancer metastasis
- Research using the human nasal challenge model to define the cellular basis of viral innate immunity
- Jimmy's Cambridge, to support a Mental Health Practitioner
- Research into the use of non-invasive tests to improve the diagnosis of kidney cancer and reduce unnecessary surgery
- Caring Together, to provide an adult carers' counselling service
- Myelopathy.org, to develop minimum standards for patient education in Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy
- Development of a lifestyle approach (physical activity and nutrition) to help older people preserve strength, activity and quality of life
- Research into the generation of nerve-supporting cells from skin cells for future transplantation to promote human nerve regeneration
- Research into mitochondrial DNA damage in the brain
- Research into succinate supplementation in traumatic acute injury of the brain
- Young People's Counselling Service (YPCS), to develop their services into Fenland
- Cambridge Cyrenians, to support their Brighter Futures programme for homeless residents
- QTI Coalition of Colour, for their Communal Care - Battling Mental Distress project
- CPSL Mind, to provide wellbeing support to ARU students
- Safe Soulmates, to support their friendship and dating scheme for adults with additional needs
- SHINE, to improve the life chances of children with spina bifida and hydrocephalus in Cambridgeshire
- Research into pre-clinical models and clinical biomarkers of therapy-induced senescence in human non-small cell lung cancer
- Research into neutrophil phagosomal and phosphoproteomic responses to a simulated pyogenic environment
- Lives Set in Motion, to provide a SnapDragon Mark 2.4 powerchair for use as a loan machine to help clients assess the benefit of a permanent machine
2020/21 The following grants have been made, totalling £1,080,920
- The COMET20 research project into COVID Pneumonitis treatment by MesEnchymal Cell Transplantation
- Towards the COVID-19 Immune Phenotyping Programme (CIPP) and COVID National BioResource
- Research into obesity related liver disease
- Research into identifying the best source of cells for cartilage repair
- Research into the diagnosis of dementia and imaging of metabolic brain activity
- Research into novel drug-targets for autoimmunity
- For evaluating a simplifying processing strategy on speech perception in noise by adults with cochlear implants
- Research into the body’s repair and resolution molecules in COPD
- 20Twenty Productions CIC for the Neurons family learning project
- Cambridge Ethnic Community Forum for a project to improve immigrant and refugee women’s health and wellbeing through mobile arts
- Rowan Humberstone for a forest school for adults with a learning disability
- Cambridgeshire Consultancy in Counselling for a project improving mental health services for vulnerable people using new software
- Cambridge Aid to provide practical support for people with mental health problems as a result of COVID-19
- Rooprai Spinal Trust, funding four physiotherapy scholarships
- Disability Huntingdonshire for a caseworker to assist with PIP applications by people with mental health problems
- Connected Lives to provide early intervention for vulnerable parents/carers and their children
- Little Miracles to provide one-to-one support to children with additional needs, disabilities and/or life-limiting conditions, and their siblings
- Fenland Area Community Enterprise Trust for a new minibus
- Brampton Village Hub for a Men's Shed, to reduce social isolation and subsequent mental health issues
- Cambridge Acorn to support children’s mental health
- Fullscope for a creative care project aimed at vulnerable young people
- Tom's Trust for psychological support to children with brain tumours
- STARS for a child bereavement telephone advisory line
- Illuminate to support community sessions promoting good mental health
- The Child Brain Injury Trust (CBIT) to support children with brain injuries and their families
- The Sick Children's Trust for staffing and running Acorn and Chestnut Houses
- Cambridge Council for Voluntary Service to provide equipment, data and skills to the digitally disadvantaged
- Cambridge Breastfeeding Alliance for a breastfeeding drop-in online and in-person
- Versus Arthritis to help people live well with arthritis
- Blue Smile for a new groupwork project helping schoolchildren adjust to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
- Disability Peterborough for a case worker to support disabled people with the most complex needs
- The Latvian Community Association for an arts, crafts and book club to promote mental wellbeing
- Cogwheel Counselling for a clinical assistant and a Client Management System
- Cambridgeshire Older People’s Enterprise (COPE) for a programme of weekly discussions enabling older adults to interact with their peers via a special phone platform.
2019/20 The following grants were made, totalling £1,034,358
- The Defence Medical Welfare Service for a Welfare Support Officer at Addenbrooke’s Hospital
- for research into Charcot-Marie tooth treatments
- for research into the effectiveness of the flu vaccine in older people
- for research into patient management post radiofrequency ablation in Oesophageal Neoplasia
- CPSL Mind for Mums Matter Course
- for research into gastroinstestinal dysfunction in Parkinson’s Disease
- for research into genetic alterations causing lymphoma
- for research into endometrial dysfunction and cancer in obesity
- for research into DNA damage response in patient derived mini brain model
- Nene Valley Care Trust for their Bright Futures Project
- The Edmund Trust for a befriending service for young people with a learning disability
- The Brazleton Centre UK for ‘Thinking About Your Baby’ antenatal sessions
- Time to Talk for a mental health training book
- Disability Cambridgeshire for an early intervention caseworker for mental health and autism
- A Cambridge Evelyn Research Training Fellowship for research into psoriatic arthritis
- Talking in Tune for ‘Singing for Breathing’ classes
- Peterborough Citizens Advice Bureau for services at the Peterborough Cavell Centre
- The Laughter Specialists for a ‘Laughter and Communications Matter’ project
- Arts and Minds for an ‘Arts on Prescription’ course in Cambridge and St Ives
- Care Network Cambridgeshire for their ‘Open Arms’ project
- The Cogwheel Trust for a COVID-19 response project
- Rosmini Centre Wisbech for emergency support during COVID-19
- Care Network Cambridgeshire towards a rapid response service for COVID-19
- Blue Smile for their ‘Keeping in Touch’ support call service during COVID-19
- Cambridge Citizens Advice for a COVID-19 response project
- Disability Huntingdonshire for a COVID-19 response project
- Centre 33 for a COVID-19 response project
- Cambridge Family Mediation Service for a COVID-19 response project
- Addenbrooke’s Charitable Trust for a psychological support service for hospital staff during COVID-19
- Kings Hedges Family Support for family support workers
2018/19 The following grants were made, totalling £1,332,707
- A trial clinical psychology service for inflammatory bowel disease patients
- Cochlear implant design and stimulation for better hearing
- for research into cells defence against viruses such as Dengue and Zika
- Cambridgeshire Hearing Help for a network of Volunteer Community Leaders
- for research into abnormal blood vessel growth as a predictor of bone death in Gaucher Disease
- Stratified drug repositioning studies
- Understanding a virus that causes kidney transplant failure
- Ormiston Families for support to children with special educational needs
- Cambridge Citizens Advice Bureau for an extension of a GPs Surgery Advice Bureau
- for research into the immune signatures of heart transplant rejection
- Deafblind UK for a companion service for Deafblind people in Cambridgeshire
- East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices for a replacement wheelchair accessible vehicle for Milton Hospice
- Romsey Mill Trust for a young fathers’ project
- The Cambridge Women’s Resource Centre for birth as a medium for change
- PoetsIn for working with mental health issues in the community
- The Teapot Trust for art therapist for paediatric rheumatology at Addenbrooke’s Hospital
- No Gain No Pain for Syringe Drivers for Greater Peterborough and Fenland
- a Cambridge Evelyn Research Training Fellowship for research into kidney transplant HLA specific compatibility and risk
- Cambridge Re-Use for a Customer Support Coordinator to help people on low incomes improve their living environment
- Disability Information Service Huntingdonshire for the provision of benefits advice, guidance and advocacy for disabled and older people and their carers in Huntingdonshire
- CHS Group towards building remodelling for a youth support facility
- Cambridge Junction for a film making project
- Spectrum Cambridge for a coverage worker
- YOPEY for a Dementia Befriender Scheme in East Cambridgeshire and the Cambridgeshire Fens
- MAGPAS for an Air Ambulance Operations Base and Evelyn Training Centre
- Funding three years of Summer Studentships for Medical Students
- Wintercomfort for a new vehicle for Food4Food
2017/18 The following grants were made, totalling £921,460
- Centre 33 to run a mental health project for 15 to 20 year olds
- Red2Green supporting a mental health project
- for research into the role of somatic mutations in dementia
- for analysis of the brain’s network in dementia
- to study the transmission of Staphylococcus in schools
- a collaboration between Blue Smile, Cambridge Family Mediation Service and Relate to support families
- for research into cryotherapy of peripheral retina and visual function
- Stars Children’s Bereavement Support Services for a bereavement support service
- Arthur Rank Hospice Charity for a hospice at home day service in Fenland
- Centre 33 for a pilot mental health service in secondary schools
- for research into variable decline in insulin-producing cells in Type 1 Diabetes
- to purchase equipment for research into Leukaemia
- for research into tissue-degrading virulence factors
- Waterbeach Parish Council for a community warden scheme
- Eddie’s for expanding a family support service to East Cambs and Fenland
- Cambridge Central Aid Society to provide support for people with health needs
- a Cambridge Evelyn Research Training Fellowship researching into palliative care for frail older people
- Cambridgeshire Deaf Association for purchase video equipment
- Cambridge Community Arts for community art in Fenland
- The Cambridge Acorn Project for therapeutic use of the Tetris video game
- 20TwentyProductions CIC for the development of an App for Carers Trust
- Maggie’s Wallace Cambridge for arts and kids days projects
- The Rooprai Spinal Trust for four treatment scholarships
- Cruse Bereavement Care Training for Fenland Bereavement Support Volunteers
2016/17 The following grants were made, totalling £1,026,419
- Rosmini Centre in Wisbech for a project to support families
- Cambridge Citizens Advice Bureau to run a pilot information service in GP surgeries
- for research into brain inflammation in early dementia in Parkinson’s Disease
- funding three years of Summer Studentships for Medical Students
- to develop a predictive tool for Prostate Cancer
- Home-Start Cambridgeshire to support families with mental health needs
- for research into SAMHD1, Mitochondria and Immune Signalling
- to purchase mitochondrial research equipment
- enabling the commencement of a doctors’ support service
- for research into normothermic kidney transplant preservation
- for research into mechanical ventilation alteration in preterm babies
- for a neonatal stroke imaging study
- Little Miracles for the provision of counselling and talking therapies
- Cambridge Community Foundation for the Healthy Fenland Fund
- Hope into Action to enable expansion of their services
- Cambridge Rare Diseases Network supporting the role of Chief Executive
- Cambridge Volunteer Centre for a supported volunteering scheme
- a Cambridge Evelyn Research Training Fellowship researching metabolic consequences of GI Surgery
- the Sir Patrick Sissons Evelyn Trust Post Doctoral Fellowship in immunology, inflammation and infectious disease
2015/16 The following grants were made, totalling £860,500
- a telemedicine follow up service for outpatients with a rare form of stroke
- a collaborative project by Cambridge Family Mediation Service, Blue Smile and Relate to develop an early intervention group for disadvantaged children
- One Voice for Travellers working with Gypsy and Traveller families to help young people with drug and alcohol abuse
- for research into the bedside measurement of brain activity in vegetative and minimally conscious patients
- Hildersham Parochial Church Council for a Parish Nurse
- renovations to a homeless day centre by Wintercomfort
- for research into DNA sequence changes in a gene causing stroke
- a project manager for Cambridge City Family Social Enterprise
- for research into the detection of HIV latency
- for research into the imaging of malignant brain tumours
- for research into the imaging of brain metabolism after a stroke
- for research into the ‘human mini gut model’
- for research into imaging to distinguish areas of prostate cancer
- a course by Maggie’s Wallace for survivors of cancer
- Care Network Cambridgeshire for a scheme to introduce older and isolated people to community and health services
- Training for Anxiety Management by Illuminate
- an Evelyn Trust Clinical Research Fellowship in Perinatal Neuroscience
- an Evelyn Trust Research Training Fellowship into the regulation of cell surface receptors by the pulmonary hypoxic response
- The Acorn Project for developing a new model of social work
- The Meadows Children and Family Wing funding a training programme
2014/15 The following grants were made, totalling £1.18m
- support for a clinical psychologist for Tom’s Trust
- Arthur Rank Hospice Charity for a Day Centre at a new hospice
- for research into Crohn’s Disease
- for research into gut health in critically ill children
- for research into ageing and the response to vaccination
- for research into kidney transplant compatability and organ allocation
- for development of an electronic pain recording system for patients
- for developing services to help stroke survivors return to work
- for research into approaches to surgery using stromal/stem cells
- for a long term conditions prevention project at a GP practice
- an Evelyn Trust Research Training Fellowship into the genetics of obesity
- an Evelyn Trust Clinical Research Training Fellowship in Perinatal Neuroscience
- to Home-Start Cambridgeshire for a mental health first aid training project
- to Young People March for a drop in project for 16 to 25 year olds
- to Illuminate for a programme for unemployed people with mental health issues
2013/14 The following grants were made, totalling £2.59 million
- The Evelyn Cambridge Surgical Training Centre
- The Evelyn Research Endoscopy Suite
- for research into extra cellular RNAs in neuro-immune interactions
- for research into anti-oxidant therapy after renal transplantation
- for research into links between Parkinson’s and Gaucher Disease
- for research into microbial triggers of inflammatory bowel disease
- for research into imaging non-invasively to diagnose kidney injury
- for research into the suppression of the pituitary to detect small tumours
- an Evelyn Trust Research Training Fellowship for research into chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- an Evelyn Trust Clinical Research Fellowship in Perinatal Neuroscience
- to The Cogwheel Trust for the development of a volunteer counselling programme
- to Cambridge Hearing Help for a Session Supervisor to support the Fenland Service
- to CATCH for a proposed social enterprise to support family mental health needs in Cambridge
- to Cambridgeshire Music for music therapy for children with autism
2012/13 The following grants were made, totalling £590,000
- for research into inflammatory bowel disease in children
- for summer studentships
- for research into new tests for dementia
- for gene studies for Huntingdon's disease
- for research into fats, liver damage and diabetes
- to Centre 33 for refurbishment of the centre
- to Fledglings for Cambridgeshire expansion
- to The Sick Children's Trust for the construction of a family bedroom in Chestnut House at the Rosie Hospital
- two Evelyn Trust Training Fellowships were awarded for an acute kidney injury study and research into hormone markers for thyroid treatment
2011/12 The following grants were made, totalling £562,000
- for research into womb stretch
- for research into stem cells for lung disease
- for research into anca-associated vasculitis
- for research into an oesophageal squamous cell cancer test
- for research into glucose control in very pre term infants
- for palliative care
- to Cambridge Family Mediation Service for expansion of mediation presence in court
- to Arts and Minds for ‘Arts on Prescription’ for adults with anxiety and depression The Laughter Specialists for a programme of entertainment for children in hospital
- to The Sick Children's Trust to provide furniture for a bedroom in Chestnut House at the Rosie Hospital
- for an AutoMACS Classic Cell Separator
- an Evelyn Trust Research Training Fellowship was also awarded for research into hip osteoarthritis
2010/2011 The following grants were made, totalling £577,000
- for research into insulin resistance in obese people
- for core equipment for cell biology research
- for research into Marfan Syndrome
- for a flow cytometer for human immunology
- for research into brain cancer
- for research into brain repair after alemtuzumeb treatment of MS
- for further research into peanut allergy
- to The Wallace Foundation for cancer care
- an Evelyn Trust Research Training Fellowship was also awarded for research into the development of novel therapeutics for inhibiting HIV replication
2009/10 The following grants were made, totalling £1.65 million
- for the Rosie Hospital Campaign
- for research into diabetes in pregnancy
- for the creation of a translational research laboratory for haematological disorders
- for research into fracture risk and bone health
- for research into monitoring the control of blood flow to the brain of premature babies
- for research into the selection of tissue markers in the treatment of prostate cancer
- for research into the role of inflammation and abnormal blood vessels in abnormal aortic aneurysm
- to Cambridge Family Mediation Service for resolution of family disputes
- to Anglia Ruskin University for instrumentation and software for a visual function assessment suite
- an Evelyn Trust Research Training Fellowship was also awarded for research into the response of macrophages to non-tuberculous mycobacteria
2008/9 The following grants were made, totalling £2.0 million
- for research into learning disability in children
- for research into measurement of fats in liver
- for research into obesity
- for research into adolescent depression
- for research into peanut allergy
- for research into premature birth
- to Lifecraft for mental health support
- Establishing The Evelyn Neuro-Rehabilitation Project: a collaborative venture between Addenbrooke's, the University, the PCT, Oliver Zangwill Centre and Headway for community based neuro-rehabilitation
- support for medical students on summer studentships
- to Teenage Cancer Trust for the cancer unit for teenagers at Addenbrooke’s
- an Evelyn Trust Training Fellowship was also awarded for research into the prediction of rejection episodes following kidney transplantation
2007/8 The following grants were made, totalling £1.1 million
- for research into pre-eclampsia
- for research into who may be affected by fetomaternal alloimmune thrombocytopenia
- for research into bone marrow stem cells in MS patients
- for research into the prediction of heart attacks
- for research into the storing and preparing of transplant organs
- for research into bringing engineering skills to clinical needs
- for research into intrasex disorders
- for research into statistical analysis of livers for transplantation
- for research into rheumatoid arthritis
- to Cambridge Mental Welfare Association for the extension of day services
- to Huntingdonshire's Children's Charity for a play area and parents’ roomto The Cogwheel Trust for their ‘Transforming Lives’ project and support for community counselling resources
2006/7 The following applications were supported for a total of £1.0 million
- for research into better blood pressure control and reduction in drug usage
- for equipment for study to improve clinical outcomes for patients with autoimmune diseases
- Fitzwilliam College for renovating and equipping medical teaching rooms
- for trials of cognition enhancing drugs for patients with head injuries
- for research into use of glucosamine in restoring protective responses to low blood glucose in diabetics
- for generation of human embryonic stem cells for clinical use and further therapeutic applications
- for palliative care
- for research into treatment of bronchiectasis
- for increasing supply of human lungs for transplant by ex-vivo lung perfusion
- for Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis genetics research
- Alzheimer's Society to support new outworkers
2005/6 The following applications were supported for a total of £780,000
- for research into possibilities of resuscitation of a non heart beating donor heart sufficiently for clinical transplantation
- for procurement of a de Vinci machine and laparoscopic robotic surgery for treatment of prostate cancer
- The Mary Wallace Foundation for training Addenbrooke’s cancer patients or their carers in self-help techniques of manual lymphatic drainage.
- Cambridge-Yale Cardiovascular Research Programme for research projects jointly with Yale for the better treatment of cardiovascular injury and disease
- for research into immune response to papillomavirus in women with cervical neoplasia
- for placebo-controlled clinical trial of treatment with angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors in rheumatoid arthritis
- to Hope Nursing Home for a new wheelchair ambulance
- for funding pilot study of patients with head injury
- for research into retina detachment
- Cambridge Family Mediation Service for counselling and support to separating couples and their families
2004/5 and earlier - the following applications were supported for a total of £740,000
- for children’s services at Addenbrooke's
- Sick Children’s Trust for Acorn House extension at Addenbrooke's
- Mary Wallace Foundation for cancer counselling at Addenbrooke’s
- for brain tumour imaging equipment
- The Cogwheel Trust for community counselling
- for a Breast Cancer Research Unit at Addenbrooke’s
- for research into functional & molecular characterisation of serotonin receptors in human myometrium
- University of Cambridge Counselling Service to improve access to counselling support by training students in counselling skills