Supported projects

All supported projects

To date, The Evelyn Trust has awarded 344 grants totalling over £22 million.

We are currently supporting 160 active grants worth £9 million (54 medical research projects, 103 health and wellbeing projects and 3 capital projects).

Of the grants which have been completed 98 were awarded for medical research and 98 were awarded for health and wellbeing projects in the Cambridgeshire area.

 

2021/22 The following grants have been made, totalling £1,192,839

  • 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
  • Volunteer training for Cambridge Re-use
  • Funding for a bike mechanic for Camtrust
  • National Youth Advocacy Service, to create positive change for young girls with mental health issues
  • For a Head Counsellor and support assistant at Cogwheel Counselling
  • The Cambridge Housing Society Ltd, for the Corona Community extension project
  • The Laughter Specialists, for their "Laughter connects us all" project
  • A healtheir communities project run by Arts and Minds
  • Two further physiotherapy scholarships for The Rooprai Spinal Trust
  • Turtle Dove Cambridge, to provide practical and emotional support to young women and girls. 

 

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 

 

 

 

 

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