Medical Research Council (MRC)

MRC funds research at the forefront of science to prevent illness, develop therapies and improve human health.

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Apply for funding to help your organisation’s research have an impact.

Your organisation must be eligible for funding from ones of these councils:

To be eligible to apply for EPSRC funding, your organisation must have been invited.

Opportunity status:: Upcoming
Funders:: Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), Medical Research Council (MRC), Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)
Funding type:: Grant
Publication date:: 10 June 2021
Opening date:: 6 July 2021
Closing date:: 6 October 2021 16:00 UK time

Apply for funding to investigate underlying mechanisms of pain across a range of conditions.

You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for MRC funding.

You must explain how you plan to involve people with lived experience of chronic pain.

Opportunity status:: Open
Funders:: Medical Research Council (MRC), Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)
Co-funders:: Versus Arthritis, Medical Research Foundation, Eli Lilly and Company UK
Funding type:: Grant
Total fund:: £10,500,000
Maximum award:: £1,000,000
Publication date:: 9 June 2021
Opening date:: 15 June 2021
Closing date:: 15 September 2021 16:00 UK time

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