The following guidance applies if your project is funded by the Medical Research Council (MRC).
For most MRC funded awards you will need to follow the standard UKRI guidance for requesting a change to your project unless:
- your project is translational research
- you are unable to manage the change within the award value
MRC translational research
If your project is funded through a Developmental Pathway Funding Scheme or Experimental Medicine award, you must request any changes by emailing the:
- translational research team at DPFSandDCS@mrc.ukri.org
- experimental medicine team at experimental.medicine@mrc.ukri.org
Do not submit a grant maintenance request in Je-S or a change request in the UKRI Funding Service.
Funded extensions to intermediate fellowships
You can request a funded extension to your MRC Career Development Award or Clinician Scientist Fellowship award if your research has been impacted by multiple issues.
See our guidance for funded extensions to intermediate fellowships including eligibility and how to request a funded extension.
Pay parity for clinical researchers
If your request for additional funding is related to the MRC commitment to pay parity for clinical researchers this should be submitted as a grant maintenance request via Je-S. If your award is in the Funding Service then it was amended before the award.
Requests for additional funding
In rare circumstances, we may provide additional funding for a project if unforeseen circumstances prevent you from meeting key obligations within the award value. This may include, but is not limited to, responsibilities to living participants (animals or humans).
Contact us for a Post Award Amendment form by emailing PAA@mrc.ukri.org
You will need to provide:
- the exact amount of additional funding you are requesting
- why it is needed and how it will affect delivery of a significant part of the project
- why the project needs to continue and the risks of it not doing so, relative to the original project scope and aims
- the work carried out to date
- the activities that you still need to complete
- how the requirement for additional funding arose, why it was not anticipated and any action you have taken to correct it
This is so that we can assess if the additional funding requested is appropriate for your award and circumstances.
You should answer as fully and clearly as possible. There is no limit to the amount of information you can provide.
If you need to request both additional funding and additional time contact us about your additional funding requirements before submitting a grant maintenance request in Je-S or change request in the Funding Service.
How we assess your request
Your change request will be processed under MRCs Post Award Amendment process if it is related to:
- changes to the aims and objectives of your project
- changes to research involving human or animal participants
- exceptionally requesting more funds
Requests will be assessed by a panel of senior MRC staff, usually a head of theme and two programme managers. Panels meet every four to six weeks.
How you will be notified
You will be notified of the decision by email.
There is no set time for when you might receive a decision. We aim to respond as quickly as possible.
If we approve additional funding we will let you know the terms under which it is being granted.
If we do not approve we will give you feedback about why this decision was made.