Apply for an early independence fellowship if your research focus is within Medical Research Council (MRC) remit.
You must:
be a registered healthcare professional
have a PhD or equivalent
show evidence of career consolidation and productivity
show clear plans for establishing your own research niche
Upcoming
Fellowship
13 October 2026
21 October 2026 9:00am UK time
13 January 2027 4:00pm UK time
Apply for funding to support exciting and ambitious partnerships within the remit of the Medical Research Council.
You must be employed by an eligible research organisation.
Partnerships are novel collaborative activities between researchers to transform our understanding of human health and disease.
Open
Grant
12 October 2026
12 October 2026 9:00am UK time
Open - no closing date
Apply for funding to take the next step towards becoming an independent researcher.
Doing exciting and ambitious research within the remit of the Medical Research Council.
You must have the:
skills and experience to ‘transition to independence’
support of an eligible host research organisation
Open
Grant
12 October 2026
12 October 2026 9:00am UK time
Open - no closing date
Apply for funding to support exciting and ambitious research within the remit of the Medical Research Council, to transform our understanding of human health and disease
You must be employed by an eligible research organisation.
You can involve more than one research group or organisation in the project.
Open
Grant
12 October 2026
12 October 2026 9:00am UK time
Open - no closing date
Apply for funding to reacquire research skills.
Your research can focus on any area of Medical Research Council (MRC) remit to improve human health.
You must:
be a registered healthcare professional
be a PhD graduate working outside of research, usually five or more years ago
show plans to pursue a clinical academic research career
Upcoming
Fellowship
9 October 2026
21 October 2026 9:00am UK time
13 January 2027 4:00pm UK time
Apply for funding to investigate the causes, progression and treatment of human disease.
Your application must include an intervention in humans.
You must be based at a research organisation eligible for Medical Research Council (MRC) funding.
You must be invited to apply for stage two of this funding opportunity.
Open
Grant
8 October 2026
8 October 2026 9:00am UK time
24 February 2027 4:00pm UK time
Apply for funding to investigate the causes, progression and treatment of human disease.
Your application must include an intervention in humans.
You must be based at a research organisation eligible for Medical Research Council (MRC) funding.
Open
Grant
8 October 2026
8 October 2026 9:00am UK time
14 April 2027 4:00pm UK time
Apply for funding for academically led experimental medicine studies in humans that deepen understanding of the causal biological and psychosocial mechanisms underlying the effects of gambling activities, products and interventions on gambling disorder.
Open
Grant
£10,000,000
£3,000,000
6 October 2026
8 October 2026 9:00am UK time
14 April 2027 4:00pm UK time
Apply for funding to establish a Centre of Excellence for Regulatory Science and Innovation (CERSI) to address strategic regulatory science priorities through sustained programmes of research.
You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for Medical Research Council (MRC) funding.
Open
Office for Life Sciences
Grant
£20,000,000
22 September 2026
22 September 2026 9:00am UK time
12 January 2027 4:00pm UK time
Apply for funding that deepens understanding or supports solutions for the prevention and treatment of gambling-related harms.
To lead an application, you must be based at a research organisation eligible for UKRI funding.
Open
Grant
£18,000,000
£2,000,000
21 September 2026
21 September 2026 9:00am UK time
8 December 2026 4:00pm UK time