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Postdoctoral clinical research training fellowship

Apply for funding to reacquire research skills.

Your research can focus on any area of Medical Research Council (MRC)’s 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 research career
Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Medical Research Council (MRC)
Funding type:
Fellowship
Publication date:
12 October 2023
Opening date:
Closing date:

Clinician scientist fellowship

Apply for support to become an independent researcher in a medical research field.

Your research can focus on any area of Medical Research Council’s remit to improve human health.

You must:

  • be a registered healthcare professional
  • have a PhD or equivalent
  • show evidence of career development
Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Medical Research Council (MRC)
Funding type:
Fellowship
Publication date:
12 October 2023
Opening date:
Closing date:

Predoctoral clinical research training fellowship

Apply for funding to undertake a PhD.

Your research can focus on any area of Medical Research Council (MRC)’s remit to improve human health.

You must:

  • be a registered healthcare professional
  • be at an appropriate point in your training to undertake a PhD
  • show plans to pursue a research career
Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Medical Research Council (MRC)
Funding type:
Fellowship
Publication date:
12 October 2023
Opening date:
Closing date:

Senior non-clinical fellowship

Apply for support to become an internationally recognised research leader.

Your research can focus on any area of MRC remit to improve human health.

You must:

  • have a PhD or equivalent
  • have experience leading research funded by a major funder
  • be managing your own independent research group
Opportunity status:
Closed
Funders:
Medical Research Council (MRC)
Funding type:
Fellowship
Publication date:
20 July 2023
Opening date:
Closing date:

Career development award

Apply for support to become an independent researcher in a medical research field.

Your research can focus on any area of Medical Research Councils (MRC)’s remit to improve human health.

You must:

  • have a PhD or equivalent
  • show evidence of career progression
  • show clear plans for developing as a leader in your area of research
Opportunity status:
Closed
Funders:
Medical Research Council (MRC)
Funding type:
Fellowship
Publication date:
20 July 2023
Opening date:
Closing date:

FCDO-UKRI Senior Research Fellowships 2023

Exciting two year secondment opportunity for senior professorial level academics into FCDO, to use their deep specialist expertise in one of 10 areas to provide long term strategic guidance, rapid insight, independent challenge, thought leadership, help guide policy and shape direction of research.

Opportunity status:
Closed
Funders:
UK Research and Innovation, Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), Medical Research Council (MRC), Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)
Co-funders:
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO)
Funding type:
Fellowship
Maximum award:
£120,000
Publication date:
5 July 2023
Opening date:
Closing date:

Renewal scheme for current Future Leaders Fellows

Successful applicants to the Future Leaders Fellowships (FLF) scheme have the opportunity to extend their four-year fellowship by up to a further three years.

This funding opportunity is available to current FLF award holders only and should be a continuation of the original FLF fellowship.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
UK Research and Innovation, Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), Medical Research Council (MRC), Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), Innovate UK
Funding type:
Fellowship
Maximum award:
£567,000
Publication date:
21 April 2023
Opening date:
Closing date:
Open - no closing date

AZ-MRC industry partnerships for academic clinicians

Apply for funding to embed within AstraZeneca, to gain knowledge and experience of the regulatory and clinical trial process involved in the development and registration of a new therapy.

You must be:

  • based at a UK research organisation
  • a registered healthcare professional
  • in receipt of MRC funding
Opportunity status:
Closed
Funders:
Medical Research Council (MRC)
Co-funders:
AstraZeneca (AZ)
Funding type:
Fellowship
Total fund:
£1,250,000
Publication date:
28 March 2023
Opening date:
Closing date:

Future Leaders Fellowships: round eight

Apply for funding to support ambitious research and innovation across UKRI’s remit.

You must be an early career researcher or innovator who is either:

  • looking to establish or transition to independence
  • developing their own original and ambitious plans within a commercial setting
Opportunity status:
Closed
Funders:
UK Research and Innovation, Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), Medical Research Council (MRC), Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), Innovate UK
Funding type:
Fellowship
Publication date:
13 February 2023
Opening date:
Closing date:

Clinical research training fellowship

Apply for funding to undertake a PhD or to reacquire research skills.

Your research can focus on any area of MRC’s remit to improve human health.

You must be a registered healthcare professional, either:

  • planning to undertake a PhD or similar
  • a PhD graduate working outside of research, usually 5 or more years ago
Opportunity status:
Closed
Funders:
Medical Research Council (MRC)
Funding type:
Fellowship
Publication date:
27 January 2023
Opening date:
Closing date:

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