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Professional doctorate: 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

Data for metascience sandpit 2027

Apply to attend a five-day interactive sandpit to develop novel projects that can address multi-faceted metascience questions related to research and development policy and funding.

You will complete an expression of interest form to apply for the sandpit.

We expect to fund up to £2 million at 80% full economic cost (FEC).

Invite only: Chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) medical countermeasures R&D

Apply for funding for early-stage research into medical countermeasures, including vaccines, therapeutics and diagnostics, for chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) threats.

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

Early independence: clinician scientist fellowship

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

MRC: partnership grant: applicant-led

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.

MRC: new investigator research grant: applicant-led

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

MRC: research grant: applicant-led

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.

Capacity building: clinical research training fellowship

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

Experimental medicine: invited stage two application

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.

Experimental medicine stage one

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.

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