These fellowships are for those looking to return to a research career after a break. Fellowships combine a personalised retraining programme with a challenging research project. They are flexible, usually lasting two years at 0.5 full-time equivalent, although some UKRI funders may award longer.
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UKRI and RCN have signed a Money Follows Cooperation agreement to enable collaborative applications between researchers in the UK and Norway. UKRI funding will be provided for co-investigators from Norway in successful applications.
Conditions will differ depending on the funding opportunity.
UKRI and FNR have signed a memorandum of understanding to enable and support applications between researchers in the UK and Luxembourg. UKRI will fund the UK component and FNR will fund the Luxembourg component of the application.
Conditions will differ depending on the funding opportunity.
Apply for funding to research myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome, also known as ME/CFS.
Apply for funding to research starting points for small molecule medicinal drugs.
You must be a researcher working at an eligible UK institution.
Apply for funding for a Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) focused on the applications and implications of artificial intelligence (AI).
You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for UKRI funding and have been successful at the outline stage.
Proposals are welcomed within priority areas addressing UK training needs in novel and existing AI technologies across the remit of UKRI.
This funding opportunity is only open to applications assessed in the outline stage of the EPSRC Centres for Doctoral Training (CDTs) funding exercise and invited to submit to the second stage.
EPSRC expects to commit up to £325 million to support approximately 40 CDTs across the engineering and physical science landscape.
Apply for funding to research motor neurone disease (MND).
You can get funding through any:
- grants from MRC research boards or panels
- MRC fellowships
You should apply through the existing funding opportunity that is most relevant to your science area and career stage.
Apply for global health funding to prevent non-communicable diseases in cities through implementation research.
You must:
- be based at a UK research organisation eligible for UK Research and Innovation funding
- work in partnership with co-investigators based in low or middle income countries where the work will take place
Your research must:
- have clear implications for reducing the onset or progression of non-communicable diseases in cities
- have clear implications for reducing health inequalities
Up to £5,000,000 is available (subject to quality). We expect to fund several projects.
Apply for funding to lead a cluster as part of a coordinated Human Functional Genomics Initiative.
You must:
- be based at an organisation eligible for MRC funding
- meet individual eligibility requirements
The total fund is up to £16 million and funding will last for four years. We anticipate funding four to five clusters.