To apply for this funding opportunity, you must meet the eligibility criteria for MRC funding and must also:
hold a current award with an eligible funder or alternatively, you must have held an eligible award that has ended within the last two years, with an award end date not before 31 August 2021
have the support of an eligible research organisation
Open
Stem Cell Network (SCN) in Canada
Grant
£112,000
£9,500
25 September 2023
18 September 2023 9:00am UK time
31 October 2023 4:00pm UK time
Apply for MRC Centre of Research Excellence (MRC CoRE) funding to tackle complex and interdisciplinary health challenges.
You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for MRC funding.
Open
Grant
£50,000,000
£26,500,000
25 September 2023
25 September 2023 9:00am UK time
7 February 2024 4:00pm UK time
Apply for funding to be hosted at the National Cancer Institute to develop international collaborations and gain skills to underpin the next phase of your cancer research career.
You must be an early or mid-career researcher and your research can focus on any area within MRC’s or NIHR’s remit.
Open
National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Other
£4,000,000
£200,000
14 September 2023
14 September 2023
1 December 2023 1:00pm UK time
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
Upcoming
Fellowship
13 September 2023
12 October 2023 9:00am UK time
11 January 2024 4:00pm UK time
Apply for funding to improve the methods used by others in biomedical and health research and develop your career.
You must:
focus your project on methods research within scope of MRC or National Institute for Health and Care Research remit
have the support of a host research organisation eligible for MRC funding
Open
National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR)
Grant
£2,500,000
13 September 2023
13 September 2023 9:00am UK time
8 November 2023 4:00pm UK time
Apply for funding to improve the methods used by others in biomedical and health research.
You must:
focus your project on methods research within scope of MRC or National Institute for Health and Care Research
be a researcher employed by an eligible research organisation
Open
National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR)
Grant
£2,500,000
13 September 2023
13 September 2023 9:00am UK time
8 November 2023 4:00pm UK time
Apply for funding to lead a transdisciplinary research hub towards realising the health co-benefits of the UK transition to net zero.
You must:
be based at a research organisation eligible for UK Research and Innovation funding
meet individual eligibility requirements
The total fund is up to £30 million across five years to fund challenge-led hubs.
Open
National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR)
Grant
£30,000,000
£6,000,000
12 September 2023
12 September 2023 9:00am UK time
14 November 2023 4:00pm UK time
Apply for funding to establish an Accelerating the Green Economy Centre to support the growth of emerging green industries, in economic geographies across the UK.
Collaboration with stakeholders is essential.
You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) funding.
Upcoming
Grant
£25,000,000
£5,000,000
8 September 2023
To be confirmed
12 December 2023 4:00pm UK time
Apply for funding to develop and test novel therapeutics, medical devices, diagnostics and other interventions.
You must be a researcher employed at a research organisation eligible for MRC funding.
Open
Grant
£30,000,000
1 September 2023
1 September 2023 9:00am UK time
22 November 2023 4:00pm UK time
Apply for funding to develop and test novel therapeutics, medical devices, diagnostics and other interventions.
You must be a researcher employed at a research organisation eligible for MRC funding.
You must be invited to apply for stage two of this funding opportunity.
Open
Grant
£30,000,000
1 September 2023
1 September 2023 9:00am UK time
8 November 2023 4:00pm UK time