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Future Leaders Fellowships: round 10, business and non-academic

UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £110 million for ambitious research and innovation projects in any sector, and tailored support to develop careers for future leaders.

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

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

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 (MRC) remit to improve human health.

You must:

  • be a registered healthcare professional
  • have a PhD or equivalent
  • show evidence of career development

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 a researcher based at a research organisation eligible to apply for MRC funding. Researchers transitioning to independence may be eligible to apply as a ‘new investigator’.

MRC Centre of Research Excellence: round four: outline application

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.

Pre-announcement: ADR UK Research Fellowships 2025

Apply for Administrative Data Research UK (ADR UK) Research Fellowship funding, to use ADR England flagship data for research. Fellowships can be up to 18 months in duration and cost a maximum of £200,000 (100% FEC).

You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for ESRC funding.

Network Plus: antifungal resistance in the environment

Apply for funding to develop a Network Plus to investigate how antifungal resistance emerges and spreads in the environment through healthcare, agriculture, and household mould-preventative product use.

You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for NERC funding.

BBSRC new investigator award: 2026 round one: applicant-led mode

Apply for funding for a research grant in any area within the remit of Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC).

You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for BBSRC funding.

Early career fellowships in cultural and heritage institutions: 2025

Apply for funding to conduct research at participating cultural and heritage institutions.

You must:

  • be an early career researcher
  • hold a doctorate in a relevant subject or have equivalent professional experience

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