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.
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Research Council of Norway (RCN)
Grant
3 November 2022
N/A
Open - no closing date
Apply for funding to research myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome, also known as ME/CFS.
Open
Fellowship, Grant
1 May 2003
1 May 2003
Open - no closing date
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.
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National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR)
Fellowship, Grant
9 December 2022
1 December 2022
Open - no closing date
Apply for funding for the application of artificial intelligence (AI), engineering biology, and quantum technologies in biomedical research and development.
You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for MRC funding.
Open
Grant
2 April 2024
1 April 2024 9:00am UK time
31 March 2025 4:00pm UK time
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 an eligible research organisation. Researchers transitioning to independence may be eligible to apply as a ‘new investigator’.
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Grant
£10,000,000
3 October 2023
3 October 2024 9:00am UK time
16 April 2025 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.
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Grant
£50,000,000
£26,250,000
25 September 2024
9 October 2024 9:00am UK time
13 February 2025 4:00pm UK time
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
Open
Fellowship
23 October 2024
23 October 2024 9:00am UK time
15 January 2025 4:00pm UK time
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
Open
Fellowship
23 October 2024
23 October 2024 9:00am UK time
15 January 2025 4:00pm 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
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Fellowship
23 October 2024
23 October 2024 9:00am UK time
15 January 2025 4:00pm UK time
Apply for funding to run a High Throughput Screen (HTS) using AstraZeneca’s compound library and screening robots.
Two funding opportunities per year with changing highlights. This funding opportunity will have a highlight on new targets related to autoimmunity or motor neurone disease.
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Grant
£1,000,000
£270,000
10 October 2024
31 October 2024 9:00am UK time
16 January 2025 4:00pm UK time