Apply for funding to take the next step towards becoming an independent researcher.
Your research must be in the remit of the Medical Research Council.
You must have:
- the skills and experience to ‘transition to independence’
- the support of an eligible host research organisation
- Upcoming
- Grant
- 27 November 2025
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To be confirmed
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Open - no closing date
Apply for funding to support research within the remit of the Medical Research Council.
You must be employed by an eligible research organisation.
You can involve more than one research group or organisation in the project.
- Upcoming
- Grant
- 27 November 2025
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To be confirmed
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Open - no closing date
Apply for funding to support partnerships to carry out novel collaborative activities between a team of researchers.
You must be employed by an eligible research organisation.
- Upcoming
- Grant
- 27 November 2025
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To be confirmed
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Open - no closing date
Apply for the opportunity to run the British Election Study between 2027 and 2037, and the funding for the 2029 UK general election in Great Britain and surveys aligned to local elections.
You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for ESRC funding.
- Upcoming
- Grant
- 11 December 2025
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To be confirmed
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To be confirmed
This is a pre-announcement for the opportunity to run the Northern Ireland Election Study (NIES) between 2026 and 2036, and the funding for the 2027 devolved election and the 2029 UK general election in Northern Ireland.
You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for ESRC funding.
- Upcoming
- Grant
- 12 December 2025
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To be confirmed
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To be confirmed