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Turing AI World-Leading Researcher Fellowships: round two

Apply for funding to undertake world-leading research to advance the field of artificial intelligence (AI) in the UK.

This opportunity is aimed at established researchers. International applicants are welcome. However, you must be based in the UK at an organisation eligible for UK Research and Innovation funding to hold the fellowship.

Opportunity status:
Closed
Funders:
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), Medical Research Council (MRC), Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), UK Research and Innovation
Funding type:
Fellowship
Total fund:
£8,000,000
Award range:
£3,000,000 - £5,000,000
Publication date:
25 March 2022
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Closing date:

Build on existing COVID-19 infrastructure, partnerships and resources

Apply for funding to build on existing COVID-19 collaborative infrastructure, partnerships and resources.

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

Proposals must be within remit of MRC’s four research boards.

Opportunity status:
Closed
Funders:
Medical Research Council (MRC)
Funding type:
Grant
Publication date:
22 March 2022
Opening date:
Closing date:

NUTRIMMUNE: study nutrition-responsiveness of the immune system

Apply for funding to research the direct relationship between nutrition, immune function and infectious diseases relating to metabolic disorders.

You must:

  • be a UK-based researcher as part of a transnational consortium of three to six partners
  • ensure the UK part of the project is within MRC’s remit.
Opportunity status:
Closed
Funders:
Medical Research Council (MRC)
Co-funders:
10 international funders through the Joint Programming Initiative on a Healthy Diet for a Healthy Life (JPI HDHL)
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£877,193
Award range:
£220,000 - £263,000
Publication date:
4 March 2022
Opening date:
Closing date:

Establish a 1.2 GHz nuclear magnetic resonance research facility

Apply for funding to procure, install, and operate a 1.2 GHz nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) facility in the UK.

The facility must benefit all relevant research communities.

Opportunity status:
Closed
Funders:
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), Medical Research Council (MRC), Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£17,000,000
Maximum award:
£17,000,000
Publication date:
22 February 2022
Opening date:
Closing date:

UK-Canada Globalink doctoral exchange scheme

Apply for funding to undertake a 12-week research placement in Canada.

You must be a doctoral student funded by a UKRI research council and working in any field.

Funding can be used for:

  • fees and stipends
  • research costs
  • travel and subsistence costs.

You may request up to £15,000 for each placement.

Opportunity status:
Closed
Funders:
Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), Medical Research Council (MRC), Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), UK Research and Innovation
Co-funders:
Mitacs
Funding type:
Grant
Publication date:
1 February 2022
Opening date:
Closing date:

Reducing global health non-communicable disease risk for young people

Apply for global health funding to reduce the risk of non-communicable diseases through implementation research.

You must:

  • be based at a UK research organisation eligible for UKRI funding
  • work in partnership with co-investigators based in low or middle income countries (LMICs) where the work will take place.

Your research must:

  • take a life course approach
  • focus on people aged 10 to 24 in LMICs.

Up to £5,000,000 is available (subject to quality). We expect to fund several projects.

Opportunity status:
Closed
Funders:
Medical Research Council (MRC)
Co-funders:
National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases (GACD)
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£5,000,000
Publication date:
17 January 2022
Opening date:
Closing date:

Partner with researchers in Switzerland

Apply for funding to develop new and existing partnerships with researchers in Switzerland.

You must:

  • be currently in receipt of an active UKRI grant to submit an application for the materials, synthetic biology, or life and physical sciences interface themes
  • have been a UKRI grant holder (within the last five years of the call closing date) to submit an application for the languages theme.
Opportunity status:
Closed
Funders:
UK Research and Innovation, Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), Medical Research Council (MRC)
Co-funders:
Part of a collaboration with the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF)
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£1,000,000
Maximum award:
£25,000
Publication date:
14 January 2022
Opening date:
Closing date:

Environmental sustainability in life sciences and medical practice

Apply for funding to research environmental sustainability in life science and medical practice.

Your application should:

  • show how you will support net zero carbon aspirations
  • seek to improve MRC’s understanding or provide practical solutions.
Opportunity status:
Closed
Funders:
Medical Research Council (MRC)
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£1,000,000
Maximum award:
£100,000
Publication date:
15 December 2021
Opening date:
Closing date:

Cell and oligonucleotide therapy fellowship with AstraZeneca

Apply for a fellowship to explore your own research ideas and develop links with industry, including secondments, training and mentorship.

Your research project should support the development of cell and oligonucleotide therapies.

You must have a PhD, or equivalent higher research degree, by the start of the fellowship.

This opportunity is open to both clinical and non-clinical researchers.

Opportunity status:
Closed
Funders:
Medical Research Council (MRC)
Co-funders:
AstraZeneca
Funding type:
Fellowship
Total fund:
£4,000,000
Maximum award:
£500,000
Publication date:
1 December 2021
Opening date:
Closing date:

Public health intervention development (PHIND): Jan 2022

Apply for funding for the early-stage development of an intervention that seeks to address a UK or global public health challenge.

Any researcher employed by an eligible research organisation, including MRC Institutes and Units (including those in Gambia and Uganda), can apply for this opportunity.

Opportunity status:
Closed
Funders:
Medical Research Council (MRC)
Funding type:
Grant
Maximum award:
£150,000
Publication date:
29 November 2021
Opening date:
Closing date:

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