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Researching motor neurone disease: highlight notice

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.

Clinical research training fellowship

Apply for funding to undertake a PhD or to reacquire research skills.

Your research can focus on any area of MRC’s remit to improve human health.

You must be a registered healthcare professional, either:

  • planning to undertake a PhD or similar
  • a PhD graduate working outside of research, usually 5 or more years ago

Future Leaders Fellowships: round eight

Apply for funding to support ambitious research and innovation across UKRI’s remit.

You must be an early career researcher or innovator who is either:

  • looking to establish or transition to independence
  • developing their own original and ambitious plans within a commercial setting

AZ-MRC industry partnerships for academic clinicians

Apply for funding to embed within AstraZeneca, to gain knowledge and experience of the regulatory and clinical trial process involved in the development and registration of a new therapy.

You must be:

  • based at a UK research organisation
  • a registered healthcare professional
  • in receipt of MRC funding

Renewal scheme for current Future Leaders Fellows

Successful applicants to the Future Leaders Fellowships (FLF) scheme have the opportunity to extend their four-year fellowship by up to a further three years.

This funding opportunity is available to current FLF award holders only and should be a continuation of the original FLF fellowship.

FCDO-UKRI Senior Research Fellowships 2023

Exciting two year secondment opportunity for senior professorial level academics into FCDO, to use their deep specialist expertise in one of 10 areas to provide long term strategic guidance, rapid insight, independent challenge, thought leadership, help guide policy and shape direction of research.

Transition support for MRC intermediate fellows

Apply for transition funding for up to two years. This includes half of your salary.

You can apply if you:

  • hold an MRC career development award or clinician scientist fellowship
  • are in the final 18 months of your fellowship
  • have the support of an eligible research organisation

Senior clinical fellowship

Apply for support to become an internationally recognised research leader.

Your research can focus on any area of MRC’s remit to improve human health.

You must:

  • be a registered healthcare professional
  • have a PhD or equivalent
  • have experience leading research funded by a major funder
  • be managing your own independent research group

Future Leaders Fellowships: round 9

Funding to support ambitious research and innovation across UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)’s remit. You must be an early career researcher or innovator who is either:

  • looking to establish or transition to independence
  • developing your own original and ambitious plans within a commercial setting

UKRI Future Leaders Fellowships renewal meeting 10 (Invite only)

Successful applicants to the Future Leaders Fellowships (FLF) can apply to extend their four-year fellowship by up to a further three years. Renewals will continue to support the development of a leading-edge fellow and further their work to undertake adventurous, ambitious programmes that tackle difficult and novel challenges.

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