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MRC career development award: Sep 2021

This award can help you become an independent investigator through a programme of research and training lasting up to five years.

We will provide your salary plus support for research staff, consumables, travel costs and appropriate capital equipment.

To apply, you must have:

  • research plans within MRC’s remit which do not overlap with those of your current group leader or proposed sponsor
  • a track record of challenging, original and productive research across past appointments, and an upward trajectory
  • identified opportunities for developing and progressing in your career.
Opportunity status:
Closed
Funders:
Medical Research Council (MRC)
Funding type:
Fellowship
Publication date:
24 September 2020
Opening date:
Closing date:

MRC senior non-clinical fellowships: Sep 2021

If you are a researcher with a track record of leading your own independent research, we can help you become an internationally-recognised leader in your field. We will contribute to your salary and project costs with no limit on the amount you can apply for.

Opportunity status:
Closed
Funders:
Medical Research Council (MRC)
Funding type:
Fellowship
Publication date:
23 October 2020
Opening date:
Closing date:

Clinician scientist fellowship: Jan 2022

Apply for funding to support your move to independent investigator. Your research can focus on any area of MRC’s remit to improve human health.

You must be a registered healthcare professional with a PhD.

You must be able to show:

  • evidence of career progression
  • clear plans to develop leadership in your own specialist area of research.
Opportunity status:
Closed
Funders:
Medical Research Council (MRC)
Funding type:
Fellowship
Publication date:
8 September 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:

Future Leaders Fellowships: round seven

This scheme is for early career researchers and innovators who are either:

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

We are offering funding to support ambitious research or innovation programmes across UKRI’s remit.

You must be based at, and have the support of, an eligible academic or non-academic institution.

Opportunity status:
Closed
Funders:
UK Research and Innovation, 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), Innovate UK, Medical Research Council (MRC), Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)
Funding type:
Fellowship
Total fund:
£100,000,000
Publication date:
15 June 2022
Opening date:
Closing date:

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
Opening date:
Closing date:

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.

Opportunity status:
Closed
Funders:
Medical Research Council (MRC)
Co-funders:
National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR)
Funding type:
Fellowship, Grant
Publication date:
9 December 2022
Opening date:
Closing date:

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
Opportunity status:
Closed
Funders:
Medical Research Council (MRC)
Funding type:
Fellowship
Publication date:
27 January 2023
Opening date:
Closing date:

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
Opportunity status:
Closed
Funders:
UK Research and Innovation, 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), Innovate UK
Funding type:
Fellowship
Publication date:
13 February 2023
Opening date:
Closing date:

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
Opportunity status:
Closed
Funders:
Medical Research Council (MRC)
Co-funders:
AstraZeneca (AZ)
Funding type:
Fellowship
Total fund:
£1,250,000
Publication date:
28 March 2023
Opening date:
Closing date:

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