Funding finder

Funding opportunity sorting options

54 opportunities found using the current filters, sorted by opening date

Funding opportunity list

Search and filter this list

Experimental medicine stage one

Apply for funding to undertake mechanistic studies in humans. Your application must include an intervention to investigate the causes, progression or treatment of human disease.

This is an ongoing funding opportunity. Stage one application rounds close every April and October.

African Research Leaders

Apply for funding to support exceptional early to mid-career African researchers to conduct excellent global health research across sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).

Researchers should be supported by an enthusiastic local research environment and by a UK-based partner as part of a partnership between the African and UK institutions.

Cancer Immunotherapy Response Research Platform

Apply for funding for a consortium to develop a broad utility, deep genotyping and phenotyping platform capable of generating breakthrough insights into patient response, adverse effects, and resistance to immunotherapy.

You must be a researcher employed at a research organisation eligible to apply for Medical Research Council (MRC) funding

Predoctoral clinical research training fellowship

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

Clinician scientist fellowship

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 remit to improve human health.

You must:

  • be a registered healthcare professional
  • have a PhD or equivalent
  • show evidence of career development

Postdoctoral clinical research training fellowship

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

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

South Africa-UK health research collaboration: multimorbidity of infectious diseases and NCDs

Apply for the UK–South Africa health research funding opportunity.

MRC and SAMRC will support research collaborations between South Africa, the UK and African researchers in the area of multimorbidity of infectious diseases and non-communicable diseases (NCDs).

South Africa-UK health research collaboration: non-communicable diseases

Apply for the UK-South Africa health research funding opportunity.

MRC and SAMRC will support research collaborations between South Africa, the UK and African researchers in the area of non-communicable diseases.

South Africa-UK health research collaboration: climate and health, one health and zoonosis

Apply for the UK-South Africa health research funding opportunity.

MRC and SAMRC will support research collaborations between South Africa, the UK and African researchers in the area of climate and health, one health and zoonosis.

This is the website for UKRI: our seven research councils, Research England and Innovate UK. Let us know if you have feedback or would like to help improve our online products and services.