National Science Foundation (NSF), National Institutes of Health (NIH), US Department of Agriculture (USDA), US, Israel Binational Science Foundation and National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)
Met Office, National Physical Laboratory (NPL), Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC), Department for Transport (DfT), Scottish Government and Welsh Government
Apply for funding to research the reasons for vulnerability to COVID-19 and the differential social, cultural and economic impacts of the pandemic on minority ethnic groups.
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.
You can apply if you are a research-qualified healthcare professional at consultant level or equivalent, not currently undertaking any substantial research activity, and looking to develop your research interests through collaborative high-quality research partnerships.
For early career researchers in a multidisciplinary team with at least one researcher with neuroscience or mental health expertise and one with immunology expertise.
Funding for up to 24 months. This funding opportunity is aimed at generating data to provide a strong evidence base and clear rationale for larger programmes of research.
Open to MRC Career Development Awards or Clinician Scientist Fellowships in the final 12-18 months of their fellowship.
Provides short-term support of up to two years, while outputs are achieved, enabling them to meet their full potential or be in a position to secure their next position.
Researchers can apply for funding to improve the methods being used in wider biomedical and health research. The programme is jointly funded by MRC and the National Institute for Health Research, and the programme welcomes research that falls within the remit of either funder.
We will normally award up to £500,000 and support 80% of the full economic costs of your proposal.
Funding is available from MRC’s Infections and Immunity Board to support researchers ready to progress to independence through their first major grant as a principal investigator.
There is no limit to the funding that you can request. This funding opportunity runs three times every year.