You can apply for support to become an independent researcher, if your research focus is within Medical Research Council remit to improve human health.
You must:
have a PhD or equivalent
show evidence of career progression
show clear plans for establishing independence and developing as a leader in your area of research
Open
Fellowship
20 November 2024
20 November 2024 9:00am UK time
16 April 2025 4:00pm UK time
Apply for funding to develop and test novel therapeutics, medical devices, diagnostics and other interventions.
You must be employed at a research organisation eligible for MRC funding.
Open
Grant
£30,000,000
21 November 2024
21 November 2024 9:00am UK time
19 March 2025 4:00pm UK time
Apply for follow-on funding to enhance or expand on your existing Evaluation Development Fund award (EDF), generating or maximising causal evidence on spreading opportunities and reducing disparities for people and places across the UK.
Open
Grant
£1,500,000
£100,000 - £300,000
9 December 2024
9 December 2024 9:00am UK time
25 February 2025 4:00pm UK time
Apply for funding to develop and test novel therapeutics, medical devices, diagnostics and other interventions.
You must be employed at a research organisation eligible for MRC funding.
You must be invited to apply for stage two of this funding opportunity.
Open
Grant
£30,000,000
11 December 2024
11 December 2024 9:00am UK time
5 March 2025 4:00pm UK time
Apply for funding as part of a transnational consortium of three to five partners to improve knowledge of the neuroscience of pain using interdisciplinary approaches. This is an ERA-NET NEURON Joint Transnational Call. The Medical Research Council (MRC) are one of 19 organisations offering funding through the initiative.
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18 other international funders through the European Research Area Networks Network of European Funding for Neuroscience Research (ERA-NET NEURON)
Grant
£2,000,000
£312,500
6 February 2025
7 January 2025
6 March 2025 1:00pm UK time
Apply for funding to support research projects focused on infections and immunity.
You must be a researcher employed at a research organisation eligible to apply for MRC funding.
You can involve more than one research group or organisation in the project.
Open
Grant
10 January 2025
10 January 2025 9:00am UK time
30 April 2025 4:00pm UK time
Apply for funding to investigate the causes, progression and treatment of neurodegenerative conditions that give rise to dementia.
You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for MRC funding.
You must be invited to apply for this funding opportunity.
Open
Grant
£18,000,000
£5,000,000
10 January 2025
10 January 2025 9:00am UK time
6 March 2025 4:00pm UK time
Apply for funding to support research projects focused on molecular and cellular medicine.
You must be a researcher employed at a research organisation eligible to apply for MRC funding.
You can involve more than one research group or organisation in the project.
Open
Grant
10 January 2025
10 January 2025 9:00am UK time
30 April 2025 4:00pm UK time
Apply for funding to support research projects focused on population and systems medicine.
You must be a researcher employed at a research organisation eligible to apply for MRC funding.
You can involve more than one research group or organisation in the project.
Open
Grant
10 January 2025
10 January 2025 9:00am UK time
30 April 2025 4:00pm UK time
Apply for funding to support research projects focused on neurosciences and mental health.
You must be a researcher employed at a research organisation eligible to apply for MRC funding.
You can involve more than one research group or organisation in the project.
Open
Grant
10 January 2025
10 January 2025 9:00am UK time
30 April 2025 4:00pm UK time