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Supporting researchers to involve public at pre-application stage

Apply for funding to run a scheme at your research organisation to reimburse public partners who work with researchers to develop MRC research funding applications.

You must be based at a research organisation eligible for MRC funding.

Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP): 2025 to 2026 round two

UK registered academic institutions, research and technology organisations (RTOs) or Catapults can apply for a share of up to £9 million to fund innovation projects with businesses or not for profits.

Gap fund for early-stage development of new healthcare interventions

Apply to the Developmental Pathway Gap Fund to address a single-step evidence gap and de-risk the development of a new medicine, medical device, diagnostic test, or other medical intervention.

To apply, you must be based at a research organisation eligible for MRC funding.

Contracts for Innovation: READ-OUT digital cognitive dementia assessments

Organisations can apply for a single award of up to £600,000, inclusive of VAT. To implement and assess a dementia based digital cognitive assessment to be evaluated as part of the Real-world dementia outcomes (READ-OUT) study being managed by the University of Oxford.

Critical mass programmes to drive a sustainable future (invitation only)

Full stage proposals for critical-mass transdisciplinary research programs to drive the transition to sustainable technologies and operations, clean energy, circular materials or interseasonal energy storage, in the UK’s mid-to-long term future.
You must be invited to apply to this full stage.

Experimental medicine stage one

Apply for funding to investigate the causes, progression and treatment of human disease.

Your application must include an intervention in humans.

You must be a researcher based at a research organisation eligible to apply for MRC funding. Researchers transitioning to independence may be eligible to apply as a ‘new investigator’.

Career development award

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

Developing semiconductor hardware for critical technologies

UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £5 million. These feasibility studies will investigate ways to improve semiconductor design and manufacture within the UK to support critical technologies.

Full ADOPT grant: round one

Farming, growing or forestry businesses based in England can apply for a share of up to £2 million. This funding supports on-farm trial and demonstration projects to improve adoption of new ideas or solutions in the agricultural sector.

This is an Accelerating Development of Practices and Technologies (ADOPT) grant.

UKRI policy fellowships 2025

Spend 18 months as a UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) core policy fellow, Natural Hazards and Resilience policy fellow or What Works Innovation fellow to inform policy to address pressing national and global challenges.

You must:

  • be based at a UK based organisation eligible for UKRI funding
  • have a PhD or equivalent experience
  • be a researcher in an eligible discipline in accordance with the specific position applied for

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