Capacity building: clinical research training fellowship
Forecasted
UK Research and Innovation's Capacity building: clinical research training fellowship helps healthcare PhDs reacquire research skills and rejoin clinical academic research across the MRC's scientific remit.
Funder: UK Research and Innovation
Due Dates (Anticipated): January 2027 | April 2027 | September 2027
Funding Amounts: Typically covers salary and project costs for 2–4 years; no upper funding limit but all costs must be justified; funds 80% FEC.
Summary: Supports registered healthcare professionals with a PhD (inactive in research for 5+ years) to reacquire research skills and re-establish clinical academic research careers across the MRC's remit.
Key Information: This is a forecasted opportunity; dates are projected and may change—check the program page for updates.
Description
This fellowship is designed to help registered healthcare professionals who hold a PhD or equivalent qualification and have been out of active research for five or more years to reacquire research skills and re-enter clinical academic research. The scheme supports a broad spectrum of research within the Medical Research Council’s (MRC) remit, including but not limited to infections and immunity, molecular and cellular medicine, neurosciences, public health, and translational research. The fellowship offers a flexible structure, supports part-time arrangements, and encourages integration of clinical work with research. Funding covers salary, research costs, training, and opportunities for collaboration, including placements at a second UK or overseas institution or in industry.
