Funder: UK Research and Innovation
Due Dates (Anticipated): September 2027 (Closing date)
Funding Amounts: No request limit; 80% of full economic costs and 100% of permitted exceptions for up to five years
Summary: Supports non-clinically active researchers to establish their own medical research niche, build a small team and transition towards independence.
Key Information: Applicants must not already hold a comparable early-independence fellowship or new investigator award.
Description
The Medical Research Council (MRC), part of UK Research and Innovation, runs this personal fellowship to help researchers establish their own research niche, begin building a team and make their first step towards independence. It combines protected research time with an ambitious programme of research training and personal career development, valuing intellectual, methodological and technical leadership equally.
Research must fall within MRC’s remit to improve human health, from basic studies relevant to disease mechanisms to translational and developmental clinical research. Supported areas include infections and immunity, molecular and cellular medicine, population and systems medicine, neurosciences and mental health, translation, global health, methodology and public health. Research placements at another UK organisation, overseas or in industry can support collaborative networks and cross-sector development.
