Funder: UK Research and Innovation
Due Dates: Rolling (applications accepted continuously, no closing date)
Funding Amounts: No funding ceiling; 80% of full economic cost and 100% of permitted exceptions; up to five years
Summary: Supports new investigators undertaking discovery and early translational health research while establishing independent research careers.
Key Information: Applicants must be transitioning to independence, with eligible host support, and be the sole intellectual leader.
Description
The Medical Research Council (MRC), part of UK Research and Innovation, supports ambitious discovery and early translational research that advances understanding of human health and disease. Projects should uncover causes and mechanisms of disease, accelerate diagnosis, advance treatment or prevent human illness. Global perspectives are welcome, with overseas partnerships equitably led and co-designed.
The award combines a research project with other academic or clinical activities during the transition to independence. It helps investigators develop their own research profile, establish and lead a team, and pursue long-term career goals within a career structure supported by their host organisation. Unlike a fellowship supporting all the applicant’s time, it funds a justified proportion of contracted working time.
