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Medical Research Council

Funds Medical Research Council, the United Kingdom's principal public funder for biomedical and clinical investigation.

United Kingdom
Key stats
Annual funding£113M
Programs26
Active grants8
Total grants24
About

The Medical Research Council is one of the UK Research and Innovation councils and the country's main public funder for biomedical and clinical research. It sits under UKRI, reports through the wider science department structure, and has a disclosed annual grant budget of about GBP 113 million.

MRC supports discovery and translational work across disease mechanisms, diagnosis, treatment, preventi…

Programs & grants under this funder
Capacity building: clinical research training fellowship

A fellowship to help experienced clinicians reacquire research skills.

1 grant
Capacity building: clinical research training fellowship
Closed
- pool
Collaborate with the functional genomics screening laboratory

Collaborative CRISPR screening for complex human in vitro models.

1 grant
Collaborate with the functional genomics screening laboratory
Between cycles
- pool
Collaborate with the UK Human Functional Genomics Initiative

Test an academic-industry functional-genomics idea and generate early data.

1 grant
Collaborate with the UK Human Functional Genomics Initiative
Open
- pool
MRC Centre of Research Excellence (CoRE)

Funds long-term biomedical centres in the United Kingdom tackling cross-disciplinary challenges through multi-institution programmes.

1 grant
MRC CoRE Round 4 — Full
Closed
£50M pool
MRC Developmental Pathway Funding Scheme (DPFS)

Funds translational development in the United Kingdom for drug, device, and diagnostic innovation.

1 grant
DPFS Stage Two
Closed
£26M pool
Early independence: career development fellowship

A fellowship for medical researchers taking a first step towards independence.

1 grant
Early independence: career development fellowship
Closed
- pool
Early independence: clinician scientist fellowship

A fellowship for clinicians building an independent health research career.

1 grant
Early independence: clinician scientist fellowship
Closed
- pool
MRC Equip: Mid-Range Biomedical Equipment

Funds mid-range biomedical equipment upgrades in the United Kingdom to strengthen translational health research platforms.

1 grant
MRC Equip
Open
- pool
MRC Experimental Medicine

Supports medicine development in the United Kingdom by testing mechanistic hypotheses in early human studies.

1 grant
Experimental Medicine Stage One
Between cycles
- pool
Experimental medicine: invited stage two application

Funding for human experimental medicine projects testing mechanistic hypotheses.

1 grant
Experimental medicine: invited stage two application
Between cycles
- pool
Expression of interest: Precision prevention: biological mechanisms of response variation

Funding for human studies of biological mechanisms in precision prevention.

1 grant
Expression of interest: Precision prevention: biological mechanisms of response variation
Closed
- pool
MRC Gambling Harms Research Grants

Funds interdisciplinary projects in the United Kingdom studying gambling harms and improving prevention and treatment pathways.

1 grant
MRC Gambling Harms Research Grants
Open
- pool
MRC Industry Collaboration Framework (ICF)

Provides governance standards for industry collaboration in United Kingdom grants, including roles, ownership, and contribution planning.

MRC Impact Acceleration Accounts (IAA)

Provides institutional impact accounts that accelerate practical translation for biomedical groups within United Kingdom universities.

MRC New Investigator Research Grant: Applicant-Led

Supports new-generation United Kingdom researchers transitioning to independence through grants for early-stage scientific leadership.

1 grant
MRC New Investigator Research Grant
Between cycles
- pool
MRC Partnership Grant: Applicant-Led

Funds collaborative research partnerships in the United Kingdom by supporting infrastructure, capacity, and shared delivery among institutions.

1 grant
MRC Partnership Grant
Between cycles
- pool
Pre-announcement: Experimental medicine to define mechanisms of gambling disorder

Funding for human experimental medicine research on gambling disorder mechanisms.

1 grant
Pre-announcement: Experimental medicine to define mechanisms of gambling disorder
Between cycles
£10M pool
Professional doctorate: clinical research training fellowship

A fellowship for registered healthcare professionals undertaking a PhD or similar.

1 grant
Professional doctorate: clinical research training fellowship
Closed
- pool
MRC Research Grant: Applicant-Led

Funds United Kingdom researchers through opportunities for discovery and early translational work in biomedical priority areas.

1 grant
MRC Research Grant: Applicant-Led
Open
- pool·Rolling submission
Researching ME/CFS: priority area

MRC priority funding for ME/CFS research through existing grant or fellowship schemes.

1 grant
Researching ME/CFS: priority area
Between cycles
- pool
MRC / AstraZeneca Small Molecule High Throughput Screen

Funds public-private screening work in the United Kingdom through partnerships for small molecule exploration.

1 grant
MRC / AstraZeneca Small Molecule HTS
Between cycles
£1M pool
UK Obesity Research Institute: full application

Establish a collaborative institute for mechanistic obesity research.

1 grant
UK Obesity Research Institute: full application
Open
- pool
UKRI Translation: MRC Impact Acceleration Awards

Single-step support for high-risk medical product development.

1 grant
UKRI Translation: MRC Impact Acceleration Awards
Open
£300K pool
UKRI Translation: MRC Proof of Concept: stage one

Funding for academic-led development of novel health interventions.

1 grant
UKRI Translation: MRC Proof of Concept: stage one
Open
- pool
UKRI translation: MRC proof of concept: stage two

Funding for invited academic-led translational health projects.

1 grant
UKRI translation: MRC proof of concept: stage two
Open
£10M pool
Using the ‘Our Future Health’ data resource for research

Data access support for MRC-funded health research using Our Future Health.

1 grant
Using the ‘Our Future Health’ data resource for research
Between cycles
£1M pool
Parent entityUK Research and Innovation
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