Early independence: clinician scientist fellowship
A fellowship for clinicians building an independent health research career.
This fellowship supports talented clinically active researchers who have gained a higher research degree and are moving towards research independence. It supports salary, research, training and development, alongside justified project costs.
It is for registered healthcare professionals with a PhD or equivalent, career consolidation and productivity across past appointments, and plans to establis…
In scope: research within MRC remit to improve human health, from basic studies with relevance to mechanisms of disease to translational and developmental clinical research. MRC science areas include infections and immunity; molecular and cellular medicine; population and systems medicine; neurosciences and mental health; translation; global health; methodology; and public health. Global health research should align with MRC’s core remit spanning biomedical discovery research to early translational research. Normally, fellowships would not be a suitable route to establish longitudinal population studies. Until further notice, only applications for core infrastructure support for existing longitudinal population studies with previous MRC support will be accepted.
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