MRC: research grant: applicant-led
Needs review: award amount not stated in source data
MRC: research grant: applicant-led is a funding call from UKRI – Medical Research Council (MRC) that has no fixed deadline (rolling). Funding: not stated in source data — see the official call. Eligibility: Open to UK research organisations eligible for UKRI funding (universities, approved institutes); the project lead must direct the work.
- Funder
- UKRI – Medical Research Council (MRC)
- Deadline
- Rolling / no fixed deadline
- Amount
- Not stated in source data — see call
- Region / eligibility
- United Kingdom
- Career stage
- established / PI
- Fields
- chemistry
- Reference
- —
- Official call
- UKRI listing
Eligibility in plain language
Open to UK research organisations eligible for UKRI funding (universities, approved institutes); the project lead must direct the work.
Who should apply
Synthetic, physical and analytical chemists — best fit for PIs and research groups.
Summary from source
Apply for funding to support exciting and ambitious research within the remit of the Medical Research Council, to transform our understanding of human health and disease You must be employed by an eligible research organisation. You can involve more than one research group or organisation in the project. MRC
Raw eligibility text
This opportunity is open to organisations with standard eligibility. Check if your organisation is eligible . Who is eligible to apply To be eligible to apply for this funding opportunity you must show that you will direct the project and be actively engaged in the work. For applicants who do not have a contract of employment for the duration of the proposed project, by submitting an application, the research organisation is confirming if it is successful: contracts will be extended beyond the end date of the project all necessary support for the project and the applicants will be provided, including mentorship and career development for early career researchers Demand management You can only be project lead on one application at a time across MRC’s applicant-led responsive funding opportunities (research, partnership and new investigator). If you submit another application while one is being assessed, the new application will be rejected. You should wait until you receive a decision on your current application before submitting another. Resubmissions We will not accept uninvited resubmission of applications that were submitted after 1 April 2026 to MRC or the rest of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI). An uninvited resubmission is an application that was previously unsuccessful and has been submitted again without being invited by MRC. This includes applications that are unchanged, minimally revised, or substantially the same as the original submission. Uninvited resubmission