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MRC: research grant: applicant-led

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: partnership grant: applicant-led

Apply for funding to support exciting and ambitious partnerships within the remit of the Medical Research Council.

You must be employed by an eligible research organisation.

Partnerships are novel collaborative activities between researchers to transform our understanding of human health and disease.

MRC: new investigator research grant: applicant-led

Apply for funding to take the next step towards becoming an independent researcher.

Your research must be in the remit of the Medical Research Council.

You must have:

  • the skills and experience to ‘transition to independence’
  • the support of an eligible host research organisation

ESRC React Awards (pilot): outline

Apply for responsive funding to generate time-critical research to support UK policymakers or frontline practitioners in public services.

You must be based at a UK organisation eligible for ESRC funding and have a confirmed public sector organisation partner who will use project outputs.

Experimental medicine: invited stage two application

Apply for funding to investigate the causes, progression and treatment of human disease. Your application must include an intervention in humans.

You must be based at an eligible research organisation.

You must be invited to apply for stage two of this funding opportunity.

Experimental medicine stage one

Apply for funding to investigate the causes, progression and treatment of human disease.

Your application must include an intervention in humans.

You must be a researcher based at a research organisation eligible to apply for Medical Research Council (MRC) funding.

BBSRC new investigator award: applicant-led mode

Apply for funding for a research grant in any area within the remit of the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC).

You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for BBSRC funding.

BBSRC standard research grant: applicant-led mode

Apply for funding for a research grant in any area within the remit of the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC).

You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for BBSRC funding.

Environmental sciences: Global Partnerships Seedcorn Fund 2026

Apply for funding to create new and sustainable global partnerships in environmental science.

You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for NERC funding.

The inclusion of one or more international project partners is mandatory.

Video games and gambling-related harms

Apply for funding to improve understanding of the relationship between gambling and video games and produce insights to inform policy and regulation, support interventions, and promote safe and responsible video games.

You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for UKRI funding.

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