Fellowships: before you apply

Guidance for fellowship applicants

Find out if you can apply for an MRC fellowship, how to apply, what you should consider before applying, and how to make changes to a fellowship once you’ve been awarded it

Skills and experience needed to win support

What you need to demonstrate in order to be considered suitable for a funding scheme

Choosing your route to independent investigator

How MRC helps postdoctoral researchers become independent investigators

Flexible working

How MRC supports flexible working patterns and supports researchers’ time off for a career break, maternity or paternity leave and more

Expectations of an MRC fellowship

The expectations on you, your research organisation and MRC

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