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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 based at a research organisation eligible for Medical Research Council (MRC) funding.

Published opportunity

Funding
Amount varies or is not published
Location
United Kingdom
Deadline
14 April 2027, 4:00 PM
Provider
UKRI
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Published criteria

Who this opportunity is for.

Funding organisation
Medical Research Council (MRC)
Location
United Kingdom
Opens
8 October 2026, 9:00 AM
Closes
14 April 2027, 4:00 PM
Requirement
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 a research organisation eligible for Medical Research Council (MRC) funding.
Funders
Medical Research Council (MRC)

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What to do next.

  1. 01
    Check the current terms

    Open the provider page and confirm the deadline, location and business-size rules have not changed.

  2. 02
    Compare it with your profile

    Use Ventra’s free matcher to see where this opportunity sits alongside other live routes and why it may fit.

  3. 03
    Prepare the evidence the provider requests

    The exact documents vary. Use the official application guidance as the final checklist before you submit.