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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.

Published opportunity

Funding: Amount varies or is not published
Location: United Kingdom
Deadline: Open - no closing date
Provider: UKRI

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Published criteria

Who this opportunity is for.

Funding organisation: Medical Research Council (MRC)
Location: United Kingdom
Opens: 7 April 2026, 9:00 AM
Closes: Open - no closing date
Requirement: 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.
Funders: Medical Research Council (MRC)

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