MRC: partnership: responsive mode

2 months ago

Swindon, United Kingdom NERC - the Natural Environment Research Council Full time
Opportunity status: Open Funders: Funding type: Grant Publication date: 18 September 2024 Opening date: 18 September 2024 9:00am UK time Closing date: 9 January 2025 4:00pm UK time

Apply for funding to support new partnerships between diverse groups of researchers within the remit of Medical Research Council (MRC).

You must be employed by a research organisation eligible to apply for MRC funding.

The grant will allow you to:

  • establish new, high-value collaborative activities or capabilities
  • add value to high-quality scientific programmes that are already supported by grants from MRC and other funders

Funding is available for between one and five years.

You must complete the pre-application stage and be invited to the full stage. This is an ongoing funding opportunity. Application rounds close every January, May and September.

You can only apply for this funding opportunity if we have invited you to do so following a successful pre-application. See How to apply for more information.

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Who is eligible to apply

To be eligible to apply for this funding opportunity you must:

  • be employed by an 
  • be aiming to create a novel partnership between a diverse group of researchers
  • plan to establish new, high-value collaborative activities or capabilities that add value to high-quality research programmes already supported by MRC or other funders
  • show that you will direct the project and be actively engaged in the work, or contribute to the academic leadership of the partnership
  • have completed the pre-application stage and been invited to the full application stage

You must focus your application within the research area of:

  • infections and immunity
  • molecular and cellular medicine
  • neurosciences and mental health
  • population and systems medicine

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
Who is not eligible to apply

You are not eligible to apply for a partnership grant if you want funding for a research project. You should instead consider a research grant or programme grant.

If you are based at an MRC institute, you are not eligible to apply for a partnership grant as the project lead. You can apply in any other role such as project co-lead.

You are also not eligible to apply for this funding opportunity as a project lead if you are based at an international research organisation. This does not include MRC Unit The Gambia or MRC/UVRI Uganda Research Unit at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine that are eligible to apply as project lead. Before applying for funding, check the .

International applicants

You can include international applicants as project co-leads where they will be making major intellectual contribution to the design or conduct of the project. The contribution and added value to the research collaboration should be clearly explained and justified in the application, see Applicant and team capability to deliver.

Equality, diversity and inclusion

We are committed to achieving equality of opportunity for all funding applicants. We encourage applications from a diverse range of researchers.

We support people to work in a way that suits their personal circumstances. This includes:

  • career breaks
  • support for people with caring responsibilities
  • flexible working
  • alternative working patterns

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