Experimental medicine: invited stage two application

3 months ago


Swindon, United Kingdom NERC - the Natural Environment Research Council Full time
Opportunity status: Upcoming Funders: Funding type: Grant Total fund: £10,000,000 Publication date: 18 June 2024 Opening date: 9 July 2024 9:00am UK time Closing date: 4 September 2024 4:00pm UK time

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

Your project must:

  • include an experimental intervention or challenge in humans
  • focus on a mechanistic hypothesis
  • be academically-led

You must be based at an eligible research organisation.

There is no limit to the amount of funding you can apply for or the length of your project.

We will fund 80% of your project’s full economic cost.

This is an ongoing funding opportunity. Application rounds close every March and September.

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

Who can apply

You can only apply for this funding opportunity if we have invited you to do so following a successful stage one application.

Before applying for funding, check the .

UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has introduced new role types for funding opportunities being run on the new UKRI Funding Service.

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Who is eligible to apply

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

  • be employed by an 
  • show that you will direct the project and be actively engaged in the work
  • be part of a team that submitted an experimental medicine stage one application and, after successful assessment, have been invited to submit a stage two application for this funding opportunity. Additional team applicants can be included that were not in the stage one application

If you 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 you and the project 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 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 (international), where they will make a 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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