Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£50,000,000
Maximum award:
£26,250,000
Publication date:
15 May 2025
Opening date:
15 May 2025 9:00am UK time
Closing date:
11 September 2025 4:00pm UK time
Apply for Medical Research Council Centre of Research Excellence (MRC CoRE) funding to tackle complex and interdisciplinary health challenges.
You must be invited to apply for this stage of the funding opportunity.
You must:
* be a researcher employed by an
* meet individual eligibility requirements
* have submitted an MRC CoRE round three outline application and, after successful assessment, have been invited to submit a full application
MRC CoREs will be funded for up to 14 years. Your award will initially last for seven years, with a further seven years based on successful review.
The maximum MRC contribution will be £21 million.
You can only apply for this funding opportunity if we have invited you to do so following a successful outline application.
To lead a project, you must be based at an eligible organisation. .
Who is eligible to apply
To be eligible to apply for this opportunity you must:
* be a researcher or technologist employed by an
* show that you will direct the project or be actively engaged in the work
* have the relevant expertise and experience to lead or contribute to an MRC CoRE and its research culture
* be part of a team that submitted an MRC CoRE round three outline application and, after successful assessment, have been invited to submit a full application to the second stage of this opportunity. Additional team applicants can be included that were not in the outline application
* applicants can be from a single eligible organisation or a partnership of eligible organisations
* because of the long duration of MRC CoREs applicants do not require a contract for the full duration of the award. By submitting the application, the research organisation is confirming support for the named applicants, that they are capable of taking part in the MRC CoRE and will accept its relevant terms and conditions
Applicants and other members of the team
International researchers
While international organisations cannot lead an application, you can include international co-leads and it is possible for an international researcher to apply as part of the leadership team. We expect international co-leads to offer expertise or facilities not available in the UK and to provide clear indicators of commitment to the MRC CoRE.
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