Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Funding type:
Grant
Publication date:
1 May 2025
Opening date:
1 May 2025 9:00am UK time
Closing date:
4 September 2025 4:00pm UK time
Apply for funding to support research projects focused on infections and immunity.
You must be employed by a research organisation eligible to apply for Medical Research Council (MRC) funding.
You can involve more than one research group or organisation in the project.
There is no limit to the funding you can apply for, but it should be appropriate to the project. We will usually fund up to 80% of your project’s full economic cost.
Projects can last up to five years, but they typically last three to four years.
This is an ongoing funding opportunity.
To lead a project, you must be based at an eligible organisation. .
Who is eligible to apply
To be eligible to apply for this funding opportunity you must:
* show that you will direct the project and be actively engaged in the work
* focus your application within the research area of infections and immunity
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 this funding opportunity as a project lead if you are based at an international research organisation. This does not include project leads from MRC Unit The Gambia or MRC/UVRI Uganda Research Unit at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.
International researchers
As MRC is a lead funder for this funding opportunity, international researchers can apply as ‘project co-lead (international)’.
Project co-leads (international) make a major intellectual contribution to the design or conduct of the project. Their contribution and added value to the research should be clearly explained and justified in the application, see Applicant and team capability to deliver.
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