Grant opportunity

MRC Centres of Excellence for Regulatory Science and Innovation

Five-year centres with initial three-year awards focused on regulatory science priorities.

Research Centre GrantRegulatory sciencebiomedical innovationUnited Kingdom
Funder
MRC / UKRI / Office for Life Sciences
Opened 22 Sep 2026; closes 12 Jan 2027
Opened 22 Sep 2026; closes 12 Jan 2027: Jan 12, 2027
Award
£20 million total; four centres expected
Applicant
United Kingdom
Discipline
Health and Biomedical Sciences
Region
United Kingdom
Posted
Sep 28, 2026

Call summary

Overview

MRC Centres of Excellence for Regulatory Science and Innovation is a research centre grant from MRC / UKRI / Office for Life Sciences. Five-year centres with initial three-year awards focused on regulatory science priorities. It focuses on Regulatory science; biomedical innovation and is relevant to United Kingdom.

Who can apply

Eligible applicants and locations: United Kingdom. Confirm any institutional, citizenship, career-stage and partnership requirements on the official call page.

What it supports

  • Regulatory science; biomedical innovation
  • Research Centre Grant
  • United Kingdom

Funding and duration

  • £20 million total; four centres expected
  • See the official call page for funding and support details

Opened 22 Sep 2026; closes 12 Jan 2027

Opened 22 Sep 2026; closes 12 Jan 2027: Jan 12, 2027

How to apply

Open the official call page, confirm the current requirements and deadline time zone, prepare the requested documents and submit through the funder or organiser's stated route.

Call details

Source-based overview

MRC Centres of Excellence for Regulatory Science and Innovation is a research centre grant from MRC / UKRI / Office for Life Sciences. Five-year centres with initial three-year awards focused on regulatory science priorities. It focuses on Regulatory science; biomedical innovation and is relevant to United Kingdom. The recorded deadline or key date is Opened 22 Sep 2026; closes 12 Jan 2027. Applicants should review the official page for the complete eligibility rules, required documents, assessment criteria, funding conditions, deadline time zone and submission route.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants and locations: United Kingdom. Confirm any institutional, citizenship, career-stage and partnership requirements on the official call page.

Funding and benefits

£20 million total; four centres expected

See the official call page for funding and support details

Themes and supported activities

Regulatory science; biomedical innovation

Research Centre Grant

United Kingdom

Deadline and timeline

Opened 22 Sep 2026; closes 12 Jan 2027: Opened 22 Sep 2026; closes 12 Jan 2027: Jan 12, 2027.

Applicants should confirm the exact deadline time, time zone, required documents, portal steps and any institutional approvals on the official call page before submitting.

How to apply

Open the official call page, confirm the current requirements and deadline time zone, prepare the requested documents and submit through the funder or organiser's stated route.

Before applying, check eligibility rules, budgets, attachments, page limits, partner requirements, cost-share conditions and whether the opportunity uses an expression of interest, full proposal, registration or nomination stage.