MRC New Investigator Research Grant: applicant-led

Applicant-led MRC funding for early-career researchers ready to lead an independent medical research project.

Medical Research Council (MRC) lists this opportunity for Early Career, Biomedical Sciences, United Kingdom. Applicants should use the official call page to confirm final requirements before submitting.

Early-career researchers hosted by eligible UK organisations.

Applicants should be seeking to establish independence as principal investigators.

Medical research projects across the MRC remit, including staff, research costs, and justified resources.

No fixed limit; open with no closing date.

Application deadline: See official call page.

Confirm the exact deadline time, time zone, and submission route on the official call page.

Plan internal approvals, partner confirmations, budgets, letters, and portal submission before the final deadline.

Use the official UKRI opportunity page for remit checks, guidance, and submission instructions.

Before submitting, check required documents, eligible costs, attachments, page limits, institutional approvals, and whether the opportunity uses an expression of interest, full proposal, registration, or nomination stage.