Grant opportunity
MRC New Investigator Research Grant: applicant-led
Applicant-led support for early-career researchers who are ready to lead their own medical research project.
- Funder
- Medical Research Council (MRC)
- Deadline
- See official call page
- Award
- No fixed limit; open with no closing date
- Applicant
- Early Career
- Discipline
- Biomedical Sciences
- Region
- United Kingdom
- Posted
- May 11, 2026
Call summary
Overview
Applicant-led MRC funding for early-career researchers ready to lead an independent medical research project.
Who can apply
- Early-career researchers hosted by eligible UK organisations.
- Applicants should be seeking to establish independence as principal investigators.
What it supports
- Medical research projects across the MRC remit, including staff, research costs, and justified resources.
Funding and duration
No fixed limit; open with no closing date.
Application deadline
See official call page
How to apply
Use the official UKRI opportunity page for remit checks, guidance, and submission instructions.
Call details
About the opportunity
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.
This listing is written for researchers, students, universities, NGOs, research teams, policy professionals and academic institutions searching for Biomedical Sciences grants, fellowships, scholarships, conferences, workshops and funding opportunities in United Kingdom contexts.
Eligibility
Early-career researchers hosted by eligible UK organisations.
Applicants should be seeking to establish independence as principal investigators.
Funding and benefits
No fixed limit; open with no closing date.
Themes and supported activities
Medical research projects across the MRC remit, including staff, research costs, and justified resources.
Deadline and timeline
Application deadline: See official call page.
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
Use the official UKRI opportunity page for remit checks, guidance, and submission instructions.
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.