MRC Infections and Immunity Partnership Grants, Sep 2021

Deadline: 8 Sept 2021 16:00 (UK)

Any UK-based researcher with an employment contract at an eligible research organisation can apply. You will need to:

have at least a graduate degree, although we usually expect most applicants to have a PhD or medical degree
show that you will direct the partnership and be actively engaged in the work.

You can include one or more industry partners as project partners in your application. International co-investigators can be included if they provide expertise not available in the UK.

A principal investigator must lead the partnership. Any researchers you invite to become co-investigators must contribute to the academic leadership of the partnership.

You can find more details on eligibility in section one of our guidance for applicants (MRC website).

The focus of this funding opportunity is infections and immunity research. There are similar opportunities across other areas of medical research within our remit (MRC website) including:

neurosciences and mental health
population and systems medicine
molecular and cellular medicine
applied global health.

You can also apply for a partnership grant through the methodology research programme. There are also other types of awards including research, programmes and new investigator.

You should contact us if you are not sure which opportunity to apply to.

Find out more and apply online.