Research funding opportunities

Aims to support innovative approaches and ideas. Projects should test and develop ideas and approaches to improve health and social care delivery or the way people manage their own health care in the UK.

To support high quality, original policy analysis that will generate insight to support and inform policy makers on important current and future issues in UK health policy.

Fund research and policy analysis work to shine a light on how to make successful change happen within the healthcare sector

Supports audit programmes to improve quality of service and outcomes.

Applications are invited for studies into the histiocytic disorder Paediatric Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis. Histio UK will consider scientific and clinical research on the epidemiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, treatment and clinical care of patients with Paediatric Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis.

Funding is available to support research into cancers affecting children, teenagers and young adults. Funded projects will improve our understanding of the disease and help improve the outlook for children.

Supports talented non-clinical post-doctoral researchers to lead their own research plans and establish their own research team to make the transition from post-doctoral researcher to independent investigator.

Supports clinically active professionals within the UK to undertake a higher research degree. The MRC collaborates with a number of Royal Colleges and charity funders to offer jointly funded Clinical Research Training Fellowship awards.

Develops talented medically and other clinically qualified professionals who have gained a higher research degree to lead their own research plans and establish their own research team to make the transition to independent investigator. Not available to individuals who hold a tenured academic position at the time of application.

Through strategic grant funding, the MRC supports a number of ongoing research initiatives.