Experimental medicine stage one

This grant funds research into human disease causes, progression and treatment. You must include an intervention in humans as part of your research. The funding can be up to £10 million. You need to be a researcher at an organisation eligible for MRC funding. New researchers transitioning to independence can also apply. The deadline is 15 April 2026. This is for academic researchers, not businesses or charities.

This grant is for academic researchers based at research organisations that can receive MRC funding. You must be conducting research that involves interventions in humans. This is not for businesses, charities, or individuals outside of academic research institutions.

Apply for funding to investigate the causes, progression and treatment of human disease. Your application must include an intervention in humans. You must be a researcher based at a research organisation eligible to apply for MRC funding. Researchers transitioning to independence may be eligible to apply as a ‘new investigator’.