Medical Research Council (MRC) Grants
The Medical Research Council funds medical and biomedical research, almost entirely at universities, NHS bodies and research institutes. Most schemes require you to be employed by an eligible research organisation, so a company or charity cannot usually apply as the lead. Businesses more often reach MRC money as a partner on someone else’s project.
Medical Research Council (MRC) has 24 open funds listed here, none of them with a fixed deadline.
Checked daily. Last updated 27 September 2026.
No published award history for Medical Research Council (MRC). Some funders do not publish their grants data.
What Medical Research Council (MRC) funds
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Pre-announcement: MRC: partnership grant: applicant-led
Medical Research Council (MRC)
The Medical Research Council offers partnership grants for collaborative research projects. The funding supports partnerships between researchers to advance understanding of human health and disease.
Pre-announcement: MRC: research grant: applicant-led
Medical Research Council (MRC)
The Medical Research Council offers research grants for exciting and ambitious health research projects. You must be employed by an eligible research organisation. You can involve multiple research gr
Expression of interest: NHS fit for the future dementia challenge
Medical Research Council (MRC)
This grant supports clinical interventions or technological innovations for dementia care in the NHS. Healthcare professionals, businesses and researchers can apply. The funding amount is not specifie
Pre-clinical translational models hub
Medical Research Council (MRC)
This grant funds the creation of a UK Hub for developing pre-clinical translational human in vitro models. You must build on existing equipment and expertise in human in vitro models. You need to be b
Professional doctorate: clinical research training fellowship
Medical Research Council (MRC)
This fellowship funds PhD research training in health and medical research. You can study any topic that helps improve human health within the Medical Research Council's areas of interest. The funding
Capacity building: clinical research training fellowship
Medical Research Council (MRC)
This fellowship helps researchers reacquire research skills in health-related fields. Your research must focus on improving human health within the Medical Research Council's remit. The fellowship is
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Create free accountMRC: research grant: applicant-led
Medical Research Council (MRC)
The Medical Research Council offers research grants for exciting and ambitious health research projects. You must be employed by an eligible research organisation. You can involve multiple research gr
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Frequently asked questions about Medical Research Council (MRC) funding
How many Medical Research Council (MRC) grants are open right now?+
24 grants from Medical Research Council (MRC) are open on GrantMatch today, none of them with a fixed deadline. The list is checked daily.
How do I apply for Medical Research Council (MRC) funding?+
Each grant on this page links to the Medical Research Council (MRC) application page for that fund. Read the funder's own eligibility criteria before you start, since terms differ between funds.