MRC: research grant: applicant-led
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England
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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 groups or organisations in your project. The funding supports research to transform understanding of human health and disease.
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Key requirements:
- Must be employed by eligible research organisation
This grant is for researchers employed by eligible research organisations in England. You can lead projects involving multiple research groups. It is designed for ambitious health and disease research projects.
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Apply for funding to support exciting and ambitious research within the remit of the Medical Research Council, to transform our understanding of human health and diseaseYou must be employed by an eligible research organisation.You can involve more than one research group or organisation in the project.
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