The Medical Research Council (MRC) offers Skills Development Fellowship to UK students. Fellowship is provided to pursue research in the fields of Infections and immunity, Molecular and cellular medicine, Population and systems medicine, Neurosciences and mental health, Translation, Global health, Methodology and Public health.
The goal of these fellowship is to support researchers at all career stages who wish to transform their career by developing new skills in a priority area.
The Medical Research Council (MRC) is a publicly-funded government agency responsible for co-ordinating and funding medical research in the United Kingdom. It is one of seven Research Councils in the UK and is answerable to, although politically independent from, the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.
WORTH
The fellowship will cover the followings:
- The MRC will initially be able to provide funding for up to 2 three-year fellowships per bid in the first intake year (2018). Bids are expected to submit a case for two intake years (2018 and 2019). Exceptional bids could be allocated 3 fellows per year.
ELIGIBILITY
The following criteria must be met in order for applicants to be eligible for Fellowship:
- Whilst any research organization may submit a bid to host Skills Development fellows, they will be expected to demonstrate a strong track record of training in their chosen priority skills areas at the target career stage. All bids must involve multiple Departments/Schools/Faculties as the success of these awards depends on the coordinated support of multiple disciplines that are often separated by traditional institutional boundaries.
- MRC Units and Institutes are eligible to apply as associate partners but cannot lead a bid (see Annex 3).
- International partnerships that add value to an institution’s bid are welcome. Alternatively, these could be developed later as part of individual fellowship proposals.
DEADLINE: July 27 2017
To apply and for more information visit here
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