Scholarship

Doctoral Landscape Awards in Medical Research

Medical Research Council (MRC) / UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)
Award Not specified
Closing date Closed
Location Global
For Orgs, Consortium

About this opportunity

This funding opportunity supports doctoral training in areas within the Medical Research Council (MRC)'s core remit and priorities. The program aims to develop a highly skilled workforce equipped to address medical research and innovation challenges across a range of careers, advancing understanding and generating new knowledge while supporting a diverse doctoral community. Funding is provided for approximately 200 notional studentships per year, initially for three annual intakes starting October 2027, with the possibility of two further intakes following satisfactory review. Organizations must be UK research organisations eligible for UKRI funding, with strong encouragement for multi-organisation consortia applications. The program embeds collaborative studentships (formerly iCASE) and covers 100% of the full economic cost.
48 - 49 mo
200 awards
Renewable (5yr)
Within 20 working days of funding decision meeting (interviews week of 15 June 2026)
education medical research doctoral training healthcare biomedical sciences translational research clinical research human health digital health data science interdisciplinary research

Who can apply

Applicant Types

organization, consortium

Organization Types

academic

Residency

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Project Locations

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Region

United Kingdom

How to apply

Interview required Institutional approval

Stages

  1. 1 two_stage

Required documents

research_proposal · letters_of_recommendation

Review process

Expert panel independent review against specified criteria, followed by shortlisting and interviews with up to four representatives of shortlisted applications

Additional benefits

  • training
  • mentorship
  • networking
  • travel_support

Restrictions

  • reporting_requirements

Post-award obligations

  • final_report
  • acknowledge_funder

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