Early independence: career development fellowship

The Early Independence Career Development Fellowship is a personal award from the Medical Research Council (MRC) designed to support talented researchers who have completed their PhD and demonstrate evidence of career consolidation and productivity. The fellowship aims to enable recipients to lead their own research plans, establish their own research niche, and begin building their own research team as they make their first step-change towards independence. The fellowship provides comprehensive support including full salary coverage and project costs (80% of full economic cost) for up to five years. It welcomes applications from researchers of all nationalities across all areas of MRC's scientific remit to improve human health, ranging from basic studies with relevance to mechanisms of disease to translational and developmental clinical research. The fellowship includes opportunities for research overseas or at a second UK organization, support for a small research team, and a tailored career development package with protected research time.