MRC Centre of Research Excellence: round four: outline application

The Medical Research Council (MRC) is offering funding for Centres of Research Excellence (MRC CoRE) to tackle complex and interdisciplinary health challenges. MRC CoREs will support bold and ambitious research focused on a defined challenge that will be transformative to biomedical research, health research or both within 14 years, and will enhance approaches to the prevention, early detection, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, improving health and wellbeing for all. The centres will be funded for up to 14 years, with an initial seven-year award followed by a further seven years based on successful review. The full economic cost (FEC) can be up to £26.25 million for the first seven years, with MRC funding 80% of the FEC (maximum £21 million). MRC CoREs are expected to be beacons of excellence in research culture, equality, diversity and inclusion, leadership models and innovation. These major investments should be outward facing, harnessing the best talent in the UK to deliver upon their proposed vision and providing a stimulating environment to train the next generation of researchers and technologists. Applications can be from a single research organisation or in partnership across multiple organisations. This is an annual funding opportunity with expectations to fund one or two MRC CoREs every year.