Better Methods, Better Research New Investigator  
	
	
	        
		
        Closes: 12 June 2024  
	
  
  	
			Key Information
Closing date: 12 June 2024, 4:00pm UK time
	Shortlisting decision meeting: October 2024
	Funding decision meeting: 20 to 21 November 2024
	Informed of funding decisions: Within 10 working days of the decision meeting
	Funders: Medical Research Council (MRC)
	Co-funders: National Institute of Health and Care Research (NIHR)
About the Funding
Apply for funding to:
- improve the methods used by others in biomedical and health research
- take the next step towards becoming an independent researcher
You must:
- focus your project on methods research within scope of Medical Research Council (MRC) or National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR)
- have the skills and experience to ‘transition to independence’
- have the support of a host research organisation eligible for MRC funding
Your project can be up to £625,000 (100% full economic cost (FEC)). MRC and NIHR usually fund up to 80% of your project’s FEC.
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