MRC Early Independence: Clinician Scientist Fellowship — September 2026
MRC early-independence fellowship for registered healthcare professionals with a PhD/equivalent who are consolidating an independent clinical academic research career.
Expired.
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Opportunity Passport
At a glance
ExpiredVerified
- RO ID
- RO-2026-006576
- Type
- Fellowship
- Level / stage
- Early Career Researcher
- Host
- United Kingdom · Eligible UK research organisation
- Organisation
- UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)
- Applicant geography
- Worldwide / global eligibility
- Funding
- Funding available
- Package value
- Salary plus justified project costs; MRC normally funds 80% of full economic cost and 100% of permitted exceptions.
- Last deadline
- September 2, 2026, 16:00 (Europe/London)
- Last checked
- August 23, 2026
Opportunity overview
For early-career clinician scientists developing independence with a UK host organisation; clinical eligibility and fellowship rules apply (see call).
Funding
- Funding coverage
- Funding available
- Financial model
- Mixed funding package
- Package value
- Salary plus justified project costs; MRC normally funds 80% of full economic cost and 100% of permitted exceptions.
- Duration
- Up to 5 years
- Research costs: Partial
Eligibility
Registered healthcare professional with PhD/equivalent, strong research productivity and independence plan; all nationalities welcomed subject to eligible UK host and professional-registration rules.
- Applicant geography
- Worldwide / global eligibility
- Minimum degree
- PhD or equivalent
Programme details
- Funder / sponsor
- Medical Research Council (MRC)
- Host organisation
- Eligible UK research organisation
- Host country
- United Kingdom
- Region
- Europe
- Disciplines
- Medicine
Application
- Method
- Online portal
Refer to the official source for complete application instructions.
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Deadlines
- Application deadlineSeptember 2, 2026, 16:00 (Europe/London)Applications close 2 September 2026 at 4:00pm UK time.
Sources and verification
Verification status: Verified. Last checked: August 23, 2026.
- Early independence: clinician scientist fellowshipOfficial source · checked August 23, 2026
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