Jointly funded MRC fellowships

Up to one fellowship is awarded each year under this scheme, jointly funded by Parkinson’s UK and the MRC. Application rounds open twice a year, closing in April and September.

The upcoming deadlines for the Career Development Awards scheme are:

• 13 September 2023
• tbc April 2024
• tbc September 2024

We will advertise further deadlines as soon as possible.

The timelines for the application rounds are outlined here:

https://www.ukri.org/opportunity/career-development-award/

Details of all funding opportunities offered by the MRC can be found here: 

https://www.ukri.org/opportunity/

Career Development Awards are offered over 5 years with no limit on the amount of funding you can apply for. Your salary and project costs for up to five years will be funded at 80% of the full economic cost.

To find out more about what funding can cover and eligibility requirements, please read the MRC Fellowship handbook for applicants.

As part of a jointly funded award, fellows would be required to submit annual and final reports to Parkinson's UK and to submit grant evaluation data to Researchfish annually.

Grantholders are also asked to host up to 2 engagement activities with people affected by Parkinson's.

Please read our policies affecting grants before making an application.

To apply for a jointly funded Career Development Award please visit the MRC Career Development Awards page for further information.

Applicants who wish to be considered for joint funding must upload the joint funding form as part of their cover letter.

Queries regarding the application procedure should be directed to the MRC at [email protected]. 

Up to 2 Clinical Research Training Fellowships are available under this scheme each year, jointly funded by Parkinson's UK and the MRC. Application rounds open three times per year, closing in January, April and September.

The upcoming deadlines for Clinical Research Training Fellowship applications are:

• 6 September 2023
• 11 January 2024
• 3 April 2024

The timelines for the application rounds are outlined here:

https://www.ukri.org/opportunity/clinical-research-training-fellowship/

We will advertise further deadlines as soon as possible.

Details of all funding opportunities offered by the MRC can be found here: 

https://www.ukri.org/opportunity/

Clinical Research Training Fellowships are offered over 3 years. Your salary, plus project costs of up to £20,000 per year, will be covered for up to three years.

This funding is not subject to full economic costing (estates and indirect costs are therefore not payable) and awards are made at 100% of the requested funding.

These awards are available for registered healthcare professionals.

To find out more about what funding can cover and eligibility requirements, please read the MRC Fellowship handbook for applicants.

As part of a jointly funded award, fellows would be required to submit annual and final reports to Parkinson's UK and to submit grant evaluation data to Researchfish annually.

Grantholders are also asked to host up to 2 engagement activities with people affected by Parkinson's.

Please read our policies affecting grants before making an application.

To apply for a jointly funded Clinical Research Training Fellowship, please visit the MRC Clinical Research Training Fellowship page for further information.

Applicants who wish to be considered for joint funding must upload the joint funding form as part of their cover letter.

Queries regarding the application procedure should be directed to the MRC at [email protected]