Reminder – Medical Research Council Centre of Excellence (CoRE) Call – Round 1

Posted by: Julie Simpson - Posted on:

Closing Date for Outline Applications: 21st February 2023 at 4pm

Apply for MRC CoRE funding to tackle complex and interdisciplinary health challenges.

You must:

  • Be based at an organisation eligible for MRC funding
  • Meet individual eligibility requirements

MRC CoRE’s will be funded for up to 14 years. Awards will initially last for 7 years, with a further 7 years based on successful review.

You can request up to £21 million at 80% full economic cost for the first 7 years.

This is an annual opportunity, initially focused on specified themes.

MRC expect to make up to 2 of these awards each year. Exceptionally, a third award may be made in partnership with BHF in round 1.

For round 1, applications are welcomed to address challenges under the following themes, and may address all or part of the MRC and any joint funders remit, including discovery, understanding mechanism, and development of concepts or interventions for prevention or treatment:

  • Mental Health
  • Multimorbidity
  • Advanced Therapeutics

Full details are available from the UKRI website.