Better methods, better research

Apply for funding to improve the methods used by others in biomedical and health research.

Your project must focus on an area within MRC or NIHR’s remit.

You must be a researcher based at an organisation eligible for UKRI funding.

You must have a graduate degree, although we expect most applicants to have a PhD.

The full economic cost of your project can be up to £625,000. MRC and NIHR will fund 80% of the full economic cost.

This is an ongoing scheme. Application rounds open twice per year, closing in June and November.

You can apply for this opportunity if you are a researcher based at an eligible research organisation. These include:

• higher education institutions
• UKRI-approved independent research organisations or NHS bodies
• government-funded organisations
• public sector research establishments
• MRC institutes
• MRC units and partnership institutes (including those in Gambia and Uganda)
• institutes and units funded by other research councils.

You must have a graduate degree, although we expect most applicants to have a PhD.

We recognise the diversity of skills necessary for a successful research team, and encourage proposals to recognise the contribution of technical professionals. This includes through the use of researcher co-investigator status, as appropriate.