MRC Call for Applications: Applied global health research

The Medical Research Council (MRC) is launching a call for their Applied global health research grant. This is co-funded by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) will support research that will address global health challenges and inequities.

The MRC is looking to develop a portfolio of high-quality global research which will be diverse, promote multidisciplinarity and strengthen global health research capacity.

Eligibility:

Researchers 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
universities or higher education institutions based in low and middle- income countries (LMICs) with degree-awarding powers recognised by the government in which the organisation is based
research focused institutes based in LMICs either funded by the government of the country in which the organisation is based or by a not-for-profit organisation
research focused not-for-profit organisations based in LMICs with dedicated research capacity.

Researchers based in China and India are not eligible as principal investigator, but are welcome to apply as a co-investigator, with an eligible research organisation as the lead.

Research areas:

Include, but are not limited to:

maternal and neonatal health
early childhood development
adolescent health
healthy ageing
sexual and reproductive health
infectious diseases, including neglected tropical diseases and COVID-19
non-communicable diseases, including mental health disorders
multimorbidity
nutrition and food security
snakebite
intentional and unintentional injury
urban health, including indoor and outdoor air pollution, road traffic accidents and healthy housing
planetary health
informal settlements, conflict zones and displaced populations
primary, secondary and tertiary prevention
detection and diagnostics
mHealth
treatment, including surgery
pain management and palliative care.

Funding details:

Proposals of all sizes will be funded, including large research projects of approximately £2 million and small to medium-scale applications.

MRC Call for Applications: Applied global health research

Upcoming opportunities