MRC: partnership grant: applicant-led

Supports collaborative capabilities that advance research on health and disease: shared resources, data/software platforms, interdisciplinary partnerships, and training. Awards last up to five years and are expected to start nine to eighteen months after submission. Primary research projects, infrastructure-only proposals, new studentships and fellowships are excluded. Applicants may lead only one application at a time across MRC applicant-led research, partnership and new-investigator routes. Uninvited resubmissions of unsuccessful applications submitted after 1 April 2026 are excluded.

Eligible organisation employment and relevant leadership expertise are required. International co-leads may participate; businesses generally cannot lead.