Centres of Excellence for Regulatory Science and Innovation

Funding type: Grant · Funders: Medical Research Council (MRC)

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This opportunity is open to organisations based in the UK with standard eligibility. Check if your organisation is eligible This funding opportunity is open to all eligible applicants and is not restricted to organisations or individuals that have previously received funding for a CERSI. Who is eligible to apply The nominated centre director (project lead) should lead the application, alongside a leadership team, and with the full support of their host research organisations. To be eligible to apply for this funding opportunity you must: • be from a single eligible research organisation or a partnership of eligible organisations • have the relevant expertise and experience to lead or contribute to a CERSI and its research culture • show how you will strategically direct the CERSI and be actively engaged in the work • focus your application on one of the four CERSI strategic themes For applicants who do not have a contract of employment for the duration of the proposed project, by submitting an application, the research organisation is confirming if it is successful: • contracts will be extended beyond the end date of the project • all necessary support for the project and the applicants will be provided, including mentorship and career development for early career researchers Who is not eligible to apply You are not eligible to apply for this funding opportunity as a project lead if you are based at an international research organisation. This also includes project leads from MRC Unit The Gambia at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) or MRC/UVRI (Uganda Virus Research Institute) and LSHTM Uganda Research Unit. If you are employed by any of the following organisations you cannot apply as project lead or project co-lead, but can participate as project partners on an application led by an eligible UK organisation: • businesses • charity and third sector organisations However, charities and third sector organisations that are approved UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) independent research organisations are eligible to apply as project lead or project co-lead. International researchers As MRC is a lead funder for this funding opportunity, international researchers can apply as ‘project co-lead (international)’. Project co-leads (international) make a major intellectual contribution to the design or conduct of the project. Their contribution and added value to the research should be clearly explained and justified in the application, see ‘

Primary country

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

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Official URL

https://www.ukri.org/opportunity/centres-of-excellence-for-regulatory-science-and-innovation/

Application URL

https://www.ukri.org/opportunity/centres-of-excellence-for-regulatory-science-and-innovation/

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2026.09.22

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2026.09.22

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