MRC: Biomedical data science leadership awards

26/10/2023

12/12/2023

Apply for 24 months’ funding to support those improving the inclusion, quality, and recognition of data science within biomedical research. Funding is available to understand better quality support for biomedical data science. Innovations should improve career offers, accelerate positive shifts in research culture, or advance leadership for biomedical data science. Applications to this opportunity must include and support those leading positive change for biomedical data science within their research organisations and beyond. The funding responds to MRC’s Biomedical Data Science Review. The full economic cost (FEC) can be up to £500,000. Medical Research Council (MRC) will fund 80% of the FEC.

The review highlights the need for shared responses that link across four challenges for biomedical data science: developing biomedical data science leadership better recognition and support for multidisciplinary biomedical data science teams improving quality, standards and professionalisation of data science within biomedical research inclusive approaches to growing biomedical data science skills capacity, including improving the access and career offer.

Eligibility Note You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for MRC funding. Successful outline applicants will be eligible to apply for funding via the subsequent full application opportunity.