Medical Research Council, GB and other funders: Technological innovation for understanding cancers of unmet need

13/10/2022

08/11/2022

The Medical Research Council (MRC) and the Engineering Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) invites applications for their technological innovation for understanding cancers of unmet need. This supports research that allows us to understand cancer better and to treat cancer effectively. The total budget is £2.5 million. Grants are worth up to £500,000 for up to 36 months. MRC will typically fund 80 per cent of the full economic cost.

This initiative aims to bring together researchers from diverse disciplines to drive co-development of innovative and high-risk high-reward technologies to understand hard-to-treat cancers. The goal is to support the application of innovative, new technologies or approaches to provide a further holistic understanding of the dynamic biology of treatment-resistant cancers.

Researchers employed by an eligible research organisation at the time of submission of your application and for the duration of the project may apply. Applicants must have at least a postgraduate degree. Application must focus on developing technological innovations for understanding of cancers of unmet need within the following range of disciplines: •medical; •biological; •chemical; •data science; •engineering and physical sciences. Applications are welcome from collaborating industry sectors. PhD students are not eligible.