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Building grant writing skills is a great way to help secure funding. With experience of working with various MRC boards and panels, Dr David Crosby, MRC Programme Manager for Methodology and Experimental Medicine, explains how to master the application process and make your grant stand out from the rest. See a list of contents below including links to skip ahead in the video.
The MRC role is to support and advance medical research, and spends around £800 million each year. It does this by providing research grants and career awards to scientists.
The are two types of funding opportunities:
Researcher-led
Regular, continuous funding opportunities. Proposals are reviewed at board and panel meetings. Funding is available for any area of science relevant to the MRC, to eligible groups and individuals, offering funding on a range of scales, across career stages, from fundamental to translational research.
MRC strategic
Funding opportunities in a specific research area defined by the MRC, usually for a one-off call or a time-limited period. Proposals may have special application and review mechanisms. The MRC also supports research through its institutes, units and centres. Some are highly focused on specific science areas overseen by a board or panel, others have a very broad research remit.
Contents:
00:54 - Getting an idea
04:03 - The right funder?
16:51 - Impact
19:25 - Methods
21:23 - Case for support
22:48 - Personnel and collaboration
24:47 - Institutional support
27:00 - Resources
29:01 - Appendices
32:30 - Internal review
33:10 - Response to reviewers
36:11 - Sources of advice
Learn more ▶️ukri.org/about-us/mrc
Let’s connect!
Twitter 🔗 twitter.com/The_MRC
LinkedIn 🔗 linkedin.com/company/medical-research-council
YouTube 🔗 youtube.com/c/medicalresearchcouncil
Instagram 🔗 instagram.com/weareukri
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The MRC Peer Review Process | From Submission to Final Funding Decision
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ABOUT THE MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL (MRC)
The Medical Research Council (MRC) improves the health of people in the UK – and around the world – by supporting excellent science, and training the very best scientists.
Find out more ▶️ ukri.org/councils/MRC
#MRC #Medicine #MedicalSciences #MedicalResearch #Innovation #Health
Building grant writing skills is a great way to help secure funding. With experience of working with various MRC boards and panels, Dr David Crosby, MRC Programme Manager for Methodology and Experimental Medicine, explains how to master the application process and make your grant stand out from the rest. See a list of contents below including links to skip ahead in the video.
The MRC role is to support and advance medical research, and spends around £800 million each year. It does this by providing research grants and career awards to scientists.
The are two types of funding opportunities:
Researcher-led
Regular, continuous funding opportunities. Proposals are reviewed at board and panel meetings. Funding is available for any area of science relevant to the MRC, to eligible groups and individuals, offering funding on a range of scales, across career stages, from fundamental to translational research.
MRC strategic
Funding opportunities in a specific research area defined by the MRC, usually for a one-off call or a time-limited period. Proposals may have special application and review mechanisms. The MRC also supports research through its institutes, units and centres. Some are highly focused on specific science areas overseen by a board or panel, others have a very broad research remit.
Contents:
00:54 - Getting an idea
04:03 - The right funder?
16:51 - Impact
19:25 - Methods
21:23 - Case for support
22:48 - Personnel and collaboration
24:47 - Institutional support
27:00 - Resources
29:01 - Appendices
32:30 - Internal review
33:10 - Response to reviewers
36:11 - Sources of advice
Learn more ▶️ukri.org/about-us/mrc
Let’s connect!
Twitter 🔗 twitter.com/The_MRC
LinkedIn 🔗 linkedin.com/company/medical-research-council
YouTube 🔗 youtube.com/c/medicalresearchcouncil
Instagram 🔗 instagram.com/weareukri
We think you’ll like…
The MRC Peer Review Process | From Submission to Final Funding Decision
▶️ youtube.com/watch?v=_DErve4a0IA
MRC Fellowships | Why do a Clinical Research Training Fellowship?
▶️ youtube.com/watch?v=DznPJmtyFy8
ABOUT THE MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL (MRC)
The Medical Research Council (MRC) improves the health of people in the UK – and around the world – by supporting excellent science, and training the very best scientists.
Find out more ▶️ ukri.org/councils/MRC
#MRC #Medicine #MedicalSciences #MedicalResearch #Innovation #Health
