Please could you advertise this opportunity to MRC funded researchers in your institutes. Please note the very specific remit / eligibility.
2018 MRC-NIH Neurodegeneration Partnering Awards
Opens 1st March 2018
Deadline: 5th April 2018
Amount: £15k (total budget £135k)
Eligibility: Early career researchers (ECRs) employed on a currently active MRC grant and PIs who are NOT established independent researchers (e.g. NIRGs, CDA/CSF/SDF fellows).
The overarching aim of this scheme is to provide resources to MRC-funded early career researchers working in the area of neurodegenerative disease to allow them to forge long-term collaborations with National Institutes of Health (NIH)-based researchers.
This scheme will forge long-term collaborations and form the basis for future competitive awards.
The aim(s) of the visit(s) will be specific to each application. For illustrative purposes only, these can include:
- promote access to facilities, including training in new methodologies or use of new instruments
- analyse and compare samples
- data analysis
- pilot work
Please ensure to read the call guidance notes, assessment criteria and call details available through the link above.
Please contact Gwen Averley or Darren Airey if you have any queries.