Newcastle University are pleased to announce the opening of the latest call for MRC Confidence in Concept (CiC) project funding. 
 
The funding is now integrated into the new institutional UKRI Impact Accelerator Award, but the objectives of the CiC scheme remain to provide support for proof of concept studies which will enable translational research and prepare projects to seek larger scale funding from schemes such as the MRC Developmental Pathway Funding Scheme (DPFS).
 
All call details can be accessed via the dedicated NU webpage
 
As in previous years the call has an Expression of Interest stage from which projects are selected for full submission.  The EoI stage does not require formal costings but does need a clear indicative cost level within the funding bands £50k-£85k/£86k-£120k.
 
Key dates are:
EoI submission deadline: 3^rd March 2023
EoI Outcomes: 24^th March 2023
Full Application submission deadline: 1^st May 2023
Final Outcomes: 29^th May 2023
 
Please send any queries to CiC.pm@newcastle.ac.uk 

The IIT Award scheme will be opened for applications on Monday (30th January).

The guidance document is attached and the application form can be accessed here

The Clinical Research Network North East and North Cumbria have two funding calls which are now open to applications;

Greenshoots – for the development of local Principal Investigators. The PDF is available here