[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"grant-nihr-biomedical-research-centres-2026":3,"similar-nihr-biomedical-research-centres-2026":30},{"id":4,"name":5,"funder":6,"link":7,"budget":8,"budget_min_eur":8,"budget_max_eur":8,"deadline":8,"deadline_note":8,"duration":9,"trl":8,"relevance":8,"why_relevant":8,"early_career":10,"consortium":11,"first_seen":12,"last_updated":13,"update_note":8,"status":14,"stages":15,"call_frequency":8,"next_call_expected":8,"source_url":7,"created_at":16,"updated_at":17,"eligible_countries":18,"description":20,"seo_summary":21,"recurring_round":10,"canonical_id":4,"links":22},"nihr-biomedical-research-centres-2026","Biomedical Research Centres","NIHR","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nihr.ac.uk\u002Ffunding\u002Fnihr-biomedical-research-centres-brcs\u002F2026415",null,"5 years (2028–2033)",false,"Required — single NHS host organisation in England; funding distributed to partners (NHS Trusts, HEIs) via subcontracting or collaboration agreements; all funding-receiving partners must be formally named in the application","2026-08-13T00:00:00.000Z","2026-08-16T00:00:00.000Z","open","2-stage: outline application → full application","2026-08-13T08:21:39.232Z","2026-08-16T04:02:07.584Z",[19],"GB","Only NHS organisations based in England eligible to host; HEIs may partner and claim 100% Direct Costs (no Indirect Costs). 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