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Research funding that staff at The University of Sheffield can tap into — through United Kingdom's national research councils and foundations, and through the shared Worldwide Universities Network funding schemes.
“Open to apply now” covers rolling schemes (no fixed deadline — the funder accepts applications all year) and calls whose published deadline is still ahead. Closed (past-deadline) rows stay listed at the bottom for reference.
Shared call for WUN member universities (e.g. the Research Development Fund) — usually needs ≥3 member universities across ≥2 regions. Check the announcement for the current round.
International & collaborative: beyond national calls, many programmes accept international co-applicants from The University of Sheffield — browse calls across WUN member countries.
Eligibility varies by scheme — always verify the applicant rules on the official page before applying. National calls below are listed for the country of this university; many schemes are open to all eligible researchers at its institutions.
| Opportunity | Funding agency | Funding | Deadline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Economic Statistics Centre of Excellence 2027-2030 – invite only This funding opportunity is designed to support the Economic Statistics Centre of Excellence’s (ESCoE) high-quality research to improve economic measurement, enhance the production of key statistics, and address challenges related to economic measurement over a three-year period. ESRC | Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), Office for National Statistics (ONS) UKRI | Not yet gathered | |
| Invite only: Precision prevention: biological mechanisms of response variation Apply for funding to study why people respond differently to biomedical prevention interventions. Projects must generate mechanistic evidence in humans to provide insight into precision prevention through better targeting. You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for MRC funding. MRC | Medical Research Council (MRC) UKRI | Not yet gathered | |
| Large Grant full applications: November 2026 (invite only) You can only apply for this funding opportunity if we have invited you to do so following a successful outline application. Apply for funding to support innovative, large-scale and complex projects that tackle big science questions and have the potential to produce world-leading research. NERC | Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) UKRI | £1,120,000–£3,450,000 | |
| Pre-announcement: ESRC applicant-led: explore awards Apply for funding to advance knowledge through ambitious, curiosity-driven social science. Explore awards support individuals or small teams to pursue bold, novel ideas within ESRC’s remit that advance knowledge. You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for ESRC funding. ESRC | Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) UKRI | £300,000–£2,000,000 | |
| Pre-announcement: ESRC applicant-led: grow awards Apply for funding to make a step-change in your career. Grow awards support individual researchers at key career points to develop capabilities or pivot direction, strengthening the UK’s social science research base. You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for ESRC funding. ESRC | Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) UKRI | £100,000–£500,000 | |
| Purchase mid-range equipment for biomedical research: MRC Equip Funding opportunity for mid-range capital equipment that will enable and enhance research across MRC’s scientific areas. You must be employed at a research organisation eligible to apply for MRC funding. MRC | Medical Research Council (MRC) UKRI | £200,000–£1,000,000 | |
| Transformative sustainable AI technologies Apply for funding for projects focused on speculative and high-risk research with the potential to deliver a step change in the sustainability of future AI systems. You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for UK Research and Innovation funding. UKRI-wide | UK Research and Innovation UKRI | Not yet gathered | |
| UKRI Translation: MRC Impact Acceleration Awards Apply to the MRC Impact Acceleration Award to address a single, high-risk development step and generate key data to de-risk a new medicine, medical device, diagnostic or other medical product. You must be based at a research organisation eligible for MRC funding. MRC | Medical Research Council (MRC) UKRI | £50,000–£300,000 | |
| Exploring the frontiers of environmental research 2026 Apply for funding to pursue truly novel curiosity-driven environmental research that is at an early stage of development and has the potential to be transformative. You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for Natural Environment Research funding. NERC | Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) UKRI | £100,000–£200,000 | |
| Longitudinal population studies strategic prioritisation exercise Submit information about your longitudinal population study (LPS) to help Medical Research Council (MRC) plan for future investments in LPS infrastructure. You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for MRC funding. Your LPS must have a primary focus on enabling biomedical research. MRC | Medical Research Council (MRC) UKRI | Not yet gathered | |
| UKRI Translation: MRC Proof of Concept: stage one This funding opportunity was previously titled ‘Developmental pathway funding scheme: stage one’. Apply for funding to develop and test novel therapeutics, medical devices, diagnostics and other interventions. You must be employed at a research organisation eligible for Medical Research Council (MRC) funding. MRC | Medical Research Council (MRC) UKRI | Not stated | |
| Bioinformatics and Biological Resources Fund (26BBR) Apply for funding to implement, improve or consolidate bioinformatics or biological resources in support of UK bioscience, helping to drive forwards progress in bioscience research and innovation. You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for BBSRC funding. BBSRC | Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) UKRI | Not yet gathered | |
| Economic research on the returns to R&D investment Apply for funding to support research that can help develop new measurements of the return on investments in research and development (R&D). You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for UKRI funding. ESRC | Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) UKRI | Not yet gathered | |
| UK Obesity Research Institute: full application Apply for funding to establish a UK Obesity Research Institute, undertaking world-leading research into the mechanistic biomedical drivers of obesity and develop targeted interventions to prevent and treat obesity and its health consequences. Applications must be led by a UK-based research organisation eligible for MRC funding. MRC | Medical Research Council (MRC), British Heart Foundation (BHF) UKRI | Up to £72,000,000 | |
| NQS Mission 2 Coordination Network Apply for funding to establish a national coordination network supporting the UK National Quantum Strategy Mission 2. The network will connect researchers, industry partners and network operators to advance quantum communications. You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for EPSRC funding. EPSRC STFC | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC),Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) UKRI | Not yet gathered | |
| NQS Mission 2: Components, systems and architectures Apply for funding to advance research supporting the UK National Quantum Strategy Mission 2, strengthening UK leadership in quantum networking and communications and the future quantum internet. You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for EPSRC funding. EPSRC STFC | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC),Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) UKRI | Not yet gathered | |
| Unlocking advanced capabilities in conservation and heritage science Apply for funding to strengthen conservation and heritage science infrastructure by building sustainable capability, improving access to nationally significant facilities and driving innovation with industry partners. You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for AHRC funding. AHRC | Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) UKRI | £500,000–£1,500,000 | |
| Attendance and engagement at UK sporting, cultural and heritage sites Apply for funding to research the development of novel data-intensive approaches for capturing engagement data from unticketed cultural, heritage, and sporting events, activities and locations, demonstrated through a deployable tool in at least one DCMS sector. You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for AHRC funding. AHRC | Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) UKRI | £1,100,000–£1,320,000 | |
| Commercialising Knowledge Assets Fund (CKAF) Winter UK registered government research organisations can apply for grants from £50,000 up to £250,000 to move viable public sector knowledge assets towards commercial readiness. This funding is provided by the Government Office for Technology Transfer. Innovate UK | Innovate UK, Government Office for Technology Transfer (GOTT) UKRI | Not yet gathered | |
| Long-term cultural and sporting events legacy Apply for funding to research the long-term impact and legacy of major sporting and cultural events in the UK, focusing on running a live experimental evaluation of a major event that fills gaps in existing methodologies. You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for AHRC funding. AHRC | Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) UKRI | £1,100,000–£1,320,000 | |
| UKRI Enabling AI adoption across science and engineering Apply for funding for ambitious and exploratory projects bringing together AI and domain expertise. Projects will have the potential to unlock new opportunities for applying AI to research challenges in priority science and engineering disciplines. You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for UKRI funding. UKRI-wide | UK Research and Innovation UKRI | Not yet gathered | |
| Battery innovation: concept development round three UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £25 million to support innovation in battery grade material technologies for electrification. This funding is from the battery innovation programme. Innovate UK | Innovate UK, Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade (BIST) UKRI | Not yet gathered | |
| Battery innovation: feasibility studies round three UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £25 million to support innovation in battery grade material technologies for electrification. This funding is from the battery innovation programme. Innovate UK | Innovate UK, Department for Business Innovation Science and Trade (BIST) UKRI | Not yet gathered | |
| Gambling harms research grants Apply for funding that deepens understanding or supports solutions for the prevention and treatment of gambling-related harms. To lead an application, you must be based at a research organisation eligible for UKRI funding. AHRC MRC ESRC UKRI-wide | Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC),Medical Research Council (MRC),Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), UK Research and Innovation UKRI | Not yet gathered | |
| UK-Singapore CRD 2026 UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £3 million for the purpose of developing innovative proposals with Singapore. You must collaborate with at least one Singapore business applying under the equivalent Enterprise Singapore programme. Innovate UK | Innovate UK UKRI | Not yet gathered | |
| Centres of Excellence for Regulatory Science and Innovation Apply for funding to establish a Centre of Excellence for Regulatory Science and Innovation (CERSI) to address strategic regulatory science priorities through sustained programmes of research. You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for Medical Research Council (MRC) funding. MRC | Medical Research Council (MRC), Office for Life Sciences UKRI | Not yet gathered | |
| Focal awards: multilingual futures for UK growth and connectivity Apply for funding to recruit and train doctoral students through a doctoral focal award which seeks to unlock linguistic and cultural expertise. These awards will provide opportunities through partnership between higher education institutions (HEI) and non-HEI partners. By invitation only. AHRC | Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) UKRI | Not stated | |
| MRC Centre of Research Excellence: round five: outline application Apply for MRC Centre of Research Excellence (MRC CoRE) funding to tackle complex and interdisciplinary health challenges. You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for MRC funding. MRC | Medical Research Council (MRC) UKRI | Not yet gathered | |
| Water4All 2026 call: sustainable water management Apply for funding to increase our understanding, assessment, management, and governance of water across scales, from catchment to groundwater and from source to sea. Enable better decision-making for public authorities, water managers, and other stakeholders. NERC EPSRC | Natural Environment Research Council (NERC),Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), Water4All partnership, European Commission UKRI | Not yet gathered | |
| Pre-announcement: Experimental medicine to define mechanisms of gambling disorder Apply for funding for academically led experimental medicine studies in humans that deepen mechanistic understanding of the causal mechanisms underlying the effects of gambling activities, products and interventions in gambling disorder. MRC AHRC ESRC UKRI-wide | Medical Research Council (MRC),Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC),Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), UK Research and Innovation UKRI | Up to £3,000,000 | |
| Biodiversa+ 2026 to 2027: novel ecosystems (BiodivFuture) Apply for funding to increase our understanding of novel ecosystems, their socio-ecological dynamics and consequences, and future pathways and trajectories of change. You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for funding. NERC | Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), European Biodiversity Partnership (Biodiversa+), European Commission UKRI | Not yet gathered | |
| Projects Peer Review Panel (PPRP) 2027 Apply for funding to develop a large or complex scientific project. You must have already discussed your ideas with one of our programme managers and have been invited to submit a full proposal. You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for STFC funding. STFC | Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) UKRI | Not stated | |
| 2445: DRIVE35: Scale Up Fund UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £150 million, to create scale up manufacturing facilities for zero emission vehicle technologies. Innovate UK | Innovate UK, The Department for Business and Trade (DBT), The Advanced Propulsion Centre UK (APC) UKRI | Up to £150,000,000 | |
| Access EuroHPC supercomputers for AI development (AI Factories) Apply for supercomputer time to train and develop AI models through EuroHPC. Aimed at startups, small medium enterprises, industry and the public sector working on AI and data-intensive tasks. UK applicants are eligible. No funding is provided. UKRI-wide | UK Research and Innovation UKRI | Not stated | |
| Access EuroHPC supercomputers for research computing Apply for time on Europe's supercomputers through EuroHPC. Access modes suit every stage, from testing code to large-scale research. UK researchers are eligible as EuroHPC members. UKRI-wide | UK Research and Innovation, EuroHPC UKRI | Not stated | |
| AHRC Collaborate with researchers in Luxembourg: applicant-led mode Apply for funding to work with overseas researchers in Luxembourg. Submit a collaborative research grant application within the remit of AHRC and Fonds National de la Recherche (FNR). You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for AHRC funding. AHRC | Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), Fonds National de la Recherche (FNR) UKRI | £300,000–£1,500,000 | |
| AHRC Standard research grant: applicant-led mode Apply for AHRC standard research grant funding to support well-defined collaborative projects across the arts and humanities, in areas covered by our remit. You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for AHRC funding. AHRC | Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) UKRI | £300,000–£1,500,000 | |
| AHRC UKRI NSF-SBE lead agency: applicant-led mode Apply for funding to work with overseas researchers in the Unites States (US). Submit a collaborative research grant application within the remit of AHRC and NSF-SBE. You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for AHRC funding. AHRC | Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), US National Science Foundation, Social, Behavioural and Economic Sciences Directorate (NSF-SBE) UKRI | £300,000–£1,500,000 | |
| AHRC Working with Brazilian researchers: Applicant-led mode Apply for funding to work with overseas researchers in the State of São Paulo, Brazil. Submit a collaborative research grant application within the remit of Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) and State of São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP). You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for AHRC funding. AHRC | Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), State of São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) UKRI | £300,000–£1,500,000 | |
| BBSRC Brazil pump-priming award (FAPPA) This award is for BBSRC-funded research groups to pump-prime interactions with FAPESP scientists in Brazil. Applications must be made by a project lead who is currently in receipt of BBSRC research funding. BBSRC | Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), The São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) UKRI | Up to £35,000 | |
| BBSRC new investigator award: applicant-led mode Apply for funding for a research grant in any area within the remit of the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC). You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for BBSRC funding. BBSRC | Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) UKRI | Up to £2,000,000 | |
| BBSRC standard research grant: applicant-led mode Apply for funding for a research grant in any area within the remit of the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC). You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for BBSRC funding. BBSRC | Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) UKRI | Up to £2,000,000 | |
| Collaborate with researchers in Brazil Under the UKRI-FAPESP lead agency agreement, participant UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) research councils receive and assess joint applications from eligible UK and Brazil-based researchers from the state of São Paulo on behalf of both organisations. AHRC BBSRC EPSRC ESRC MRC NERC STFC UKRI-wide | Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC),Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC),Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC),Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC),Medical Research Council (MRC),Natural Environment Research Council (NERC),Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), UK Research and Innovation, São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) UKRI | Not stated | |
| Collaborate with researchers in Luxembourg UKRI and FNR have signed a memorandum of understanding to enable and support applications between researchers in the UK and Luxembourg. UKRI will fund the UK component and FNR will fund the Luxembourg component of the application. Conditions will differ depending on the funding opportunity. AHRC BBSRC ESRC EPSRC MRC NERC STFC UKRI-wide | Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC),Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC),Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC),Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC),Medical Research Council (MRC),Natural Environment Research Council (NERC),Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), UK Research and Innovation, Fonds National de la Recherche (FNR) UKRI | Not stated | |
| Collaborate with researchers in Norway UKRI and Research Council of Norway have signed a Money Follows Cooperation agreement to enable collaborative applications between researchers in the UK and Norway. UKRI funding will be provided for project co-leads based in Norway in successful applications. Applications must be submitted through existing council programmes. UKRI-wide AHRC EPSRC ESRC MRC NERC | UK Research and Innovation,Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC),Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC),Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC),Medical Research Council (MRC),Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), Research Council of Norway (RCN) UKRI | Not stated | |
| Collaborate with the functional genomics screening laboratory Apply to collaborate with the functional genomics screening laboratory on projects using complex human in vitro models for CRISPR screening to better understand model biology. You must be a researcher eligible for MRC funding. Applications from UK based industry parties may also be considered. MRC | Medical Research Council (MRC), AstraZeneca, University of Cambridge UKRI | Not stated | |
| Connecting Culture Fund Apply for funding to enhance research culture at your BBSRC strategically funded institute. This is an invitation-only funding opportunity and one or more of our institutes must lead or co-lead the application, but other eligible UK based research organisations are encouraged to be involved as project partners. BBSRC | Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) UKRI | £5,000–£100,000 | |
| EPSRC new investigator award: applicant-led mode Apply for funding to support your transition to research independence. This funding will enable you to develop your own research vision and lead a team. You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for EPSRC funding and it must be your first application to EPSRC as a project lead. EPSRC | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) UKRI | Not stated | |
| EPSRC Programme grant full proposal Programme grants provide flexible funding to world-leading research groups addressing significant major research challenges. This funding opportunity is only for invited applicants. We will award 80% of the full economic costs (FEC) of the project. EPSRC | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) UKRI | Not stated | |
| EPSRC programme grant outline stage Programme grants provide flexible funding to world-leading UK research groups addressing significant research challenges. Please contact your relevant theme contact before applying. EPSRC will award 80% of the full economic costs of the project. EPSRC | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) UKRI | Not stated | |
| EPSRC standard research grant, Nov 2023: responsive mode You can apply for a research grant in any area within the remit of Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC). You must be based at an eligible UK research organisation. EPSRC | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) UKRI | Not stated | |
| ESRC responsive mode: working with Brazilian researchers round two If you are a UK-based researcher you can apply for funding to work with overseas researchers in the State of São Paulo, Brazil. Submit collaborative research proposals in any area of the social sciences within the remit of both ESRC and FAPESP. You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for ESRC funding. ESRC | Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), State of São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) UKRI | £350,000–£1,000,000 | |
| Experimental medicine stage one Apply for funding to investigate the causes, progression and treatment of human disease. Your application must include an intervention in humans. You must be a researcher based at a research organisation eligible to apply for Medical Research Council (MRC) funding. MRC | Medical Research Council (MRC) UKRI | Not stated | |
| Innovation Loans Expression of Interest UK registered micro, small or medium sized enterprises can submit an Expression of Interest for loans for close to market innovative projects with strong commercial potential. They must significantly improve the UK economy and drive societal benefit. Innovate UK | Innovate UK UKRI | £100,000–£5,000,000 | |
| International Travel Award Scheme for the Biological Sciences Apply for funding to visit international partners, in order to initiate collaborations, prepare joint funding proposals, visit overseas facilities or attend European consortia-building events. Stays may be of up to one month in duration. You must be an existing BBSRC-supported researcher in order to apply for funding. BBSRC | Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) UKRI | Up to £3,000 | |
| Isambard-AI and Dawn AIRR supercomputers: Gateway route Apply for 10,000 graphics processing unit hours on the Isambard-AI and Dawn supercomputers for artificial intelligence-related research and development projects. Open to UK researchers from academia, industry, or other organisations. UKRI-wide AHRC BBSRC ESRC EPSRC Innovate UK MRC NERC STFC | UK Research and Innovation,Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC),Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC),Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC),Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC),Innovate UK,Medical Research Council (MRC),Natural Environment Research Council (NERC),Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) UKRI | Not stated | |
| Isambard-AI and Dawn AIRR supercomputers: Rapid Access route UK-registered micro, small and medium businesses can apply for 20,000 graphics processing unit hours on the Isambard-AI and Dawn AI Research Resource (AIRR) supercomputers for early-stage artificial intelligence product research and development. UKRI-wide AHRC BBSRC ESRC EPSRC Innovate UK MRC NERC STFC | UK Research and Innovation,Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC),Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC),Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC),Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC),Innovate UK,Medical Research Council (MRC),Natural Environment Research Council (NERC),Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) UKRI | Not stated | |
| MRC: new investigator research grant: applicant-led Apply for funding to take the next step towards becoming an independent researcher. Your research must be in the remit of the Medical Research Council. You must have: the skills and experience to ‘transition to independence’ the support of an eligible host research organisation MRC | Medical Research Council (MRC) UKRI | Not stated | |
| MRC: partnership grant: applicant-led Apply for funding to support exciting and ambitious partnerships within the remit of the Medical Research Council. You must be employed by an eligible research organisation. Partnerships are novel collaborative activities between researchers to transform our understanding of human health and disease. MRC | Medical Research Council (MRC) UKRI | Not stated | |
| MRC: research grant: applicant-led Apply for funding to support exciting and ambitious research within the remit of the Medical Research Council, to transform our understanding of human health and disease You must be employed by an eligible research organisation. You can involve more than one research group or organisation in the project. MRC | Medical Research Council (MRC) UKRI | Not stated | |
| NERC urgency funding Apply for funding to respond quickly to transient, unexpected environmental research opportunities created by sporadic natural occurrences such as earthquakes, droughts, floods, or ephemeral events in ecosystems. You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for NERC funding. NERC | Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) UKRI | Up to £100,000 | |
| Researching ME/CFS: priority area Apply for funding to research myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome, also known as ME/CFS. MRC | Medical Research Council (MRC) UKRI | Not stated | |
| UKRI-SBE lead agency opportunity The UKRI-SBE lead agency opportunity allows UK and US-based researchers to submit a collaborative proposal that will go through a single review process. Grants are funded through existing funding programmes at the relevant lead agency. AHRC BBSRC ESRC UKRI-wide | Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC),Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC),Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), UK Research and Innovation, US National Science Foundation’s Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences Directorate (NSF/SBE) UKRI | Up to £1,000,000 | |
| Work with Brazilian researchers: NERC FAPESP lead agency This opportunity allows UK-based researchers and researchers in the State of São Paulo, Brazil to submit a collaborative application under existing NERC funding opportunities. This will go through a single review process. NERC | Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), State of São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) UKRI | Not stated | |
| Work with US-based researchers on environmental science: NERC-NSF lead agency Apply for funding to work with US-based researchers on an environmental science application. Collaborative work is governed by a lead agency agreement between NERC and NSF. The UK-based applicant must be: based at a UK research organisation eligible for NERC funding employed at lecturer (or equivalent) level or above NERC | Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate of Geosciences (GEO), NSF Directorate of Biological Sciences (BIO) UKRI | Not stated | |
| Access EuroHPC quantum computers through the pilot call Apply for access to Europe's quantum computers through the EuroHPC quantum access pilot. Open to researchers exploring quantum computing and hybrid quantum and HPC work. UK applicants are eligible. No funding is provided. UKRI-wide | UK Research and Innovation, EuroHPC UKRI | Not stated | |
| Daphne Jackson Trust fellowship UKRI invest in Daphne Jackson Trust fellowships. These fellowships are for researchers and research technical professionals looking to return to a research career after a break of two or more years for family, health or caring reasons. AHRC BBSRC ESRC EPSRC MRC NERC STFC | Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC),Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC),Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC),Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC),Medical Research Council (MRC),Natural Environment Research Council (NERC),Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) UKRI | Not stated | |
| Knowledge Transfer Partnership Knowledge Transfer Partnerships help businesses to partner with an academic organisation, research organisation or a Catapult, to employ a graduate with the skills and knowledge that can help the business to innovate and grow. Innovate UK AHRC BBSRC ESRC EPSRC NERC STFC | Innovate UK,Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC),Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC),Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC),Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC),Natural Environment Research Council (NERC),Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), Government departments and devolved governments UKRI | Not stated | |
| Pre-announcement: ESRC applicant-led: challenge awards Apply for funding to bring people, expertise and ideas together in ambitious, larger-scale programmes. Challenge awards tackle major research, economic and societal challenges, generating impactful knowledge and innovation. You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for ESRC funding. ESRC | Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) UKRI | £2,000,000–£10,000,000 | |
| Pre-announcement: NMIP sandpit: Digital materials for accelerated innovation Apply to attend a three to five-day sandpit to develop high-impact projects that address the challenges and opportunities of integrating digital approaches to accelerate the translation of materials research. Attendance at the sandpit does not guarantee UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) funding. EPSRC | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) UKRI | Not yet gathered | |
| Pre-announcement: Open-source semiconductor security platform development Apply for funding to support the development of an open-source hardware security research platform to strengthen the UK’s capability to design, test and assure secure hardware. You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for EPSRC funding. EPSRC | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade (BIST) UKRI | Not yet gathered | |
| Return to research support bursary You can apply for this bursary if you are a researcher looking to return to an academic research career after a break of two or more years. You can get funding of up to £2,500 for no more than six months to support you in developing a proposal suitable for submission to the STFC fellowship scheme. STFC | Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) UKRI | Up to £2,500 | |
| PATT travel claim for competitively awarded observation time Claim back travel and subsistence costs when visiting an astronomy telescope. The visit must be for competitively awarded science observation time. You must be a UK-based researcher at an eligible UK institution. You must not already hold or have access to a travel grant from the Panel for the Allocation of Telescope Time (PATT). STFC | Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) UKRI | Not stated | |
| ESRC responsive mode: new investigator grants round two This opportunity funds new researchers at the start of their careers to support them to become independent researchers through gaining experience of managing and leading research projects and teams. You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for ESRC funding. ESRC | Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) UKRI | £100,000–£350,000 | |
| ESRC responsive mode: research grants round two This opportunity funds researcher-driven basic, applied, and strategic research from any disciplines and on any topics in ESRC’s remit, as long as the social sciences are more than 50% of the focus and effort. You can be based at any eligible UK research organisation to apply for ESRC funding. ESRC | Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) UKRI | £350,000–£1,000,000 | |
| ESRC responsive mode: UKRI-SBE lead agency opportunity round two The UKRI-SBE lead agency funding opportunity allows UK and US-based researchers to submit a collaborative proposal that will go through a single review process. Grants are funded through existing funding programmes at the relevant lead agency. You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for ESRC funding. ESRC | Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), National Science Foundation, Social, Behavioural and Economic Sciences Directorate (NSF-SBE) UKRI | £350,000–£1,000,000 | |
| ESRC responsive mode: working with Luxembourg researchers round two This opportunity funds collaborative work with researchers in Luxembourg, governed by an agreement between UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and FNR in Luxembourg. You may submit collaborative research proposals in any area of social sciences within the remit of both ESRC and FNR. ESRC | Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), Fonds National de la Recherche (FNR) UKRI | £350,000–£1,000,000 | |
| EPSRC discipline hopping in ICT, Nov 2023: responsive mode This is an opportunity for information and communications technology (ICT) researchers to use their expertise in other disciplines, or for other researchers to apply their expertise to ICT. You must be based at an eligible UK research organisation. EPSRC | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) UKRI | Not stated | |
| EPSRC network grant: Nov 2023: responsive mode You can apply for a network grant in any area within the remit of Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC). We will support costs of building interdisciplinary research communities. You must be based at an eligible UK research organisation. EPSRC | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) UKRI | Not stated | |
| EPSRC overseas travel grant: Nov 2023: responsive mode You can apply for an overseas travel grant in any area within the remit of EPSRC. You must be based at an eligible UK research organisation. EPSRC | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) UKRI | Not stated | |
| EPSRC working with overseas scientists: Nov 2023: responsive mode This is an opportunity for you to work with researchers in Ireland, Luxembourg, Brazil, and the US through EPSRC’s lead agency agreements. You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for EPSRC funding. EPSRC | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) UKRI | Not stated | |
| Mathematical sciences small grants Applications to the Mathematical Sciences Small Grants funding opportunity must focus on original research projects. This funding opportunity will follow a different assessment process to EPSRC’s responsive mode opportunities. Standard EPSRC eligibility rules apply. EPSRC | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) UKRI | £10,000–£80,000 | |
| Open access fund for longform publications: stage two Research organisations can claim open access costs for longform publications in-scope of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)’s open access policy that have been approved at stage one . Applications must be completed by the team that is responsible for open access within the research organisation. Organisations must be based in the UK to apply. UKRI-wide | UK Research and Innovation UKRI | Not stated | |
| AHRC Curiosity Award: applicant-led mode Apply for funding for flexible awards to fund fundamental research that leads to new research agendas, networking activity and idea generation, which enables the development of further research opportunities and new research agendas. You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for AHRC funding. AHRC | Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) UKRI | Not stated | |
| Mathematical sciences postdoctoral fellowship These are personal, career development focused awards for the mathematical sciences. You must have either: a PhD more than four years’ experience in a relevant field by the start of your fellowship Candidates with more research experience may prefer to apply for our open fellowship. EPSRC | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) UKRI | Not stated | |
| UK International Ocean Drilling Programme moratorium awards Apply for funding to undertake research associated with an IODP3 expedition or SPARC project. You can apply for funding if you are invited and are a member of science parties for IODP3 drilling expeditions and SPARC projects. You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for NERC funding. NERC | Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) UKRI | Not stated | |
| Advanced materials: highlight notice EPSRC is seeking to support applications through our standard research grant scheme in the following two areas: advanced materials solutions for critical minerals in-situ and in operando materials metrology and characterisation You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for EPSRC funding. EPSRC | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) UKRI | Not stated | |
| UKRI Translation: AHRC Proof of Concept UKRI Translation: AHRC Proof of Concept supports arts and humanities activity that translate previously funded AHRC or UKRI projects into real world economic, societal, cultural or policy impact. This opportunity was previously known as AHRC responsive mode: follow-on funding for impact and engagement. AHRC | Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) UKRI | Not stated | |
| Using the ‘Our Future Health’ data resource for research This is a pilot scheme through which the Medical Research Council (MRC) will cover data access costs for eligible researchers who are currently supported by MRC. Data is accessed through Our Future Health and you must apply for access through the 'Our Future Health' process. MRC | Medical Research Council (MRC), Our Future Health UKRI | Not stated | |
| Mathematical Sciences Early Independence Fellowship Apply for an early independence fellowship if your research focus is within EPSRC Mathematical Sciences remit. You must have: a PhD evidence of career consolidation and past productivity plans for establishing your own research niche that enables a step-change towards independence EPSRC | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) UKRI | Not stated | |
| Small molecule high throughput screen using AstraZeneca facilities Apply for funding to run a high throughput screen (HTS) using AstraZeneca’s compound library and screening robots. There are two funding opportunities per year that are open to all targets. MRC | Medical Research Council (MRC) UKRI | Not stated | |
| EPSRC Strategic Infrastructure outlines: September 2026 Apply for funding to purchase strategic infrastructure that will improve UK scientific capability and enable cutting-edge research of high priority to EPSRC. You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for EPSRC funding. EPSRC | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) UKRI | Not yet gathered | |
| Pushing the frontiers of environmental research Apply for funding to pursue an adventurous, ambitious curiosity-driven project in environmental research. You must be: based at a UK research organisation eligible for Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) funding in a role that meets the individual eligibility requirements NERC | Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) UKRI | Up to £950,000 | |
| AHRC Catalyst Awards: applicant-led mode Apply for funding to support researchers without prior experience of leading a significant research project to accelerate their trajectory as independent researchers, to unlock their potential and build leadership and convenor experience. You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for AHRC funding. AHRC | Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) UKRI | £100,000–£300,000 | |
| Design Generators round two Apply for funding to combine design-led interventions with arts and humanities methodologies to make positive contributions to the green transition. You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) funding. AHRC | Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) UKRI | £150,000–£200,000 | |
| Early Independence: Ernest Rutherford Fellowships 2026 Apply for this Early Independence Fellowship to support you to establish your own research niche and independence. You must hold a doctorate or evidence equivalent research experience and be based at a UK research organisation eligible for STFC funding. STFC | Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) UKRI | Not stated | |
| Farming Futures R&D fund: Automation and Robotics Round 2 UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £20 million to develop innovative solutions for automation and robotics in agriculture, horticulture and forestry. This funding is from the Farming Futures R&D fund. Innovate UK | Innovate UK UKRI | Not yet gathered | |
| Ultra Long Duration Energy Storage Project Development Studies Relaunch UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £3 million for project development studies to support the development of electrochemical ultra long duration energy storage demonstration projects in the UK. Innovate UK | Innovate UK UKRI | Not yet gathered | |
| Enhancing resilience to wildfires in the wildland-urban interface Apply for funding to deliver collaborative research projects with partners from the US, Canada or both to improve understanding of and resilience to wildfire occurrence and impacts in the wildland-urban interface. You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) funding. UKRI-wide | UK Research and Innovation, U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF), Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC), Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) UKRI | Not stated | |
| Japan-UK Joint call for collaborations in Advanced Connectivity Technologies Apply for funding to form world-leading partnerships with collaborators in Japan for your research into Advanced Connectivity Technologies. UK applicants must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for EPSRC funding. Japanese applicants must be eligible for NICT funding. EPSRC | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT) UKRI | Not stated | |
| Advanced manufacturing: measurement and sensing pilot UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £1 million as part of a pilot. This is to support high potential businesses developing a technology, product or service in measurement, instrumentation or sensing for UK manufacturing. Innovate UK | Innovate UK UKRI | Not yet gathered | |
| EPSRC Strategic Infrastructure 2026 (invite only) Apply for funding to purchase strategic infrastructure that will improve UK scientific capability and enable cutting-edge research of high priority to EPSRC. This funding opportunity is for invited applicants only. You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for EPSRC funding. EPSRC | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) UKRI | Not stated | |
| ESRC React Awards (pilot): outline Apply for responsive funding to generate time-critical research to support UK policymakers or frontline practitioners in public services. You must be based at a UK organisation eligible for ESRC funding and have a confirmed public sector organisation partner who will use project outputs. ESRC | Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) UKRI | £50,000–£100,000 | |
| Future computing paradigms Network Plus Opportunity to build a multidisciplinary Network Plus that will initiate UK collaboration in future computing paradigms and provide evidence-based recommendations for UKRI and government, shaping national research priorities. You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for EPSRC funding. EPSRC | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) UKRI | Up to £2,800,000 | |
| AI supported research using UKRI social science data (invite only) Apply for funding to deliver innovative AI supported research using UKRI social science data. You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for UKRI funding and have participated in the AI supported research using UKRI social science data sandpit held in Manchester on 23 to 24 June 2026. ESRC UKRI-wide | Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), UK Research and Innovation UKRI | Not yet gathered | |
| CfI: Engineering Biology for Defra and FSA Phase 1 Organisations can apply for a share up to £3 million inclusive of VAT, to develop and scale Engineering Biology platforms, products and services. Innovate UK | Innovate UK UKRI | Not yet gathered | |
| Doctoral focal award plus: innovating in data-driven research We are commissioning one doctoral focal award plus to develop a cadre of social scientists from doctoral studentships and across career stages with the skills needed to use data-driven research approaches in innovative ways. You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for ESRC funding. ESRC | Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) UKRI | Not stated | |
| Farming Innovation Programme: Small R&D Partnership Projects Round 5 UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £13 million for small R&D partnership projects. This funding is from the industry led R&D Partnerships Fund, a part of the Defra Farming Innovation Programme. Innovate UK | Innovate UK, The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) UKRI | Not yet gathered | |
| Investor Partnerships – ACT and Semiconductors UK registered SMEs can apply for grant funding alongside private investment from selected investor partners. Innovate UK | Innovate UK, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) and the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade (BIST) UKRI | Not yet gathered | |
| Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP): 2026 – 2027 Round 3 UK registered academic institutions, RTOs or Catapults can apply for a share of up to £12.5 million to fund innovation projects with businesses. Innovate UK | Innovate UK UKRI | Not yet gathered | |
| Medicines Manufacturing Data Institute: Phase 1 UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £500,000 for a phase 1 project to establish the Medicines Manufacturing Data Institute (MMDI). This funding is from Innovate UK. Innovate UK | Innovate UK UKRI | Not yet gathered | |
| UKRI Translation: BBSRC Proof of Concept 2026 Apply for funding to translate bioscience research into innovations such as products, services and solutions that generate real-world economic, societal, and environmental impact. You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for BBSRC funding. BBSRC | Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) UKRI | £100,000–£800,000 | |
| A guide for the commercialisation of Creative Industries Research Apply for funding to transform the commercialisation of research in the creative industries, working collaboratively to address barriers to commercialisation and develop a new sector specific commercialisation guide. You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for UKRI funding. AHRC | Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) UKRI | Up to £250,000 | |
| PATT travel grants for competitively awarded observation time 2026 You can apply for travel and subsistence in support of competitively awarded science observation time at astronomy facilities available to the UK research community. You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for STFC funding. STFC | Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) UKRI | From £15,000 | |
| Expression of interest: Chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) medical countermeasures R&D Apply for funding for early-stage research into medical countermeasures, including vaccines, therapeutics and diagnostics, for chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) threats You must be employed at a research organisation eligible for MRC funding. MRC | Medical Research Council (MRC), Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) UKRI | Not yet gathered | |
| Next generation artificial intelligence (AI): explainable AI Apply for funding for projects focused on speculative and high-risk fundamental research with the potential to deliver high reward and a step change in the explainability of future AI systems. You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for UK Research and Innovation funding. UKRI-wide EPSRC | UK Research and Innovation,Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) UKRI | Not yet gathered | |
| Advancing atmospheric and aerial autonomy Apply for proof-of-concept funding to develop and deploy innovative autonomous solutions for atmospheric science research or autonomous aerial systems for environmental science. You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for NERC funding. NERC | Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) UKRI | £300,000–£1,000,000 | |
| Engineering Biology Access to Infrastructure Pilot UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £5 million for Engineering Biology pilot scale and validation projects. This funding is part of UKRI’s Engineering Biology Programme and funded by BIST. Innovate UK | Innovate UK UKRI | Not yet gathered | |
| Ofgem Strategic Innovation Fund Discovery C7 Organisations can apply for a share of up to £30 million exclusive of VAT, for collaborative Discovery Phase Projects that meet the Innovation Challenges. This funding is from the Ofgem Strategic Innovation Fund. Innovate UK | Innovate UK, Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (Ofgem), Ofgem Strategic Innovation Fund UKRI | Not yet gathered | |
| Ofgem Strategic Innovation Fund round five discovery C7 Organisations can apply for a share of up to £30 million exclusive of VAT, for collaborative discovery phase projects that meet the round five challenges. This funding is from the Ofgem Strategic Innovation Fund. Innovate UK | Innovate UK, Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (Ofgem) UKRI | Not yet gathered | |
| Research Infrastructure Renewal Apply for capital funding to renew, replace and enhance capabilities for environmental science. The funding opportunity is for existing facilities, laboratories and other national capabilities which are demonstrably available for use by the wider environmental science community. NERC | Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) UKRI | £300,000–£1,000,000 | |
| Doctoral focal award: UKRI venture doctorates: outline stage Apply for funding to deliver entrepreneurship-focused doctoral training. Applications can be led by organisations with standard and non-standard eligibility. The non-standard eligibility process will need to be completed before an award is made. An expression of interest is required by 21 September 2026 4:00pm UK time. EPSRC BBSRC AHRC ESRC MRC NERC STFC | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC),Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC),Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC),Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC),Medical Research Council (MRC),Natural Environment Research Council (NERC),Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) UKRI | Up to £25,000,000 | |
| Resilient economy and security through ecosystem transitions grants Apply for funding to improve our understanding of how ecosystem change affects resilience, security and prosperity as part of the NERC-Defra co-funded Resilient Economy and Security through Ecosystem Transitions programme. You must be based at an eligible UK organisation to apply. NERC | Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) UKRI | Up to £2,500,000 | |
| High performance compute resources for EPSRC communities Apply for funding to provide high-performance compute resource for engineering and physical sciences communities. You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for EPSRC funding. EPSRC | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) UKRI | Not yet gathered | |
| Pre-announcement: Trust and confidence in policing: R&I Consortium Apply for funding to develop and test dynamic tools and innovative approaches to measure public trust and confidence in policing by 2030. The tools and approaches developed will access the voices of underrepresented communities, assess the impact of police activity, and identify what builds public trust and confidence. AHRC BBSRC ESRC EPSRC MRC NERC STFC UKRI-wide | Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC),Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC),Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC),Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC),Medical Research Council (MRC),Natural Environment Research Council (NERC),Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), UK Research and Innovation UKRI | Up to £2,000,000 | |
| Trust and confidence in policing: Research & Innovation Consortium Apply for funding to develop and test dynamic tools and innovative approaches to measure public trust and confidence in policing by 2030. The tools and approaches developed will access the voices of underrepresented communities, assess the impact of police activity, and identify what builds public trust and confidence. AHRC BBSRC ESRC EPSRC MRC NERC STFC UKRI-wide | Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC),Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC),Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC),Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC),Medical Research Council (MRC),Natural Environment Research Council (NERC),Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), UK Research and Innovation UKRI | Not yet gathered | |
| Advancing innovation in accelerated cancer diagnosis Innovate UK, on behalf of the OLS Cancer Healthcare Goals programme, will invest up to £25.4 million, to support the clinical validation and evaluation of early cancer diagnostic technologies and devices. Innovate UK | Innovate UK, Office for Life Sciences’ (OLS) UKRI | Not yet gathered | |
| National Materials Innovation Programme: CR&D Rd1 UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £12 million for collaborative industrial research to speed the translation of advanced materials innovations in three prioritised high growth themes and one strategic opportunity theme. Innovate UK | Innovate UK UKRI | Not yet gathered | |
| CoSTAR Satellite Labs: Accessible creative R&D infrastructure Join the CoSTAR Network and host national infrastructure for creative sector research and development. Reduce barriers to creative businesses’ technology adoption and support commercialisation, scale up and investment for creative tech businesses. You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for AHRC funding. AHRC | Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) UKRI | Not yet gathered | |
| CoSTAR Showcase Labs: Createch infrastructure and commercialisation Join the CoSTAR Network and host national infrastructure for creative sector research and development. Reduce barriers to creative businesses’ technology adoption and support commercialisation, scale up and investment for creative tech businesses. You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for AHRC funding. AHRC | Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) UKRI | Not yet gathered | |
| Collaborate with the UK Human Functional Genomics Initiative Apply for funding to collaborate with the UK Human Functional Genomics Initiative. You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for MRC funding. MRC | Medical Research Council (MRC), UK Human Functional Genomics Initiative UKRI | £15,000–£100,000 | |
| Engineering Biology Collaborative R&D: Round 3 UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £8.5 million to develop and scale Engineering Biology platforms, products and services. This funding is part of UKRI’s Engineering Biology Programme. Innovate UK | Innovate UK UKRI | Not yet gathered | |
| EPSRC-Defra Reimagining Circularity: full stage Apply for three years of NetworkPlus funding to build new capacity, strengthen community and enhance research to innovation capabilities focused on the circular economy in data and metrics, or textiles. You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for EPSRC funding. EPSRC | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) UKRI | Not yet gathered | |
| Focal award: EPSRC and MHCLG Fire Engineering Skills Hub Apply for funding for a skills hub to deliver high quality, cohort based doctoral training, and design of high-quality postgraduate level taught programmes in fire engineering. You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for EPSRC funding. EPSRC | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) UKRI | Not yet gathered | |
| UKRI: Integration of AI/HPC with quantum computing Apply for funding to deliver collaborative research projects to develop and test integration of quantum computing into high-performance computational workflows, enabling user access and widespread adoption. You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for EPSRC funding. EPSRC STFC | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC),Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) UKRI | Not yet gathered | |
| DRIVE35 Scale-up Fund drawdown five UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £150 million to create scale up manufacturing facilities for zero emission vehicle technologies. DRIVE35 (Driving Research and Investment in Vehicle Electrification) is a BIST-led programme aimed at transforming the UK's automotive industry. Innovate UK | Innovate UK, Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade (BIST), Advanced Propulsion Centre UK (APC) UKRI | Not yet gathered | |
| ESRC responsive mode: secondary data analysis round two Individuals and research teams can apply for funding to support high-impact, policy- and practitioner-relevant research through deeper exploitation of existing data resources from any disciplines and on any topics in ESRC’s remit. You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for ESRC funding. ESRC | Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) UKRI | Not stated | |
| UKRI translation: MRC proof of concept: stage two This funding opportunity was previously titled ‘Developmental pathway funding scheme: stage one’. Apply for funding to develop and test novel therapeutics, medical devices, diagnostics and other interventions. You must be employed at a research organisation eligible for MRC funding. MRC | Medical Research Council (MRC) UKRI | Not stated |
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