Defra are launching a Farmer Welfare Grant with a total value of £1.5m which will run from November 2026 to March 2029 for projects which support the mental health and wellbeing of those in the agricultural industry. The funding is intended to help rural and agricultural charities and organisations deliver practical support that strengthens both personal and business resilience across the sector.
£1,000 – £600kCloses in 17 days (9 September 2026)England
UK Research and Innovation, Medical Research Council (MRC)
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.
Up to £270kCloses in 17 days (9 September 2026)UK-wide
UK Research and Innovation, BBSRC, AHRC, EPSRC, ESRC, MRC, NERC, STFC
Apply for this sector transition fellowship to transfer knowledge and skills across academic and policy sectors and increase sector porosity.
There is no limit on the value of the grant, the value specified within the summary page is an example.
£180k – £280kCloses in 18 days (10 September 2026)UK-wide
DCMS is providing grant funding for delivery partner(s) to test an innovative three-year ‘Connections through Gaming’ pilot that will use gaming as a route to engage boys aged 11–16 who may be experiencing loneliness, isolation or low wellbeing.
The pilot will combine gaming-based activities, structured wellbeing and confidence-building support; opportunities to build friendships, confidence and positive social connections, both online and in person.
The pilot is particularly focused on boys aged 11-16 who:
- may be becoming withdrawn or isolated;
- are struggling to build or maintain social connections;
- are not currently engaging with existing youth services; and
- would benefit from additional support before challenges become more entrenched.
£120k – £648kCloses in 19 days (11 September 2026)England
UK Research and Innovation, Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
Apply for funding to establish optical wireless communications research and testing facility.
You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for EPSRC funding.
Up to £7.12mCloses in 23 days (15 September 2026)UK-wide
Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)
UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £14.3 million to accelerate the adoption of quantum enabled position, navigation, and timing (PNT) and sensing technologies by addressing specific technical and commercial barriers.
£1m – £3mCloses in 24 days (16 September 2026)UK-wide
UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £150 million. The funding will be to develop, deploy and operate innovative clean maritime solutions for three years in a real world environment. This funding is from the Department for Transport.
£1,000 – £30mCloses in 24 days (16 September 2026)UK-wide
UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £150 million. The funding will be to develop, deploy and operate innovative clean maritime solutions for three years in a real world environment. This funding is from the Department for Transport.
£1,000 – £30mCloses in 24 days (16 September 2026)UK-wide
UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £150 million. The funding will be to develop, deploy and operate innovative clean maritime solutions for three years in a real world environment. This funding is from the Department for Transport.
£1,000 – £30mCloses in 24 days (16 September 2026)UK-wide
UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £20 million for late stage collaborative research and development projects. Projects will support the UK’s transition to zero emission vehicles and a pathway to a net zero automotive industry.
£2.5m – £20mCloses in 24 days (16 September 2026)UK-wide
Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)
UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £13 million for building quantum computing software applications that show clear value and potential high impact on near term quantum computing systems.
£300k – £4mCloses in 24 days (16 September 2026)UK-wide
UK Research and Innovation, Science and Technology Research Council
Apply for funding to deliver STFC’s doctoral focal awards in the field of data-intensive sciences.
This funding opportunity builds on our previous investment, providing students with skills and training to enable careers in academia or industry.
You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for STFC funding
Up to £2.1mCloses in 24 days (16 September 2026)UK-wide
UK Research and Innovation, Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
Apply for funding to establish an Innovation and Knowledge Centre (IKC) focused on driving adoption of the Capability Hardware Enhanced RISC Instructions (CHERI) digital security by design technology.
You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for EPSRC funding.
Up to £7.7mCloses in 25 days (17 September 2026)UK-wide
Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)
UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £33 million to develop device level hardware and associated software to meet the scale, programmability, and runtime performance needs of universal fault tolerant quantum computers.
£1m – £3.5mCloses in 26 days (18 September 2026)UK-wide
The implementation grant scheme is designed to support projects in taking a collaborative and strategic approach to water management within lowland peatland catchments.
It aims to deliver the infrastructure and water management controls
needed to facilitate a positive change in water management, with a primary focus on the reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from lowland peat whilst enabling wider benefits such as biodiversity improvements, flood and drought mitigation and sustainable land use.
£100k – £2mCloses in 26 days (18 September 2026)England
UK Research and Innovation, Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)
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
There is no limit on the value of the grant, the value specified within the summary page is an example.
Up to £950kCloses in 30 days (22 September 2026)UK-wide
UK Research and Innovation, Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)
Apply for a BBSRC fellowship to further your career through an independent research project.
You must:
be an early career researcher
hold a PhD qualification (or equivalent experience)
be based at a UK research organisation eligible for BBSRC funding
Local Water Environment Grant (LWEG) provides capital and revenue grants to local authorities and third sector organisations to improve their local water environment.
Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade
The Legal Services Advisory AI Growth Lab provides innovators and adopters with coordinated access to regulators, helping them to understand how current regulation applies to cutting-edge technology so they can bring products to market faster.
The Lab will accelerate safe and responsible AI adoption and innovation in the legal sector and improve access to justice for the public by enabling high-quality, faster and more affordable legal services.
Participants will receive coordinated engagement with relevant regulators and delivery partners. Participants will not receive funding.
Amount not publishedCloses 27 September 2026UK-wide
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