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Apply for Large Grants funding to deliver novel, ambitious and transformative arts and humanities research projects at scale. You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for AHRC funding.

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.

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.

Apply for computing resources on the STFC DiRAC High Performance Computing facility. DiRAC (Distributed Research Utilising Advanced Computing) supports STFC’s world class theory research programme including particle physics, nuclear physics, astrophysics, astronomy, cosmology, solar system physics, and particle astrophysics.

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.

STFC invites applications for its 2027 core summer schools in: Introduction to Astronomy BUSSTEPP (British Universities Summer School in Theoretical Particle Physics) Solar Physics, Nuclear Physics (every two years) High Energy Physics (HEP) Other events are not supported.

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.

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

Farming, growing or forestry businesses based in England can apply for a share of up to £5 million for on-farm trial and demonstration projects, to improve adoption of new ideas or solutions in the agricultural sector.

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

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.

Apply for funding to establish world-leading partnerships in quantum technologies with researchers in Canada and other participating G7 and Nordic countries. Proposals must include researchers from both the UK and Canada and may also involve eligible partners from other participating countries.

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.

UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £3 million for project development studies to support the development of ultra long duration battery energy storage demonstrators in the UK.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.