The Minister for Veterans and People has committed to recognising and celebrating the contributions of women veterans' service in the UK Armed Forces. The UK Government’s Veterans Strategy includes a commitment to commission a new oral history project to capture and preserve the experiences of women veterans.
The aim of this project is to create an official, digitised oral history collection documenting the lived experiences of women veterans.
The project should capture experiences from recruitment and military service through to transition from the Armed Forces, including the impact on family life. The primary audience is the general public, with outputs also intended to inform policy officials, researchers, veterans and the wider armed forces community.
£150k – £250kCloses in 30 days (22 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, Medical Research Council
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.
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
The Youth Jobs Grant is part of the Youth Guarantee and provides financial support to employers to encourage the recruitment of young people who may otherwise find it difficult to enter the labour market. It is intended to complement, not replace, existing recruitment activity. Eligible employers may receive up to £3,000 per job outcome, paid in stages and subject to meeting all scheme conditions.
£3,000 – £25mCloses 1 November 2028England, Wales, Scotland
The National Forest Company, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Supports landowners and tenants within the National Forest or close to the boundary to create woodland, enhance habitats and deliver environmental, community and economic benefits through tree planting and forest creation projects. The grant uses standard-cost items with rates linked to nationally available tree-planting and agri-environment grants.
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, Arts and Humanities Research Council
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.
There is no limit on the value of the grant, the value specified within the summary page is an example.
FindBusinessSupport.gov.scot gives an overview of grants, loans, funding, advice and other support available to businesses in Scotland, offered by over 100 Scottish public sector organisations, conveniently in one place. Information is available for businesses of all sizes and sectors, from start-ups and sole traders to large enterprises and includes support for social enterprises.
Office for Zero Emission Vehicles, Department for Transport
The Depot Charging Scheme supports uptake of zero-emission HGVs, vans and coaches by part-funding the installation of charging infrastructure at fleet depots.
The first application window ran from 25 March 2026 to 30 June 2026, and will fund 70% of charge point and civil costs, up to £1 million across all sites.
The next window is expected to open from 28 October 2026 to 29 January 2027 for projects which may begin from April 2027 and must be delivered by 31 March 2028. Terms and grant rates for this phase are still to be confirmed.
UK Research and Innovation, Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)
Apply for Arts and Humanities Research Council (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.
There is no limit on the value of the grant, the value specified within the summary page is an example.
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 Research and Innovation, Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
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.
There is no limit on the value of the grant, the value specified within the summary page is an example.
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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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.
UK Research and Innovation, Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), Fonds National de la Recherche (FNR)
Apply for funding to work with overseas researchers in Luxembourg.
Submit a collaborative research grant application within the remit of Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) and Fonds National de la Recherche (FNR).
You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for AHRC funding.
There is no limit on the value of the grant, the value specified within the summary page is an example.
Grant to provide support towards the costs of the purchase, installation and infrastructure of electric vehicle chargepoints at eligible places of work.