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96 opportunities

BBSRC standard research grant: applicant-led mode (Grant)

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.

Up to £2mCloses 29 April 2027UK-wide
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AI Growth Lab

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
CharityCICCommunity groupVoluntary organisation+3 more

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.

£1,000 – £1.22mCloses 30 September 2026UK-wide
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This grant provides landlords with support towards the cost of the purchase and installation of electric vehicle chargepoints at residential properties.

Up to £100kCloses 31 March 2027UK-wide, England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
IndividualLocal authoritySchoolCharity+6 more

Supporting UK producers to work as partners on international co-productions and help create new global projects.

Up to £300kCloses 31 March 2029UK-wide
Local authoritySchoolCharityCIC+5 more

AHRC responsive mode: collaborate with researchers in Luxembourg (Grant)

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.

£300k – £1.5mCloses 31 March 2027UK-wide
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AHRC responsive mode: catalyst awards (Grant)

UK Research and Innovation, Arts and Humanities Research Council

AHRC awards 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. There is no limit on the value of the grant, the value specified within the summary page is an example.

£100k – £300kCloses 31 March 2027UK-wide
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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
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UK Japan Civil Nuclear Research Programme 2026 (Grant)

UK Research and Innovation, Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council

Apply for this jointly funded opportunity between EPSRC and the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) aiming to support two projects focused on the decommissioning of Fukushima and Sellafield.

£250k – £593.7kCloses in 16 days (8 September 2026)UK-wide
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DRIVE35 Innovation Fund: Collaborate 3

Department for Business and Trade (DBT)

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
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Doctoral focal awards in data-intensive sciences (grant)

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
Local authoritySchoolCharityCIC+5 more

Workplace Charging Scheme

Office for Zero Emission Vehicles

Grant to provide support towards the costs of the purchase, installation and infrastructure of electric vehicle chargepoints at eligible places of work.

£300 – £350Closes 31 March 2027UK-wide
Local authoritySchoolCharityCIC+5 more

AHRC responsive mode: standard research grant (Grant)

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.

£300k – £1.5mCloses 31 March 2027UK-wide
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AHRC responsive mode: Curiosity Award (Grant)

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.

Up to £100kCloses 31 March 2027UK-wide
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Small molecule high throughput screen using AstraZeneca facilities (Grant)

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
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Forest Creation Grant

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.

£1,500 – £1mCloses 1 February 2027UK-wide
IndividualLocal authoritySchoolCharity+6 more

Youth Jobs Grant

Department for Work and Pensions

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
IndividualCharityCICCommunity group+4 more

Optical wireless communications research and testing facility (Grant)

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
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UKRI Translation: MRC Impact Acceleration Awards (Grant)

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.

£50k – £300kCloses 11 November 2026UK-wide
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