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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Funding for research and technology development to maintain and grow the UK’s competitive positions in civil aerospace.

Advice on good practice in employment and employment relations.

Confidential advice and support on environmental issues for all UK businesses

Finance for SMEs in the UK with no fixed payments, fixed terms or security required. The advance is repaid as a percentage of future card sales.

Free support to help businesses compete for major public and private sector contracts

Funding for research and technology development to maintain and grow the UK’s competitive positions in civil aerospace.

Funding for research or innovation that's ground breaking, improves European research standards or responds to challenges like climate change or food security.

Funding, technical and business expertise, networks and partnerships for businesses who are looking to develop a space-based service.

Supports access to loans and other trade finance facilities for businesses that sell internationally via government guarantees.

The Growth Guarantee Scheme is a government-backed scheme designed to support access to finance for UK businesses as they look to invest and grow.

Young Enterprise offers initiatives for all ages from 4 to 25 to help start a business in the UK.

Capital and R&D funding for the UK automotive industry in the design, development and manufacturing of zero-emission vehicles and their supply chain.