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CAB17: Winter bird food on arable and horticulture land

Defra — Sustainable Farming Incentive

What you must do to get paid for this CSHT action and advice on how to do it.

£853 per hectare (ha) per yearRolling — apply any timeEngland
IndividualSole traderPartnershipLimited company+1 more

CWS1: Deer control and management

Defra — Sustainable Farming Incentive

What you must do to get paid for this CSHT action and advice on how to do it.

£105 per hectare (ha) per yearRolling — apply any timeEngland
IndividualSole traderPartnershipLimited company+1 more

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. DRIVE35 (Driving Research and Investment in Vehicle Electrification) is a Department for Business and Trade led programme.

Amount not publishedCloses in 24 days (16 September 2026)UK-wide
ResearcherAcademicUniversity

BND1: Maintain dry stone walls

Defra — Sustainable Farming Incentive

What you must do to get paid for this SFI26 action and advice on how to do it.

£27 per 100 metres (m) for both sidesRolling — apply any timeEngland
IndividualSole traderPartnershipLimited company+1 more

EPSRC new investigator award: applicant-led mode

Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)

Apply for funding to support your transition to research independence. This funding will enable you to develop your own research vision and lead a team. You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for EPSRC funding and it must be your first application to EPSRC as a project lead.

Amount not publishedRolling — apply any timeUK-wide
ResearcherAcademicUniversity

CSP21: American mink control and management

Defra — Sustainable Farming Incentive

What you must do to get paid for this CSHT action and advice on how to do it.

£99 per 100 metres (m) per year for the management of the waterbody where non-native American mink areRolling — apply any timeEngland
IndividualSole traderPartnershipLimited company+1 more

CCT4: Create intertidal and saline habitat on arable land

Defra — Sustainable Farming Incentive

What you must do to get paid for this CSHT action and advice on how to do it.

£812 per hectare (ha) per yearRolling — apply any timeEngland
IndividualSole traderPartnershipLimited company+1 more

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.

Amount not publishedCloses in 26 days (18 September 2026)UK-wide
ResearcherAcademicUniversity

Early independence: BBSRC fellowships: full stage

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

Amount not publishedCloses 23 September 2026UK-wide
ResearcherAcademicUniversity

CAB7: Whole crop cereals

Defra — Sustainable Farming Incentive

What you must do to get paid for this CSHT action and advice on how to do it.

£596 per hectare (ha) per yearRolling — apply any timeEngland
IndividualSole traderPartnershipLimited company+1 more

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.

Up to £1.12mCloses in 16 days (8 September 2026)UK-wide
ResearcherAcademicUniversity

Researching ME/CFS: priority area

Medical Research Council (MRC)

Apply for funding to research myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome, also known as ME/CFS.

Amount not publishedRolling — apply any timeUK-wide
ResearcherAcademicUniversity

Sector transition: UKRI policy fellowships 2026

UK Research and Innovation, Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) , Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) , Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) , Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) , Medical Research Council (MRC) , Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) , Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)

Apply for this sector transition fellowship to transfer knowledge and skills across academic and policy sectors and increase sector porosity.

Amount not publishedCloses in 18 days (10 September 2026)UK-wide
ResearcherAcademicUniversity

EPSRC standard research grant, Nov 2023: responsive mode

Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)

You can apply for a research grant in any area within the remit of Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC). You must be based at an eligible UK research organisation.

Amount not publishedRolling — apply any timeUK-wide
ResearcherAcademicUniversity