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CIPM3: Companion crop on arable and horticultural land

Defra — Sustainable Farming Incentive

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

£55 per hectare (ha) per yearRolling — apply any timeEngland
IndividualSole traderPartnershipLimited company+1 more

AHW10: Low input harvested cereal crop

Defra — Sustainable Farming Incentive

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

£354 per hectare (ha) per yearRolling — apply any timeEngland
IndividualSole traderPartnershipLimited company+1 more

CGS22: Manage priority habitat species-rich grassland

Defra — Sustainable Farming Incentive

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

£646 per hectare (ha) per yearRolling — apply any timeEngland
IndividualSole traderPartnershipLimited company+1 more

EPSRC overseas travel grant: Nov 2023: responsive mode

Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)

You can apply for an overseas travel grant in any area within the remit of EPSRC. You must be based at an eligible UK research organisation.

Amount not publishedRolling — apply any timeUK-wide
ResearcherAcademicUniversity

CCT8: Manage and restore coastal sand dunes

Defra — Sustainable Farming Incentive

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

£620 per hectare (ha) per yearRolling — apply any timeEngland
IndividualSole traderPartnershipLimited company+1 more

CCT2: Make space for new coastal habitat

Defra — Sustainable Farming Incentive

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

£773 per hectare (ha) per yearRolling — apply any timeEngland
IndividualSole traderPartnershipLimited company+1 more

Design Generators round two

Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)

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.

Amount not publishedCloses 29 September 2026UK-wide
ResearcherAcademicUniversity

CLH2: Restore lowland heathland

Defra — Sustainable Farming Incentive

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

£311 per hectare (ha) per yearRolling — apply any timeEngland
IndividualSole traderPartnershipLimited company+1 more

Apply for funding to collaborate with the UK Human Functional Genomics Initiative. You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for MRC funding.

Amount not publishedCloses 1 November 2026UK-wide
ResearcherAcademicUniversity

CAB10: Unharvested cereal headland

Defra — Sustainable Farming Incentive

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

£1,072 per hectare (ha) per yearRolling — apply any timeEngland
IndividualSole traderPartnershipLimited company+1 more

CHRW2: Manage hedgerows

Defra — Sustainable Farming Incentive

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

£13 per 100 metres (m) for one side of an eligible hedgerow per yearRolling — apply any timeEngland
IndividualSole traderPartnershipLimited company+1 more

Apply for funding to transform the commercialisation of research in the creative industries, working collaboratively to address barriers to commercialisation and develop a new sector specific commercialisation guide. You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for UKRI funding.

Up to £250kCloses 15 October 2026UK-wide
ResearcherAcademicUniversity

CUP2: Manage rough grazing for birds

Defra — Sustainable Farming Incentive

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

£121 per hectare (ha) per yearRolling — apply any timeEngland
IndividualSole traderPartnershipLimited company+1 more

PATT travel grants for competitively awarded observation time 2026

Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)

You can apply for travel and subsistence in support of competitively awarded science observation time at astronomy facilities available to the UK research community. You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for STFC funding.

Amount not publishedCloses 15 October 2026UK-wide
ResearcherAcademicUniversity

Collaborate with researchers in Norway

UK Research and Innovation, 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)

UKRI and Research Council of Norway have signed a Money Follows Cooperation agreement to enable collaborative applications between researchers in the UK and Norway. UKRI funding will be provided for project co-leads based in Norway in successful applications. Applications must be submitted through existing council programmes.

Amount not publishedRolling — apply any timeUK-wide
ResearcherAcademicUniversity

CWS11: 3-zone rides supplement

Defra — Sustainable Farming Incentive

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

£197 per hectare (ha) per year for the area of the rideRolling — apply any timeEngland
IndividualSole traderPartnershipLimited company+1 more