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895 opportunities

CSW26: Enhanced floodplain storage supplement

Defra — Sustainable Farming Incentive

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

£366 per hectare (ha) per yearRolling — apply any timeEngland
IndividualSole traderPartnershipLimited company+1 more

Apply for funding to recruit and train doctoral students through a doctoral focal award which seeks to unlock linguistic and cultural expertise. These awards will provide opportunities through partnership between higher education institutions (HEI) and non-HEI partners. By invitation only.

Amount not publishedCloses 21 January 2027UK-wide
ResearcherAcademicUniversity

BBSRC new investigator award: applicant-led mode

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)

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.

Up to £2mRolling — apply any timeUK-wide
ResearcherAcademicUniversity

CSP12: Rhododendron control and management supplement

Defra — Sustainable Farming Incentive

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

£256 per hectare (ha) per yearRolling — apply any timeEngland
IndividualSole traderPartnershipLimited company+1 more

CSW15: Flood mitigation on arable reversion to grassland

Defra — Sustainable Farming Incentive

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

£740 per hectare (ha) per yearRolling — apply any timeEngland
IndividualSole traderPartnershipLimited company+1 more

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

AHRC large grants: outline stage

Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)

Apply for Large Grants funding to deliver novel, ambitious and transformative arts and humanities research projects at scale. You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for AHRC funding.

Amount not publishedCloses in 22 days (16 September 2026)UK-wide
ResearcherAcademicUniversity

CGS26: Manage grassland with very low inputs

Defra — Sustainable Farming Incentive

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

£151 per hectare (ha) per yearRolling — apply any timeEngland
IndividualSole traderPartnershipLimited company+1 more

CGS4: Herbal leys

Defra — Sustainable Farming Incentive

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

£382 per hectare (ha) per yearRolling — apply any timeEngland
IndividualSole traderPartnershipLimited company+1 more

CSW21: 6m to 24m 3-dimensional (3D) buffer strip

Defra — Sustainable Farming Incentive

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

£1,182 per hectare (ha) per yearRolling — apply any timeEngland
IndividualSole traderPartnershipLimited company+1 more

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

Work with Brazilian researchers: NERC FAPESP lead agency

Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)

This opportunity allows UK-based researchers and researchers in the State of São Paulo, Brazil to submit a collaborative application under existing NERC funding opportunities. This will go through a single review process.

Amount not publishedRolling — apply any timeUK-wide
ResearcherAcademicUniversity

GRH12: Manage rough grassland for upland breeding waders

Defra — Sustainable Farming Incentive

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

£203 per hectare (ha) per yearRolling — apply any timeEngland
IndividualSole traderPartnershipLimited company+1 more

AHW4: Skylark plots

Defra — Sustainable Farming Incentive

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

Amount not publishedRolling — apply any timeEngland
IndividualSole traderPartnershipLimited company+1 more

CNUM2: Legumes on improved grassland

Defra — Sustainable Farming Incentive

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

£102 per hectare (ha) per yearRolling — apply any timeEngland
IndividualSole traderPartnershipLimited company+1 more