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Aviation’s non-CO2 impacts on the climate 2026

Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)

Apply for funding to deliver collaborative research which focuses on the underpinning science of aviation’s non-carbon dioxide (non-CO2) impacts and how they interact with climate over time with the view to identifying benefits, mitigation options, informing industry and government policy decisions.

Up to £385.4kCloses in 15 days (8 September 2026)UK-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

SOH1: No-till farming (updated for SFI26)

Defra — Sustainable Farming Incentive

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

£73 per hectare (ha) per yearRolling — apply any timeEngland
IndividualSole traderPartnershipLimited company+1 more

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.

Amount not publishedCloses 11 November 2026UK-wide
ResearcherAcademicUniversity

UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £150 million, to create scale up manufacturing facilities for zero emission vehicle technologies.

Amount not publishedRolling — apply any timeUK-wide
ResearcherAcademicUniversity

Doctoral focal awards in data-intensive sciences

Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)

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 23 days (16 September 2026)UK-wide
ResearcherAcademicUniversity

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

EPSRC Strategic Infrastructure 2026 (invite only)

Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)

Apply for funding to purchase strategic infrastructure that will improve UK scientific capability and enable cutting-edge research of high priority to EPSRC. This funding opportunity is for invited applicants only. You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for EPSRC funding.

Amount not publishedCloses 8 October 2026UK-wide
ResearcherAcademicUniversity

Apply for funding to deliver collaborative research projects with partners from the US, Canada or both to improve understanding of and resilience to wildfire occurrence and impacts in the wildland-urban interface. You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) funding.

Up to £1.57mCloses 1 October 2026UK-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

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

Doctoral focal award plus: innovating in data-driven research

Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)

We are commissioning one doctoral focal award plus to develop a cadre of social scientists from doctoral studentships and across career stages with the skills needed to use data-driven research approaches in innovative ways. You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for ESRC funding.

Amount not publishedCloses 14 October 2026UK-wide
ResearcherAcademicUniversity

This funding opportunity was previously titled ‘Developmental pathway funding scheme: stage one’. Apply for funding to develop and test novel therapeutics, medical devices, diagnostics and other interventions. You must be employed at a research organisation eligible for MRC funding.

Amount not publishedCloses 4 November 2026UK-wide
ResearcherAcademicUniversity

Apply for funding to study why people respond differently to biomedical prevention interventions. Projects must generate mechanistic evidence in humans to provide insight into precision prevention through better targeting. You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for MRC funding.

Amount not publishedCloses in 24 days (17 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 in 30 days (23 September 2026)UK-wide
ResearcherAcademicUniversity

Large Grant full applications: November 2026 (invite only)

Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)

You can only apply for this funding opportunity if we have invited you to do so following a successful outline application. Apply for funding to support innovative, large-scale and complex projects that tackle big science questions and have the potential to produce world-leading research.

Amount not publishedCloses 5 November 2026UK-wide
ResearcherAcademicUniversity

Connecting Culture Fund

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)

Apply for funding to enhance research culture at your BBSRC strategically funded institute. This is an invitation-only funding opportunity and one or more of our institutes must lead or co-lead the application, but other eligible UK based research organisations are encouraged to be involved as project partners.

Amount not publishedCloses 30 September 2027UK-wide
ResearcherAcademicUniversity

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 15 days (8 September 2026)UK-wide
ResearcherAcademicUniversity

Funding opportunity for mid-range capital equipment that will enable and enhance research across MRC’s scientific areas. You must be employed at a research organisation eligible to apply for MRC funding.

Amount not publishedCloses 5 November 2026UK-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 17 days (10 September 2026)UK-wide
ResearcherAcademicUniversity