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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

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

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

Apply for funding for projects focused on speculative and high-risk research with the potential to deliver a step change in the sustainability of future AI systems. You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for UK Research and Innovation funding.

Up to £602.5kCloses 10 November 2026UK-wide
ResearcherAcademicUniversity

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

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 Medical Research Council (MRC) funding.

Amount not publishedCloses 18 November 2026UK-wide
ResearcherAcademicUniversity

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

Pushing the frontiers of environmental research

Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)

Apply for funding to pursue an adventurous, ambitious, curiosity-driven project in environmental research. You must be: based at a UK research organisation eligible for Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) funding in a role that meets the individual eligibility requirements

Up to £950kCloses in 30 days (22 September 2026)UK-wide
ResearcherAcademicUniversity

Farming, growing or forestry businesses based in England can apply for a share of up to £5 million for on-farm trial and demonstration projects, to improve adoption of new ideas or solutions in the agricultural sector.

Amount not publishedCloses 23 September 2026UK-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

NERC urgency funding

Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)

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.

Up to £100kCloses 23 September 2026UK-wide
ResearcherAcademicUniversity

Canada-G7-Nordic call for proposals on quantum technologies

Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)

Apply for funding to establish world-leading partnerships in quantum technologies with researchers in Canada and other participating G7 and Nordic countries. Proposals must include researchers from both the UK and Canada and may also involve eligible partners from other participating countries.

Up to £500kCloses 24 September 2026UK-wide
ResearcherAcademicUniversity

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

UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £20 million to develop innovative solutions for automation and robotics in agriculture, horticulture and forestry. This funding is from the Farming Futures R&D fund.

Amount not publishedCloses 30 September 2026UK-wide
ResearcherAcademicUniversity

UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £3 million for project development studies to support the development of ultra long duration battery energy storage demonstrators in the UK.

Amount not publishedCloses 30 September 2026UK-wide
ResearcherAcademicUniversity

Early Independence: Ernest Rutherford Fellowships 2026

Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)

Apply for this Early Independence Fellowship to support you to establish your own research niche and independence. You must hold a doctorate or evidence equivalent research experience and be based at a UK research organisation eligible for STFC funding.

Amount not publishedCloses 30 September 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

Japan-UK Joint call for collaborations in Advanced Connectivity Technologies

Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)

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 6 October 2026UK-wide
ResearcherAcademicUniversity

Experimental medicine stage one

Medical Research Council (MRC)

Apply for funding to investigate the causes, progression and treatment of human disease. Your application must include an intervention in humans. You must be a researcher based at a research organisation eligible to apply for Medical Research Council (MRC) funding.

Amount not publishedCloses 7 October 2026UK-wide
ResearcherAcademicUniversity

ESRC React Awards (pilot): outline

Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)

Apply for responsive funding to generate time-critical research to support UK policymakers or frontline practitioners in public services. You must be based at a UK organisation eligible for ESRC funding and have a confirmed public sector organisation partner who will use project outputs.

Amount not publishedCloses 8 October 2026UK-wide
ResearcherAcademicUniversity