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UK Japan Civil Nuclear Research Programme 2026 (Grant)

UK Research and Innovation, Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council

Apply for this jointly funded opportunity between EPSRC and the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) aiming to support two projects focused on the decommissioning of Fukushima and Sellafield.

£250k – £593.7kCloses in 16 days (8 September 2026)UK-wide
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Heat Network Efficiency Scheme (HNES)

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

The Heat Network Efficiency Scheme (HNES) provides funding to public, private and third sector applicants, to support improvements to existing district heating or communal heating projects in England and Wales that are operating sub-optimally and resulting in poor outcomes for customers and operators. Projects can apply to HNES for either revenue or capital grant funding: Revenue grants – grants to fund procurement or mobilisation of external third-party support to carry out Optimisation Studies. These studies will assess heat network projects to identify causes of sub-optimal performance and recommend costed intervention or improvement measures. Capital grants – grants to part-fund the delivery (installation) of eligible intervention/improvement measures.

£5,000 – £9.99mCloses 31 March 2030England, Wales
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UKRI Translation: BBSRC Proof of Concept 2026 (Grant)

UK Research and Innovation, Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)

Apply for funding to translate bioscience research into innovations such as products, services and solutions that generate real-world economic, societal, and environmental impact. You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for BBSRC funding.

£100k – £800kCloses 14 October 2026UK-wide
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UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £150 million. The funding will be to develop, deploy and operate innovative clean maritime solutions for three years in a real world environment. This funding is from the Department for Transport.

£1,000 – £30mCloses in 24 days (16 September 2026)UK-wide
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Ultra Long Duration Energy Storage Project Development Studies

Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)

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.

£350k – £700kCloses 30 September 2026UK-wide
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BBSRC standard research grant: applicant-led mode (Grant)

UK Research and Innovation, Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council

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. There is no limit on the value of the grant, the value specified within the summary page is an example.

Up to £2mCloses 29 April 2027UK-wide
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UKRI Translation: Impact Acceleration: CHERI IKC (Grant)

UK Research and Innovation, Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)

Apply for funding to establish an Innovation and Knowledge Centre (IKC) focused on driving adoption of the Capability Hardware Enhanced RISC Instructions (CHERI) digital security by design technology. You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for EPSRC funding.

Up to £7.7mCloses in 25 days (17 September 2026)UK-wide
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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.

£1,000 – £1.22mCloses 30 September 2026UK-wide
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Purchase mid-range equipment for biomedical research: MRC Equip (Grant)

UK Research and Innovation, Medical Research Council

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. There is no limit on the value of the grant, the value specified within the summary page is an example.

£200k – £1mCloses 5 November 2026UK-wide
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UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £25 million for pre-commercialisation projects. This funding is from the UKRI R&D Missions Accelerator Programme through the Clean Energy Superpower Mission.

£100k – £3mCloses in 3 days (26 August 2026)UK-wide
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A guide for the commercialisation of Creative Industries Research (Grant)

UK Research and Innovation, Arts and Humanities Research Council

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
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UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £3 million for innovative projects in specific technology areas. You must collaborate with at least one Swiss implementation partner applying under the equivalent Swiss Innosuisse programme.

£1,000 – £450kCloses in 11 days (3 September 2026)UK-wide
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Sector transition: UKRI policy fellowships 2026 (Fellowship)

UK Research and Innovation, BBSRC, AHRC, EPSRC, ESRC, MRC, NERC, STFC

Apply for this sector transition fellowship to transfer knowledge and skills across academic and policy sectors and increase sector porosity. There is no limit on the value of the grant, the value specified within the summary page is an example.

£180k – £280kCloses in 18 days (10 September 2026)UK-wide
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Design Generators round two (Grant)

UK Research and Innovation, Arts and Humanities Research Council

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.

£150k – £200kCloses 29 September 2026UK-wide
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Advancing atmospheric and aerial autonomy (Grant)

UK Research and Innovation, Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)

Apply for proof-of-concept funding to develop and deploy innovative autonomous solutions for atmospheric science research or autonomous aerial systems for environmental science. You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for NERC funding.

£300k – £1mCloses 21 October 2026UK-wide
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People and Research

Historic England

The People and Research Scheme offers grants for activities that help people understand and champion the historic environment through, engagement, skills, training, education and heritage project-based posts. It also offers grants for research activities related to the historic environment sector including scientific and technical conservation, surveys and investigations, publication, archiving, toolkits and guidance. https://historicengland.org.uk/advice/grants/what-we-fund/people-activities/ https://historicengland.org.uk/advice/grants/what-we-fund/research-activities/

£250 – £300kCloses 31 March 2027England
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UK registered academic institutions, RTOs or Catapults can apply for a share of up to £10 million to fund innovation projects with businesses.

£75k – £750kCloses in 24 days (16 September 2026)UK-wide
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AHRC responsive mode: collaborate with researchers in Luxembourg (Grant)

UK Research and Innovation, Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), Fonds National de la Recherche (FNR)

Apply for funding to work with overseas researchers in Luxembourg. Submit a collaborative research grant application within the remit of Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) and Fonds National de la Recherche (FNR). You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for AHRC funding. There is no limit on the value of the grant, the value specified within the summary page is an example.

£300k – £1.5mCloses 31 March 2027UK-wide
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Pushing the frontiers of environmental research (Grant)

UK Research and Innovation, 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 There is no limit on the value of the grant, the value specified within the summary page is an example.

Up to £950kCloses in 30 days (22 September 2026)UK-wide
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AHRC responsive mode: standard research grant (Grant)

UK Research and Innovation, Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)

Apply for Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) standard research grant funding to support well-defined collaborative projects across the arts and humanities, in areas covered by our remit. You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for AHRC funding. There is no limit on the value of the grant, the value specified within the summary page is an example.

£300k – £1.5mCloses 31 March 2027UK-wide
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