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UKRI Translation: STFC Proof of Concept

Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) , Innovate UK

Apply for funding to commercialise your technology or science developed from the STFC PPAN community. This scheme aims to support the PPAN community to develop technology and science towards commercialisation. You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for STFC funding.

Up to £600kCloses in 3 days (26 August 2026)UK-wide
ResearcherAcademicUniversity

Computing resources on the STFC DiRAC HPC facility (RAC19)

Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)

Apply for computing resources on the STFC DiRAC High Performance Computing facility. DiRAC (Distributed Research Utilising Advanced Computing) supports STFC’s world class theory research programme including particle physics, nuclear physics, astrophysics, astronomy, cosmology, solar system physics, and particle astrophysics.

Amount not publishedCloses in 25 days (17 September 2026)UK-wide
ResearcherAcademicUniversity

AHW2: Supplementary winter bird food (updated for SFI26)

Defra — Sustainable Farming Incentive

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

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

CUP8:  Moderate livestock grazing on moorland

Defra — Sustainable Farming Incentive

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

£20 per hectare (ha) per yearRolling — apply any timeEngland
IndividualSole traderPartnershipLimited company+1 more

BBSRC Brazil pump-priming award (FAPPA)

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)

This award is for BBSRC-funded research groups to pump-prime interactions with FAPESP scientists in Brazil. Applications must be made by a project lead who is currently in receipt of BBSRC research funding.

Up to £35kRolling — apply any timeUK-wide
ResearcherAcademicUniversity

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

UKRI Translation: AHRC Proof of Concept

Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)

UKRI Translation: AHRC Proof of Concept supports arts and humanities activity that translate previously funded AHRC or UKRI projects into real world economic, societal, cultural or policy impact. This opportunity was previously known as AHRC responsive mode: follow-on funding for impact and engagement.

Up to £150kRolling — apply any timeUK-wide
ResearcherAcademicUniversity

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

CSP11: Manage scrapes and gutters supplement

Defra — Sustainable Farming Incentive

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

£1 per square metre (m2) per yearRolling — apply any timeEngland
IndividualSole traderPartnershipLimited company+1 more

GRH10: Lenient grazing supplement (updated for SFI26)

Defra — Sustainable Farming Incentive

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

£28 per hectare (ha) per yearRolling — apply any timeEngland
IndividualSole traderPartnershipLimited company+1 more

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

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

UK Japan Civil Nuclear Research Programme 2026

Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)

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.

Amount not publishedCloses in 16 days (8 September 2026)UK-wide
ResearcherAcademicUniversity

CGS24: Haymaking supplement (late cut)

Defra — Sustainable Farming Incentive

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

£187 per hectare (ha) per yearRolling — apply any timeEngland
IndividualSole traderPartnershipLimited company+1 more