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UKRI Translation: Impact Acceleration: CHERI IKC

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
ResearcherAcademicUniversity

GRH7: Haymaking 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.

£157 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

CSW25: Manage riparian and water edge habitats

Defra — Sustainable Farming Incentive

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

£1,186 per hectare (ha) per yearRolling — apply any timeEngland
IndividualSole traderPartnershipLimited company+1 more

EPSRC network grant: Nov 2023: responsive mode

Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)

You can apply for a network grant in any area within the remit of Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC). We will support costs of building interdisciplinary research communities. You must be based at an eligible UK research organisation.

Amount not publishedRolling — apply any timeUK-wide
ResearcherAcademicUniversity

CAB19: Pollen and nectar flower mix

Defra — Sustainable Farming Incentive

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

£739 per hectare (ha) per yearRolling — apply any timeEngland
IndividualSole traderPartnershipLimited company+1 more

Optical wireless communications research and testing facility

Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)

Apply for funding to establish optical wireless communications research and testing facility. You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for EPSRC funding.

Up to £7.12mCloses in 23 days (15 September 2026)UK-wide
ResearcherAcademicUniversity

CNUM3: Legume fallow (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.

£532 per hectare (ha) per yearRolling — apply any timeEngland
IndividualSole traderPartnershipLimited company+1 more

AHW6: Basic overwinter stubble

Defra — Sustainable Farming Incentive

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

£58 per hectare (ha) per yearRolling — apply any timeEngland
IndividualSole traderPartnershipLimited company+1 more

Research organisations can claim open access costs for longform publications in-scope of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)’s open access policy that have been approved at stage one . Applications must be completed by the team that is responsible for open access within the research organisation. Organisations must be based in the UK to apply.

Amount not publishedRolling — apply any timeUK-wide
ResearcherAcademicUniversity

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.

Amount not publishedCloses in 23 days (16 September 2026)UK-wide
ResearcherAcademicUniversity

Apply for supercomputer time to train and develop AI models through EuroHPC. Aimed at startups, small medium enterprises, industry and the public sector working on AI and data-intensive tasks. UK applicants are eligible. No funding is provided.

Amount not publishedRolling — apply any timeUK-wide
ResearcherAcademicUniversity

CGS16: Rush control supplement

Defra — Sustainable Farming Incentive

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

£95 per hectare (ha) per yearRolling — apply any timeEngland
IndividualSole traderPartnershipLimited company+1 more

Apply for funding to work with US-based researchers on an environmental science application. Collaborative work is governed by a lead agency agreement between NERC and NSF. The UK-based applicant must be: based at a UK research organisation eligible for NERC funding employed at lecturer (or equivalent) level or above

Amount not publishedRolling — apply any timeUK-wide
ResearcherAcademicUniversity

CGS22: Manage priority habitat species-rich grassland

Defra — Sustainable Farming Incentive

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

£646 per hectare (ha) per yearRolling — apply any timeEngland
IndividualSole traderPartnershipLimited company+1 more

CHRW2: Manage hedgerows

Defra — Sustainable Farming Incentive

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

£13 per 100 metres (m) for one side of an eligible hedgerow per yearRolling — apply any timeEngland
IndividualSole traderPartnershipLimited company+1 more

CWT14: Create fen, reedbed or wetland mosaics

Defra — Sustainable Farming Incentive

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

£1,605 per hectare (ha) per yearRolling — apply any timeEngland
IndividualSole traderPartnershipLimited company+1 more