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63 opportunities

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
Local authoritySchoolCharityCIC+5 more

DRIVE35 Innovation Fund: Collaborate 3

Department for Business and Trade (DBT)

UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £20 million for late stage collaborative research and development projects. Projects will support the UK’s transition to zero emission vehicles and a pathway to a net zero automotive industry.

£2.5m – £20mCloses in 24 days (16 September 2026)UK-wide
Local authoritySchoolCharityCIC+5 more

Doctoral focal awards in data-intensive sciences (grant)

UK Research and Innovation, Science and Technology Research Council

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 24 days (16 September 2026)UK-wide
Local authoritySchoolCharityCIC+5 more

Early independence: BBSRC fellowships: full stage (Fellowship)

UK Research and Innovation, 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

Up to £9mCloses 23 September 2026UK-wide
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The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) invites applications for funding to strengthen the UK’s role in digital technical standards, which are essential to the economy and society and developed through global multistakeholder collaboration in organisations such as the European Telecommunication Standardization Institution (ETSI), Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP), Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) and International Telecommunication Union (ITU). The goal is to support innovative initiatives that embed standards teaching in higher education, inspire career interest, enhance academic–industry collaboration and strengthen the UK talent pipeline for participation in international standards development.

£2,500 – £40kCloses in 15 days (7 September 2026)UK-wide
IndividualLocal authoritySchoolCharity+6 more

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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Society’s most important advances have stemmed from those willing to think differently about what might be possible. ARIA is an R&D funding agency built to unlock scientific and technological breakthroughs that benefit everyone. Created by an Act of Parliament, and sponsored by the Department for Science, Innovation, and Technology, ARIA funds breakthrough R&D in under explored areas to catalyse new paths to prosperity for the UK and the world.

£10k – £10mCloses 17 January 2028UK-wide
IndividualLocal authoritySchoolCharity+6 more

AHRC responsive mode: Curiosity Award (Grant)

UK Research and Innovation, Arts and Humanities Research Council

Flexible awards to fund fundamental research that leads to new research agendas, networking activity and idea generation, which enables the development of further research opportunities and new research agendas.  There is no limit on the value of the grant, the value specified within the summary page is an example.

Up to £100kCloses 31 March 2027UK-wide
Local authoritySchoolCharityCIC+5 more

Commercialising Knowledge Assets Fund (CKAF) Autumn

Government Office for Technology Transfer (GOTT) and funded by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT). Innovate UK is administering this competition on behalf of GOTT.

UK registered government research organisations can apply for grants from £50,000 up to £250,000 to move viable public sector knowledge assets towards commercial readiness. This funding is provided by the Government Office for Technology Transfer (GOTT).

£50k – £250kCloses in 9 days (1 September 2026)UK-wide
Local authoritySchool

Early Independence: Ernest Rutherford Fellowships 2026 (Fellowship)

UK Research and Innovation, 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.

Up to £6mCloses 30 September 2026UK-wide
Local authoritySchoolCharityCIC+5 more

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
Local authoritySchoolCharityCIC+5 more

The implementation grant scheme is designed to support projects in taking a collaborative and strategic approach to water management within lowland peatland catchments. It aims to deliver the infrastructure and water management controls needed to facilitate a positive change in water management, with a primary focus on the reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from lowland peat whilst enabling wider benefits such as biodiversity improvements, flood and drought mitigation and sustainable land use.

£100k – £2mCloses in 26 days (18 September 2026)England
IndividualLocal authoritySchoolCharity+6 more

Updated: 14 August 2026 Rose Choreographic School is an experimental research and pedagogic project based in Sadler’s Wells East, London, UK. We propose a postdisciplinary approach to the question of the choreographic, and use an expanded notion of a school to frame our explorations. There is no set

Amount not publishedCloses in 28 days (20 September 2026)Not stated
StudentAcademicSchool

Covid Impact Fund

Worcestershire Community Foundation

We are pleased to be partnering with Worcestershire County Council to offer the opportunity to support community services to apply for a grant to help support vulnerable households and families with children, particularly those affected by the ongoing impacts of the COVID pandemic where alternative

Up to £50kRolling — apply any timeNot stated
CharityCICCommunity groupIndividual+2 more

Lead the Change

Lancashire Community Foundation

Lead the Change Home About the fund Lead the Change is a new, three‑year initiative launched by BBC Children in Need, in partnership with Co‑op Foundation, Esmée Fairbairn Foundation, Henry Smith Foundation, Joseph Levy Foundation, Paul Hamlyn Foundation, Postcode Justice Trust, UK Community Foundat

Amount not publishedNo published deadlineNot stated
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Warwick and Dominey Fund – General

Cambridgeshire Community Foundation

Home Warwick and Dominey Fund – General Overview Grants averaging £4,000 for projects working in one or more of these areas: • Advancement of education • Tackling systemic social barriers, particularly for young people This strand of the Fund awards an average of £26,000 per funding round deadline (

Up to £5,000Closes 1 February 2027Not stated
IndividualSchool

North Somerset Community Partnership Grant

Quartet Community Foundation

What is North Somerset Community Partnership Fund? The Fund has been set up by Quartet Community Foundation and North Somerset Community Partnership to support community-based organisations responding to the health and wellbeing of disadvantaged local people in North Somerset. Please note: The funds

Up to £11.8kNo published deadlineNot stated
CharitySocial enterpriseSchoolPartnership

Batsworthy Cross Wind Farm Community Fund What is a Community Benefit Fund? Renewable energy and land or property development firms often make charitable investments in the communities where they work through Community Benefit Funds. In this case residents of North Devon were consulted for their vie

£5,000 – £30kNo published deadlineNot stated
CharitySocial enterpriseSchoolLocal authority+3 more

Thorne Farm Wind Turbine Community Benefit Fund What is a Community Benefit Fund? Renewable energy and land or property development firms often make charitable investments in the communities where they work through Community Benefit Funds. In this case, charitable funds were made available as a resu

Amount not publishedNo published deadlineNot stated
CharitySchoolLocal authoritySports club+2 more

R W Barnes Bursary Grant

Quartet Community Foundation

What can you apply for? The R W Barnes Bursary Fund offers financial assistance to undergraduate students on programmes of study based on Engineering, Maths or Physics, at selected UK universities, subject to certain criteria and exceptions. Who can apply? To be eligible, you must meet ALL of the fo

Amount not publishedNo published deadlineNot stated
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