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24 opportunities

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
Local authoritySchoolCharityCIC+5 more

Scaling performance of quantum computing hardware: CR&D

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

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.

£1m – £3.5mCloses in 26 days (18 September 2026)UK-wide
Local authoritySchoolCharityCIC+5 more

The UK Space Agency invites proposals for UK-based research and development projects to develop innovative Earth Observation (EO) technologies through the EO Missions and Technology (EOMT) Innovation Call 1. Applications are encouraged for innovative, early Technology Readiness Level (TRL) projects supporting climate monitoring, the environment, dual use and commercial applications.

£50k – £200kCloses in 9 days (1 September 2026)UK-wide
IndividualLocal authoritySchoolCharity+6 more

Doctoral focal award plus: innovating in data-driven research (Grant)

UK Research and Innovation, Economic and Social Research Council

We are commissioning one doctoral focal award plus to develop a cadre of social scientists from doctoral studentships and across career stages with the skills needed to use data-driven research approaches in innovative ways. You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for ESRC funding.

Up to £5.85mCloses 14 October 2026UK-wide
Local authoritySchoolCharityCIC+5 more

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
Local authoritySchoolCharityCIC+5 more

Next generation artificial intelligence (AI): explainable AI (Grant)

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

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

Up to £602.5kCloses 20 October 2026UK-wide
Local authoritySchoolCharityCIC+5 more

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
Local authoritySchoolCharityCIC+5 more

AI Growth Lab

Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade

The Legal Services Advisory AI Growth Lab provides innovators and adopters with coordinated access to regulators, helping them to understand how current regulation applies to cutting-edge technology so they can bring products to market faster. The Lab will accelerate safe and responsible AI adoption and innovation in the legal sector and improve access to justice for the public by enabling high-quality, faster and more affordable legal services. Participants will receive coordinated engagement with relevant regulators and delivery partners. Participants will not receive funding.

Amount not publishedCloses 27 September 2026UK-wide
CharityCICCommunity groupVoluntary organisation+3 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

UKRI Translation: MRC Impact Acceleration Awards (Grant)

UK Research and Innovation, Medical Research Council

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.

£50k – £300kCloses 11 November 2026UK-wide
Local authoritySchoolCharityCIC+5 more

Quantum computing applications for large scale impact: CR&D

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

UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £13 million for building quantum computing software applications that show clear value and potential high impact on near term quantum computing systems.

£300k – £4mCloses in 24 days (16 September 2026)UK-wide
Local authoritySchoolCharityCIC+5 more

The Minister for Veterans and People has committed to recognising and celebrating the contributions of women veterans' service in the UK Armed Forces. The UK Government’s Veterans Strategy includes a commitment to commission a new oral history project to capture and preserve the experiences of women veterans. The aim of this project is to create an official, digitised oral history collection documenting the lived experiences of women veterans. The project should capture experiences from recruitment and military service through to transition from the Armed Forces, including the impact on family life. The primary audience is the general public, with outputs also intended to inform policy officials, researchers, veterans and the wider armed forces community.

£150k – £250kCloses in 30 days (22 September 2026)UK-wide
IndividualLocal authoritySchoolCharity+3 more

Dormant Assets for All

The National Lottery Community Fund

Funding for VCSE organisations in Northern Ireland, from the Dormant Assets Scheme, to help them grow stronger and face future challenges.

£300 – £20kRolling — apply any timeNorthern Ireland
CharityCICCommunity groupVoluntary organisation+2 more

Culture Collective Fund

Creative Scotland

Supporting a network of creative practitioners, organisations and communities, working together to create a positive difference locally and nationally. Closed.

£100k – £300kRolling — apply any timeScotland
IndividualArtistCreative practitionerFreelancer+6 more

Arts Capital Investment

Arts Council of Wales

If the recent weather has affected your ability to submit your application to the Arts Capital Investment Fund by the original deadline of 12 noon on Friday 3 July, please contact us as soon as possible. Please email capital@arts.wales.

Amount not publishedRolling — apply any timeWales
CharityCICCommunity groupSocial enterprise+2 more

Project Post Fund

Screen Scotland

The Project Post Fund is designed to encourage large-scale film and TV productions to undertake their post-production and VFX work in Scotland.

£5,000 – £100kRolling — apply any timeScotland
IndividualArtistCreative practitionerFreelancer+4 more

Funding to support organisations who are looking to produce film festivals and screening programmes in Scotland for a public audience.

£15k – £45kRolling — apply any timeScotland
IndividualArtistCreative practitionerFreelancer+6 more

Q Futures Community Fund

Lincolnshire Community Foundation

This is a new funding opportunity designed to support communities across Greater Lincolnshire, with a focus on projects creating employment, training and skills opportunities, helping local people to thrive now and in the future. Before completing an application, it is vital you are able to demonstr

Up to £5,000No published deadlineNot stated
CharityIndividualPartnership

Living Essentials Fund

Oxfordshire Community Foundation

Living Essentials Fund ** Coming winter 2026 ** The Living Essentials Fund will support charitable organisations that are helping people with unaffordable essentials such as homelessness, food insecurity and warmth as well as debt advice. Amounts available: Grants of £1,000-£10,000 available Group a

Up to £50kRolling — apply any timeNot stated
CharityCICIndividualCooperative

Burwell and Reach Community Fund

Cambridgeshire Community Foundation

Home Burwell and Reach Community Fund Overview Grants of up to £2,000 are available for charity and community projects benefitting residents of Burwell and Reach. Who can apply? Non-profit organisations Maximum grant Up to £2,000 Eligible area Burwell and Reach Deadlines 1 February, 1 August Fund cr

Up to £2,000Closes 1 February 2027Not stated
CharityFaith organisationPartnership