Grants

Standard research grants are available for researchers at eligible research organisations.
There is no limit on the value of the grant or length of the project. You should ask for what is needed to deliver the proposed programme of research.
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) will award 80% of the full economic cost (FEC) of the project.
For information on our new approach to EPSRC responsive mode opportunities that opened in November 2023, please see our transition pages.

This opportunity funds researcher-driven basic, applied, and strategic research from any disciplines and on any topics in ESRC’s remit. This includes standard research projects, methodological development, large-scale surveys or other infrastructures.
Proposals can draw from the wider sciences, as long as the social sciences are more than 50% of the research focus and effort.
Applications are via the UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Funding Service and will run as consecutive rounds with closing dates.
The full economic cost of your project can range from £350,000 to £1 million. ESRC will fund 80% of the full economic cost.

Apply for funding to work with overseas researchers in the Unites States (US).
Submit a collaborative research grant application within the remit of Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) and US National Science Foundation, Social, Behavioural and Economic Sciences Directorate (NSF-SBE).
Collaborative work is governed by an agreement between UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and NSF-SBE.
You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for AHRC funding.
The full economic cost (FEC) of the UK hosted element of your project must be between £300,000 and £1.5 million. AHRC will fund 80% the FEC.
The maximum duration of these awards is five years.

Apply for funding to work with overseas researchers in the State of São Paulo, Brazil.
Submit a collaborative research grant application within the remit of AHRC and State of São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP).
Collaborative work is governed by an agreement between UKRI and FAPESP.
You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for AHRC funding.
The full economic cost (FEC) of the UK hosted element of your project must be between £300,000 and £1.5 million. AHRC will fund 80% the FEC.
FAPESP will fund all justified costs for Brazilian based researchers, submitted through their SAGe system.
The maximum duration of these awards is five years.

Apply for funding to work with overseas researchers in Luxembourg.
Submit a collaborative research grant application within the remit of AHRC and Fonds National de la Recherche (FNR).
Collaborative work is governed by an agreement between UKRI and FNR.
You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for AHRC funding.
The full economic cost (FEC) of the UK hosted element of your project must be between £300,000 and £1.5 million. AHRC will fund 80% the FEC.
FNR will fund all justified costs for Luxembourg based researchers, submitted through their system.
The maximum duration of these awards is five years.

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 include a project lead and at least one project co-lead jointly involved in the development and management of the project and co-authored research outputs.
You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for AHRC funding.
The full economic cost (FEC) of your project can be between £300,000 and £1.5 million. AHRC will fund 80% of the FEC.
The maximum duration of these awards is five years.

Programme grants provide flexible funding to world-leading research groups addressing significant major research challenges.
Funding should bring together the expertise of a team of internationally recognised scientists or engineers to focus on one strategic research theme.
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC ) see programme grants as critical mass investments, which cover a diverse engineering and physical sciences portfolio . They benefit UK research through the concentration of high-performing talent.
Funding can be awarded for up to six years.
You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for EPSRC funding.

Apply for funding to visit international partners, to initiate collaborations, prepare joint funding proposals, visit overseas facilities or attend European consortia-building events.
You must be an existing BBSRC-supported researcher in order to apply for funding.
Funding of up to £3,000 (100% full economic cost) is available and limited to travel and subsistence costs for a single visit.
Stays may be of up to one month in duration and you must submit your application at least six weeks before you travel.

Apply for funding to Projects Peer Review Panel 2025. Only invited applicants, who have undergone a successful statement of interest (SoI) stage are eligible to apply.
You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for STFC funding.
STFC provides research grant funding opportunities that are reviewed through frequent Projects Peer Review Panel (PPRP) rounds. You must have already discussed your ideas with one of our programme managers and have been invited to submit a full proposal.
The full economic cost (FEC) of your project can be agreed with specific programme areas and STFC will fund 80% of the FEC.

Apply for funding to respond quickly to transient, unexpected environmental research opportunities created by sporadic natural occurrences such as earthquakes, droughts, floods, or ephemeral events in ecosystems.
The aim of this funding is to help researchers collect valuable data at the start of the event before other events and actions affect the data collection.
The full economic cost of your project can be up to £100,000. We will fund up to 80% of the full economic cost. Projects are expected to last up to one year.
You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for NERC funding.

See the full opportunity details on the Innovation Funding Service.
UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £110 million for ambitious research and innovation projects in any sector, and tailored support to develop careers for future leaders.
Eligibility summary
This competition is open to single applicants with supporting organisations.
To lead a project your organisation must be a UK registered:
business charitable organisation Catapult public body Agri-Tech Centre eligible research organisation

EPSRC wishes to understand the scale, range, nature, and scientific value of potential large-scale infrastructure investments in the UK to help inform future decision-making. Representatives of relevant scientific communities are invited to submit statements of need according to the assessment criteria.
You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) funding.
No funding is available with this opportunity, although indicative full economic costs (FEC – including resource costs) will be required. There is no upper limit on the financial request, but this should be justified with evidence.

Programme grants provide flexible funding to world-leading research groups addressing significant major research challenges.
Funding should bring together a team of internationally recognised scientists or engineers to focus on one strategic research theme.
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) sees programme grants as critical mass investments, which cover a diverse engineering and physical sciences portfolio. They benefit UK research through the concentration of high-performing talent.
This funding opportunity is only for invited applicants.
Funding can be awarded for up to six years.
You must be based at an eligible UK research organisation.

These are personal, career development focused awards.
You must have either:
a PhD more than four years’ experience in a relevant field by the start of your fellowship You must be hosted and supported by an eligible UK research organisation during your fellowship.
Your Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) fellowship can be up to three years long and may be held part time.
Your fellowship must focus on research where the majority of the research novelty lies within our mathematical sciences remit.

You can only apply for this funding opportunity if we have invited you to do so following a successful Opening up the Environment 2025 application.
Apply for funding to deliver activities to increase the diversity of the UK environmental science community.
You must be:
based at a UK research organisation eligible for Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) funding in a role that meets individual eligibility requirements The full economic cost (FEC) of your project can be up to £708,750. We will fund 80% of the FEC.
The award is for 24 months.
This is a pre-announcement and the information may change. The opening date for this funding opportunity is to be confirmed. More information will be available on this page when the opportunity opens.

Apply for funding to run a high throughput screen (HTS) using AstraZeneca’s compound library and screening robots. Funding uplift in this round will be given to applications related to pain or women’s health (including conditions related to metabolic disorders).
Two funding opportunities a year with new thematic focus each round. Future areas will include:
mental health dementias (including Parkinson’s and Huntington’s) The funding opportunity remains open to all targets, however applications in the areas specified in the funding opportunity guidance will be given a strategic uplift at ranking.

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.
Awards are available for projects up to £100,000 full economic cost (FEC) and Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) will fund 80% of this. Funding is available for projects up to five years in duration.

Awards to support researchers without prior experience of leading a significant research project to accelerate their trajectory as independent researchers, to unlock their potential, build leadership and convenor experience.
You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for AHRC funding.
The full economic cost (FEC) of your project can be up to £300,000. Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) will fund 80% of the FEC. Funding for projects can be up to five years in duration.

These are personal, career development focused awards.
You must have either:
a PhD and some years of additional research experience more than four years’ experience in a relevant field by the start of your fellowship You must be hosted and supported by an eligible UK research organisation during your fellowship.
Your Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) fellowship can be up to five years long and may be held part time.
Your fellowship must focus on research where the majority of the research novelty lies within our mathematical sciences remit.
Open plus fellowships have an additional focus on enhancing the research environment and culture.

Apply for funding to support research projects focused on neurosciences and mental health.
You must be employed by a research organisation eligible to apply for Medical Research Council (MRC) funding.
You can involve more than one research group or organisation in the project.
There is no limit to the funding you can apply for, but it should be appropriate to the project. We will usually fund up to 80% of your project’s full economic cost.
Projects can last up to five years, but they typically last three to four years.
This is an ongoing funding opportunity.

Apply for funding to support research projects focused on population and systems medicine.
You must be employed by a research organisation eligible to apply for Medical Research Council (MRC) funding.
You can involve more than one research group or organisation in the project.
There is no limit to the funding you can apply for, but it should be appropriate to the project. We will usually fund up to 80% of your project’s full economic cost.
Projects can last up to five years, but they typically last three to four years.
This is an ongoing funding opportunity.

Apply for funding to support research projects focused on molecular and cellular medicine.
You must be employed by a research organisation eligible to apply for Medical Research Council (MRC) funding.
You can involve more than one research group or organisation in the project.
There is no limit to the funding you can apply for, but it should be appropriate to the project. We will usually fund up to 80% of your project’s full economic cost.
Projects can last up to five years, but they typically last three to four years.
This is an ongoing funding opportunity.

Apply for funding to support research projects focused on infections and immunity.
You must be employed by a research organisation eligible to apply for Medical Research Council (MRC) funding.
You can involve more than one research group or organisation in the project.
There is no limit to the funding you can apply for, but it should be appropriate to the project. We will usually fund up to 80% of your project’s full economic cost.
Projects can last up to five years, but they typically last three to four years.
This is an ongoing funding opportunity.

Apply for funding as a real-world research exemplar to use, evaluate and influence new capabilities within and between trusted research environments.
You must be based at an eligible UK research organisation, and you must meet individual eligibility requirements.
The full economic cost (FEC) of your project can be from £365,700 up to £609,500. UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) will fund 80% of the FEC.
The duration of this award is a maximum of 12 months.
This is a pre-announcement, and the information may change.
The funding opportunity will open on 8 September 2025. More information will be available on this page then.

Apply for funding to support excellent new investigator-led research across the breadth of Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) scientific remit.
This scheme is designed primarily to assist newly employed university lecturers, researchers (at a level equivalent to lecturer) in research council institutes, and fellows (at a level equivalent to lecturer) to secure their first major element of research support funding.
The full economic cost (FEC) of your project can be up to £2 million. Funding is available for up to five years. BBSRC will fund 80% of the FEC.