Grants

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Farming, growing or forestry businesses based in England can apply for a share of up to £5 million for on-farm trial and demonstration projects, to improve adoption of new ideas or solutions in the agricultural sector.
This is an Accelerating Development of Practices and Technologies (ADOPT) grant.
Eligibility summary
This competition is open to collaborations only.
To lead a collaborative project your organisation must:
be an active farming, growing or forestry business based in England be able to evidence that you are an established business, including sole traders and partnerships collaborate with at least one other farming business based in the UK

Apply for this sector transition fellowship to transfer knowledge and skills across academic and policy sectors and increase sector porosity. You will spend 18 months as a UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) core policy fellow, a Natural Hazards and Resilience policy fellow or a What Works Innovation fellow to inform policy to address pressing national and global challenges.
The full economic cost (FEC) of your project can be up to:
£180,000 for Core Policy fellowships £220,000 for What Works Innovation fellowships £280,000 for Natural Hazards and Resilience fellowships UKRI will fund 80% of the FEC.

STFC invite applications for funding under the STFC funding support for core summer schools scheme for events taking place in 2027.
Funding is available for the following five core summer schools:
Introductory Course in Astronomy British Universities Summer School in Theoretical Elementary Particle Physics (BUSSTEPP) Introductory Course in Solar and Solar-terrestrial Physics Nuclear Physics Summer School (every two years) High Energy Physics (HEP) Summer School Applications for other summer schools or online training events will not be considered under this funding opportunity.

This opportunity is open to UK-based researchers and artificial intelligence (AI) developers from academia, industry, public sector or other organisations.
This funding opportunity offers compute resource aligned with AI for Science priority areas, including:
material science nuclear fusion medical research engineering biology quantum technologies AI-driven research and scientific discovery Each project can apply for between 50,000 and 1,400,000 graphics processing unit (GPU) hours on the Isambard-AI supercomputer, to be used over a six or 12-month project. No funding is provided.

STFC offers up to 10 Ernest Rutherford Fellowships (ERFs) to applicants on an upward trajectory to pursuing working independently and developing research leadership are encouraged to apply if your research focus is within the remit of STFC core science programme.
You must:
hold a PhD or have relevant experience be hosted by a research organisation with an STFC ERF quota show clear plans for establishing your own research niche that enables a step-change towards independence We will fund your application at 80% of its full economic cost for up to five years. The host research organisation must agree to fund the rest.

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Farming, growing or forestry businesses based in England can apply for a grant of £2,500, to engage an external project facilitator to support the development of a full ADOPT grant application.
This is an Accelerating Development of Practices and Technologies (ADOPT) grant.
Eligibility summary
This competition is open to single applicants only.
To apply for this grant your organisation must:
be an active farming, growing or forestry business based in England be able to evidence that you are an established business, including sole traders and partnerships have a UK bank account

An opportunity for UKRI-funded doctoral students to undertake a three-month internship at one of a selected group of influential policy organisations, as part of the existing doctoral studentship.
This opportunity is only open to existing doctoral students funded by the research councils of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) (AHRC, BBSRC, ESRC, EPSRC, MRC, NERC and STFC).
The funding details will depend on the student’s research council, and which host partner is chosen. Some research councils provide additional funding to cover internships costs while students of other research councils should access funds from their existing training grant.

Apply for Large Grants funding to deliver novel, ambitious and transformative arts and humanities research projects at scale.
You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) funding.
AHRC Large Grants will use team convening approaches to deliver world-leading excellent research that significantly advances knowledge and builds capability in their chosen area.
This is the outline stage of this funding opportunity.
The full economic cost (FEC) of your project can be up to £3 million. AHRC will fund 80% of the FEC.
Projects must be between three and five years in duration.

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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).
Eligibility summary
This competition is open to single applicants. Grants shall be awarded to, and administered by, the applicant organisation.
To lead a project your organisation must be a UK registered:
Public Sector Research Establishment (PRSE), UKRI wholly owned institute
or; other public sector bodies that meet GOTT standard eligibility criteria, for example, arms length bodies (ALBs), that undertake research as a primary function

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Organisations can apply for a share of £2 million, inclusive of VAT, to develop. innovative interventions, technologies, and frameworks that are designed to support children and families experiencing homelessness.
Eligibility summary
To lead a project, you can:
be an organisation, including those based in the EU, EEA or internationally work alone or with other organisations as subcontractors Contracts will be awarded to a single legal entity only.

Apply for funding to engage the public with Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) supported science.
You must work for an organisation that:
is based in the UK produces annual accounts that are certified by an accountant It is essential that proposals evidence clear links to the STFC funded remit and include a subject matter expert (SME) in an STFC funded remit area.
The full economic cost (FEC) of your project can be up to £20,000. STFC will fund 100% of the FEC.
Projects must be between 12 months and 36 months in duration.

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Organisations can apply for a share of up to £30 million exclusive of VAT, for collaborative Discovery Phase Projects that meet the Innovation Challenges. This funding is from the Ofgem Strategic Innovation Fund.
Eligibility summary
This competition is open to collaborations only.
To lead a Discovery Phase Project, you must be an Ofgem licensed electricity or gas distribution network, transmission operator, or National Electricity System Operator.

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UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £10 million to support Industrial research in Offshore Wind across the two strands of the competition. This funding is from Innovate UK.
Eligibility summary
This competition is open to collaborations only.
To lead a collaborative project your organisation must be a UK registered business of any size. The consortium must contain at least one UK registered micro, small or medium sized enterprise claiming grant funding on this application.

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UK registered academic institutions, RTOs or Catapults can apply for a share of up to £2.5 million to fund innovation projects with businesses.
Eligibility summary
To lead a project your organisation must:
be a UK registered higher education or further education institution, research and technology organisation (RTO) or Catapult collaborate with a UK registered business with four or more full time employees

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Organisations can apply for a share of up to £30 million exclusive of VAT, for collaborative Discovery Phase Projects that meet the round 5 challenges. This funding is from the Ofgem Strategic Innovation Fund.
Eligibility summary
This competition is open to collaborations only.
To lead a Discovery Phase Project, you must be an Ofgem licensed electricity or gas distribution network, transmission operator, or Electricity System Operator.

Apply for funding to deliver a new Creative Industries Cluster as part of the second round of commissioning in Art and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)’s successful portfolio.
Each cluster must:
address a clear challenge in a defined geographic region, sub sector, or both focus on creating new products, services or experiences with strong commercial potential AHRC will fund 80% of full economic cost.
The funding will last for up to five years.
Applicants must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for AHRC funding.
This funding opportunity is by invitation only.

We will be commissioning one doctoral focal award plus to develop a cadre of social scientists across career stages with the skills needed to use data-driven research approaches in innovative ways. It will deliver both doctoral training and targeted training and capacity-building activities.
Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) will contribute a maximum of £5.75 million.
This is a pre-announcement and the information may change. The funding opportunity will open in June 2026 and more information will be available on this page then. We expect the funding opportunity to close in October 2026.

See the full opportunity details on the Innovation Funding Service.
UK registered academic institutions, RTOs or Catapults can apply for a share of up to £10 million to fund innovation projects with businesses.
Eligibility summary
To lead a project your organisation must:
be a UK registered higher education or further education institution, research and technology organisation (RTO) or Catapult collaborate with a UK registered business of any size with two or more full time employees The business must contribute to the project’s costs.

See the full opportunity details on the Innovation Funding Service.
UK registered academic institutions, RTOs or Catapults can apply for a share of up to £2.5 million to fund innovation projects with businesses.
Eligibility summary
To lead a project your organisation must:
be a UK registered higher education or further education institution, research and technology organisation (RTO) or Catapult collaborate with a UK registered business of any size with four or more full time employees The business must contribute a minimum of 10% to the project’s costs.

Apply for funding to deliver collaborative research projects with partners from the US, Canada or both to improve understanding of and resilience to wildfire occurrence and impacts in the wildland-urban interface.
You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) funding.
The full economic cost (FEC) of the UK component can be up to £1.58 million. Matched equivalent resources are anticipated from participating funders (NSF, NSERC, SSHRC and CIHR) for US and Canada applicants.
The UK component of your project must start by 12 February 2027 and last for 36 months.
This is a pre-announcement and the information may change.
The funding opportunity is expected to open in late June 2026 (date to be confirmed). More information will be available on this page then.

Apply for an early independence fellowship to support your career transition within the Fellowship investment framework. Most of your project’s research novelty must be in EPSRC’s mathematical sciences remit.
You must have:
a PhD and postdoctoral experience plans for establishing independence in your own research niche You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for EPSRC funding.
The full economic cost (FEC) of your project can be up to £1,250,000. EPSRC will fund 80% of the FEC.
Projects are for up to five years and may be held part-time.
Fellowships with a plus element have an additional focus on enhancing research environment and culture.

Apply for funding support to accelerate onboarding of early content providers to the Creative Content Exchange (CCE) platform, including legal, technical and operational support to prepare the content.
The CCE Challenge is developing a platform aimed at creating a trusted marketplace for selling, buying, licensing and enabling permitted access to digitised cultural and creative assets.
The full economic cost (FEC) can be up to £125,000 for up to nine months’ duration (end date 30 April 2027). UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) will fund 100% of the FEC.

Apply for funding that deepens understanding or supports solutions for the prevention and treatment of gambling-related harms.
To lead an application, you must be based at a research organisation eligible for UKRI funding.
This opportunity is open to research communities across all UKRI research councils. Interdisciplinary or multidisciplinary approaches are encouraged.
The full economic cost (FEC) of your project can be up to £2,000,000, for up to three years. UKRI will fund 80% of the FEC.
This is a pre-announcement and the information may change.
The funding opportunity will open on 21 September 2026 when more information will be available on this page.
Please register your expression of interest in this opportunity by completing a short survey in the UKRI Engagement Hub by 17 July 2026.

Funding opportunity for mid-range capital equipment will enable and enhance research across Medical Research Council’s (MRC’s) scientific areas.
You must be employed at a UK research organisation eligible for MRC funding.
All applications must have a duration of seven months with a start date of 1 June 2027.
A limit of two applications per research organisation is in place for this funding opportunity, unless otherwise notified by MRC.
You can request a contribution of between £200,000 to £1 million. MRC will fund up to 100% of the full economic cost (FEC). The total cost may be higher, with the remainder met by other contributions.
This is a pre-announcement and the information may change.
The funding opportunity is due to open on 13 August 2026. More information will be available on this page then.

Apply for Medical Research Council Centre of Research Excellence (MRC CoRE) funding to tackle complex and interdisciplinary health challenges.
You must be invited to apply for this stage of the funding opportunity.
You must:
be a researcher employed by an eligible research organisation meet individual eligibility requirements have submitted an MRC CoRE round four outline application and, after successful assessment, have been invited to submit a full application MRC CoREs will be funded for up to 14 years. Your award will initially last for seven years, with a further seven years based on successful review.
The maximum MRC contribution will be £21 million.