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Funding programs in United Kingdom

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Hand-checked programs

16 to 19 Bursary Fund · Grant (non-repayable) · ENG · Rolling
Access to Work · Grant (non-repayable) · Rolling
Advanced Learner Loan · Loan (must be repaid) · ENG · Rolling
Apprenticeship funding for employers · Wage subsidy · ENG · Rolling
Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust · Grant (non-repayable) · Dates vary
Arts Council England National Lottery Project Grants · Grant (non-repayable) · ENG · Rolling
Arts Council of Northern Ireland funding · Grant (non-repayable) · NIR · Dates vary
Arts Council of Wales funding · Grant (non-repayable) · WLS · Dates vary
BFI funding · Grant (non-repayable) · Dates vary
Boiler Upgrade Scheme · Grant (non-repayable) · ENG, WLS · Rolling
Business Wales · Support programme (services, sometimes with funding) · WLS · Rolling
Care to Learn · Grant (non-repayable) · ENG · Rolling
Childcare Grant (students in England) · Grant (non-repayable) · ENG · Rolling
Creative Scotland funding · Grant (non-repayable) · SCT · Dates vary
Disabled Students’ Allowance (DSA) · Grant (non-repayable) · Rolling
Energy Company Obligation (ECO) · Grant (non-repayable) · ENG, SCT, WLS · Dates vary
Esmée Fairbairn Foundation · Private grant (non-government funder) · Dates vary
Find a grant (UK government) · Official funding directory · Rolling
Fisheries and Seafood Scheme (England) · Grant (non-repayable) · ENG · Dates vary
Fishing and Coastal Growth Fund · Grant (non-repayable) · Dates vary
Great British Insulation Scheme · Grant (non-repayable) · ENG, SCT, WLS · Dates vary
Innovate UK funding competitions · Grant (non-repayable) · Dates vary
Invest NI support · Support programme (services, sometimes with funding) · NIR · Dates vary
King’s Trust Enterprise programme · Support programme (services, sometimes with funding) · Rolling
Lloyds Bank Foundation · Private grant (non-government funder) · ENG, WLS · Dates vary
National Lottery Awards for All England · Grant (non-repayable) · ENG · Rolling
National Lottery Heritage Fund · Grant (non-repayable) · Rolling
PRS Foundation funding · Private grant (non-government funder) · Dates vary
R&D tax relief (merged scheme / ERIS) · Tax credit / relief · Rolling
Scottish Enterprise funding and grants · Support programme (services, sometimes with funding) · SCT · Dates vary
Sport England funding · Grant (non-repayable) · ENG · Dates vary
Start Up Loans · Loan (must be repaid) · Rolling
Student Awards Agency Scotland (SAAS) funding · Student finance (a mix of loans you repay and grants you do not) · SCT · Dates vary
Student Finance England (loans and some grants) · Loan (must be repaid) · ENG · Rolling
Student Finance NI · Student finance (a mix of loans you repay and grants you do not) · NIR · Dates vary
Student Finance Wales · Student finance (a mix of loans you repay and grants you do not) · WLS · Dates vary
Teacher training funding (bursaries and scholarships) · Grant (non-repayable) · ENG · Rolling
UK Export Finance · Loan guarantee (government-backed loan from a lender) · Rolling
UK Games Fund · Grant (non-repayable) · Dates vary
UKRI funding opportunities · Grant (non-repayable) · Dates vary
UnLtd awards for social entrepreneurs · Private grant (non-government funder) · Dates vary
Warm Homes: Local Grant · Grant (non-repayable) · ENG · Dates vary
Young Enterprise Company Programme · Pitch / startup competition (prize money) · Dates vary

Open-data catalog

2445: DRIVE35: Scale Up Fund · Innovate UK · United Kingdom · Rolling
Access EuroHPC quantum computers through the pilot call · UK Research and Innovation · United Kingdom · Rolling
Access EuroHPC supercomputers for AI development (AI Factories) · UK Research and Innovation · United Kingdom · Rolling
Access EuroHPC supercomputers for research computing · UK Research and Innovation · United Kingdom · Rolling
Access to Elected Office Fund · Cabinet Office · United Kingdom · Closes 4 November 2026
ADOPT Facilitator support grant: round 12 · Innovate UK · United Kingdom · Closes 11 November 2026
ADOPT Facilitator Support Grant: Round 12 · The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) · United Kingdom · Closes 11 November 2026
Advanced materials: highlight notice · Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) · United Kingdom · Rolling
Advancing solutions for critical mineral production and recycling · Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) , Innovate UK , Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) , Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council · United Kingdom · Closes 7 January 2027
Advancing solutions for critical mineral production and recycling (Grant) · UK Research and Innovation, NERC, Innovate UK, AHRC, BBSRC, EPSRC, ESRC · United Kingdom · Closes 7 January 2027
AHRC Catalyst Awards: applicant-led mode · Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) · United Kingdom · Rolling
AHRC Catalyst Awards: applicant-led mode (Grant) · UK Research and Innovation, Arts and Humanities Research Council · United Kingdom · Closes 21 September 2028
AHRC Collaborate with researchers in Luxembourg: applicant-led mode · Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) · United Kingdom · Rolling
AHRC Collaborate with researchers in Luxembourg: applicant-led mode (Grant) · UK Research and Innovation, Arts and Humanities Research Council · United Kingdom · Closes 21 September 2028
AHRC Curiosity Award: applicant-led mode · Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) · United Kingdom · Rolling
AHRC Curiosity Award: applicant-led mode (Grant) · UK Research and Innovation, Arts and Humanities Research Council · United Kingdom · Closes 21 September 2028
AHRC Standard research grant: applicant-led mode · Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) · United Kingdom · Rolling
AHRC Standard research grant: applicant-led mode (Grant) · UK Research and Innovation, Arts and Humanities Research Council · United Kingdom · Closes 21 September 2028
AHRC UKRI NSF-SBE lead agency: applicant-led mode · Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) · United Kingdom · Rolling
AHRC Working with Brazilian researchers: Applicant-led mode · Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) · United Kingdom · Rolling
AHRC Working with Brazilian researchers: Applicant-led mode (Grant) · UK Research and Innovation, Arts and Humanities Research Council, State of São Paulo Research Foundation · United Kingdom · Closes 21 September 2028
Ambition North Wales 4G+ Industry Grant Scheme - Full Application · Ambition North Wales · Wales · Closes 3 November 2026
Ambition North Wales 4G+ Public Sector Asset Improvement Grant Scheme - EOI · Ambition North Wales · Wales · Closes 1 July 2029
Attendance and engagement at UK sporting, cultural and heritage sites · Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) · United Kingdom · Closes 1 December 2026
Attendance and engagement at UK sporting, cultural and heritage sites (Grant) · UK Research and Innovation, Arts and Humanities Research Council · United Kingdom · Closes 1 December 2026
Battery Innovation Programme: investor partnerships · Innovate UK · United Kingdom · Closes 25 November 2026
Battery Innovation: Concept Development Rd 3 · Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), is delivering the Battery Innovation Programme on behalf of the Department for Business, Innovation, Sci · United Kingdom · Closes 2 December 2026
Battery innovation: concept development round three · Innovate UK · United Kingdom · Closes 2 December 2026
Battery Innovation: Feasibility Studies Rd 3 · Innovate UK on behalf of the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade (BIST). · United Kingdom · Closes 2 December 2026
Battery innovation: feasibility studies round three · Innovate UK · United Kingdom · Closes 2 December 2026
BBSRC Brazil pump-priming award (FAPPA) · Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) · United Kingdom · Rolling
BBSRC Brazil pump-priming award (FAPPA) (Grant) · UK Research and Innovation, Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) · United Kingdom · Closes 28 July 2027
BBSRC new investigator award: applicant-led mode · Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) · United Kingdom · Rolling
BBSRC new investigator award: applicant-led mode (Grant) · UK Research and Innovation, Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council · United Kingdom · Closes 29 April 2027
BBSRC standard research grant: applicant-led mode · Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) · United Kingdom · Rolling
BBSRC standard research grant: applicant-led mode (Grant) · UK Research and Innovation, Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council · United Kingdom · Closes 29 April 2027
Biodiversa+ 2026 to 2027: novel ecosystems (BiodivFuture) · Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) · United Kingdom · Closes 16 April 2027
Bioinformatics and Biological Resources Fund (26BBR) · Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) · United Kingdom · Closes 19 November 2026
Bioinformatics and Biological Resources Fund (26BBR) (Grant) · UK Research and Innovation, Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council · United Kingdom · Closes 19 November 2026
Boiler Upgrade Scheme · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · England, Wales · Closes 1 January 2028
BridgeAI Deployment Catalyst: AI for Assurance and Compliance · Innovate UK · England · Closes 8 December 2026
BridgeAI Deployment Catalyst: AI for Decision Critical Systems · Innovate UK · England · Closes 8 December 2026
BridgeAI Deployment Catalyst: AI for Operational Systems · Innovate UK · England · Closes 8 December 2026
Business Support for Scotland · Scottish Government · Scotland · Closes 30 September 2030
Capacity building: clinical research training fellowship · Medical Research Council (MRC) · United Kingdom · Closes 13 January 2027
Centres of Excellence for Regulatory Science and Innovation · Medical Research Council (MRC) · United Kingdom · Closes 12 January 2027
Centres of Excellence for Regulatory Science and Innovation (Grant) · UK Research and Innovation, Medical Research Council · United Kingdom · Closes 12 January 2027
CfI: Battery innovation for dual use & defence Phase 1 · Innovate UK, UKRI, BIST · United Kingdom · Closes 4 November 2026
CfI: Battery innovation for dual use and defence phase 1 · Innovate UK · United Kingdom · Closes 4 November 2026
Cladding Safety Scheme · Homes England (England), Department for Levelling up, Housing & Communities (NI) · England, Northern Ireland · Closes 1 April 2030
Collaborate with researchers in Brazil · Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) , Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) , Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Counci · United Kingdom · Rolling
Collaborate with researchers in Luxembourg · Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) , Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) , Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) , Eng · United Kingdom · Rolling
Collaborate with researchers in Norway · UK Research and Innovation, Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) , Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) , Economic and Social Resea · United Kingdom · Rolling
Collaborate with the functional genomics screening laboratory · Medical Research Council (MRC) · United Kingdom · Rolling
Collaboration for a Sustainable Future: coordinating groups · Research England · United Kingdom · Closes 7 January 2027
Collaboration for a Sustainable Future: pilots & UK seed funding · Research England , UK Research and Innovation · United Kingdom · Closes 4 February 2027
Commercialising Knowledge Assets Fund (CKAF) winter · Innovate UK · United Kingdom · Closes 1 December 2026
Commercialising Knowledge Assets Fund (CKAF) Winter · Department for Business Innovation, Science and Trade (BIST) · United Kingdom · Closes 1 December 2026
Commissioned Rehabilitative Services General Grant Scheme · Ministry of Justice · England, Wales · Closes 29 March 2027
Community and Environment Fund (CEF) and Business and Local Economy Fund (BLEF) · HS2 Ltd · England · Closes 31 March 2035
Community Hub Bursaries · The National Archives · United Kingdom · Closes 4 July 2027
Condition Improvement Fund (CIF) · Department for Education · England · Closes 15 December 2026
Connect Fund · Northern Ireland Office · United Kingdom · Closes 18 December 2026
Connecting Culture Fund · Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) · United Kingdom · Closes 30 September 2027
Cynllun Grant Gwella Asedau Sector Cyhoeddus 4G+ Uchelgais Gogledd Cymru - MoD · Uchelgais Gogledd Cymru · Wales · Closes 1 July 2029
Daphne Jackson Trust fellowship · Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) , Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) , Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) , Eng · United Kingdom · Rolling
Data for metascience sandpit 2027 · UK Research and Innovation, Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) , Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) , Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Re · United Kingdom · Closes 24 November 2026
DCMS Place-Based Philanthropy Community of Practice · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport · England · Closes 9 November 2026
Doctoral focal award: chip design and verification · Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) · United Kingdom · Closes 2 December 2026
Doctoral focal award: chip design and verification (Grant) · UK Research and Innovation, Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council · United Kingdom · Closes 2 December 2026
DRIVE35 Scale-up Fund Drawdown 5 · Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), will work with the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade (BIST) and the Advanced Propul · United Kingdom · Closes 4 November 2026
DRIVE35 Scale-up Fund drawdown five · Innovate UK · United Kingdom · Closes 4 November 2026
Early independence: clinician scientist fellowship · Medical Research Council (MRC) · United Kingdom · Closes 13 January 2027
Economic research on the returns to R&D investment · Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) · United Kingdom · Closes 19 November 2026
Economic research on the returns to R&D investment (Grant) · UK Research and Innovation, Economic and Social Research Council · United Kingdom · Closes 19 November 2026
Economic Statistics Centre of Excellence 2027-2030 - invite only · Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) · United Kingdom · Closes 5 November 2026
Efficient, Structured and Controllable AI Systems · Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) · United Kingdom · Closes 18 November 2026
Electric Car Grant · Department for Transport · United Kingdom · Closes 1 April 2030
Electric Vehicle Chargepoint Grant for Households with On-Street Parking · Office for Zero Emission Vehicles · United Kingdom · Closes 31 March 2027
Electric Vehicle Chargepoint Grant for Renters and Flat Owners · Office for Zero Emission Vehicles · United Kingdom · Closes 1 April 2027
Electric vehicle chargepoint grant for residential landlords · Office for Zero Emission Vehicles · United Kingdom · Closes 1 April 2027
Engineering Biology Collaborative R&D: Round 3 · Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) · United Kingdom · Closes 3 November 2026
Engineering Biology Collaborative R&D: Round 3 · Innovate UK · United Kingdom · Closes 3 November 2026
Engineering Biology Investor Partnerships round 1 · Innovate UK · United Kingdom · Closes 2 December 2026
Engineering Biology Investor Partnerships Round 1 · Innovate UK, as part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) · United Kingdom · Closes 2 December 2026
England Woodland Creation Offer (EWCO) · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs / Forestry Commission - Defra Trees Programme · England · Closes 1 April 2030
EPSRC discipline hopping in ICT, Nov 2023: responsive mode · Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) · United Kingdom · Rolling
EPSRC network grant: Nov 2023: responsive mode · Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) · United Kingdom · Rolling
EPSRC new investigator award: applicant-led mode · Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) · United Kingdom · Rolling
EPSRC overseas travel grant: Nov 2023: responsive mode · Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) · United Kingdom · Rolling
EPSRC Programme grant full proposal · Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) · United Kingdom · Rolling
EPSRC programme grant outline stage · Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) · United Kingdom · Rolling
EPSRC standard research grant, Nov 2023: responsive mode · Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) · United Kingdom · Rolling
EPSRC Strategic Infrastructure outlines: September 2026 · Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) · United Kingdom · Rolling
EPSRC working with overseas scientists: Nov 2023: responsive mode · Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) · United Kingdom · Rolling
EPSRC-Defra Reimagining Circularity: full stage · Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) · United Kingdom · Closes 3 November 2026
ESERO-UK · Department for Business, Innovation, Science & Trade · United Kingdom · Closes 24 January 2027
ESRC responsive mode: new investigator grants round two · Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) · United Kingdom · Closes 4 November 2026
ESRC responsive mode: research grants round two · Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) · United Kingdom · Closes 4 November 2026
ESRC responsive mode: secondary data analysis round two · Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) · United Kingdom · Closes 4 November 2026

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