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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
ADOPT Facilitator support grant: round 12 · Innovate UK · 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
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 round three · Innovate UK · 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
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 and defence phase 1 · Innovate UK · United Kingdom · Closes 4 November 2026
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
Connecting Culture Fund · Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) · United Kingdom · Closes 30 September 2027
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
Doctoral focal award: chip design and verification · Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) · United Kingdom · Closes 2 December 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
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
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
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
ESRC responsive mode: UKRI-SBE lead agency opportunity round two · Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) · United Kingdom · Rolling
ESRC responsive mode: working with Brazilian researchers round two · Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) · United Kingdom · Rolling
ESRC responsive mode: working with Luxembourg researchers round two · Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) · United Kingdom · Rolling
Experimental medicine stage one · Medical Research Council (MRC) · United Kingdom · Closes 14 April 2027
Experimental medicine to define mechanisms of gambling disorder: stage one · Medical Research Council (MRC) , Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) , Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) , Economic and Soc · United Kingdom · Closes 14 April 2027
Experimental medicine: invited stage two application · Medical Research Council (MRC) · United Kingdom · Closes 24 February 2027
Exploring the frontiers of environmental research 2026 · Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) · United Kingdom · Closes 12 November 2026
Exploring the frontiers of environmental research 2026 (Grant) · UK Research and Innovation, Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) · United Kingdom · Closes 12 November 2026
Expression of interest: First-of-a-Kind (FOAK) builder: programme entry · Innovate UK · United Kingdom · Closes 5 November 2026
Expression of interest: Small-satellite missions sandpit · UK Research and Innovation · United Kingdom · Closes 25 November 2026
Focal award: EPSRC and MHCLG Fire Engineering Skills Hub · Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) · United Kingdom · Closes 3 November 2026
Focal awards: multilingual futures for UK growth and connectivity · Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) · United Kingdom · Closes 21 January 2027
Full ADOPT grant: round 10 · Innovate UK · United Kingdom · Closes 2 December 2026
Future data services: transforming discovery and access (invite only) · Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) · United Kingdom · Closes 3 December 2026
Gambling harms research grants · Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) , Medical Research Council (MRC) , Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) , UK Research and Innovation · United Kingdom · Closes 8 December 2026
Gambling harms research grants (Grant) · UK Research and Innovation, Arts and Humanities Research Council, Medical Research Council, Economic and Social Research Council, Biotechnology and Biological S · United Kingdom · Closes 8 December 2026
Germany Bilateral Collaborative R&D: round 5 · Innovate UK · United Kingdom · Closes 1 December 2026
Growth Roundtable · UK Research and Innovation · United Kingdom · Closes 7 January 2027
Healthy soils and water for a sustainable environment · Innovate UK · United Kingdom · Closes 28 January 2027
Innovation Loans Expression of Interest · Innovate UK · United Kingdom · Rolling
International Placement Scheme 2027 · Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) · United Kingdom · Closes 9 March 2027
International Placement Scheme 2027 (Other) · UK Research and Innovation, Arts and Humanities Research Council · United Kingdom · Closes 9 March 2027
International Travel Award Scheme for the Biological Sciences · Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) · United Kingdom · Rolling
International Travel Award Scheme for the Biological Sciences (Grant) · UK Research and Innovation, Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council · United Kingdom · Closes 19 October 2028
Invite only: Chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) medical countermeasures R&D · Medical Research Council (MRC) · United Kingdom · Closes 20 January 2027
Invite only: Precision prevention: biological mechanisms of response variation · Medical Research Council (MRC) · United Kingdom · Closes 5 November 2026
Isambard-AI and Zenith AIRR supercomputers: Gateway route · UK Research and Innovation, Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) , Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) , Economic and Social R · United Kingdom · Rolling
Isambard-AI and Zenith AIRR supercomputers: Rapid Access route · UK Research and Innovation, Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) , Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) , Economic and Social R · United Kingdom · Rolling
Knowledge Transfer Partnership · Innovate UK , Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) , Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) , Economic and Social Research Counci · United Kingdom · Rolling
Knowledge Transfer Partnership: 2026 to 2027 round 4 · Innovate UK · United Kingdom · Closes 27 January 2027
Large Grant full applications: November 2026 (invite only) · Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) · United Kingdom · Closes 5 November 2026
Life Sciences Transformational R&D Investment Fund (TRIF) Pilot · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · United Kingdom · Closes 1 April 2028

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