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R&D MAP Creative Content Exchange pilot: Early Adopters fund (Grant)
UK Research and Innovation, Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)
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 R
AHRC responsive mode: catalyst awards (Grant)
UK Research and Innovation, Arts and Humanities Research Council
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.
AHRC responsive mode: working with Brazilian researchers (Grant)
UK Research and Innovation, Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), State of São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP)
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.FA
Future Leaders Fellowships: round 11 (Fellowship)
UK Research and Innovation, BBSRC, AHRC, EPSRC, ESRC, Innovate UK, MRC, NERC, STFC
Apply for funding to support ambitious research and innovation across UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)’s remit.You must be a researcher or innovator who is either looking to establish or transition to independence.You must be based at, and have the support of, a UK organisation eligible for UKRI funding.There is no minimum or maximum project cost. UKRI will fund 80% of the full economic cost (FEC).
Sector transition: UKRI policy fellowships 2026 (Fellowship)
UK Research and Innovation, BBSRC, AHRC, EPSRC, ESRC, MRC, NERC, STFC
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 Innovat
BBSRC new investigator award: applicant-led mode (Grant)
UK Research and Innovation, Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
Apply for funding to support excellent new investigator-led research across the breadth of the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) scientific remit.You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for BBSRC funding.This scheme is designed 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 sup
CfI Improving Outcomes for Children Experiencing Homelessness
UK Research and Innovation
DescriptionUK Research and Innovation (UKRI), will invest up to £2 million from the UKRI Breaking Down Barriers to Opportunity Mission in this Contracts for Innovation competition.This is subject to us receiving a sufficient number of high quality applications.Children and families experiencing homelessness, particularly those living in temporary accommodation, face multiple and often compounding challenges. These challenges can significantly disrupt routines, stability, access to services, and
Collaborate with researchers in Norway
UK Research and Innovation
Centre for Quantum Commercialisation Skills (Grant)
UK Research and Innovation, Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
Apply for funding to establish a UK centre for quantum commercialisation skills. The centre will provide opportunities for researchers to develop commercialisation skills, engage with industry, explore new career pathways and build the skills and connections to accelerate adoption.You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) funding.As a non-FEC grant, EPSRC will fund 100% of eligible costs listed in the funding opportuni
Mathematical Sciences Early Independence Fellowship (Fellowship)
UK Research and Innovation, Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
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 experienceplans for establishing independence in your own research nicheYou 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.Project
Future Leaders Fellowships: round 11
UK Research and Innovation
Word limit: 550 In plain English, provide a summary we can use to identify the most suitable experts to assess your application. We usually make this summary publicly available on external-facing websites, therefore do not include any confidential or sensitive information. Make it suitable for a variety of readers, for example: opinion-formers policymakers the public the wider research community Guidance for writing a summary Clearly describe your proposed work in terms of: context the challenge
Isambard-AI and Dawn AIRR supercomputers: Gateway route
UK Research and Innovation
Isambard-AI and Dawn AIRR supercomputers: Rapid Access route
UK Research and Innovation
Video games and gambling-related harms (Grant)
UK Research and Innovation, Medical Research Council (MRC), Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)
Apply for funding to explore the relationship between gambling and video games and produce evidence-based insights to:inform strategies and interventions to prevent, treat or reduce gambling-related harmsshape policy, regulation and best practicepromote safe and responsible video gamesThis opportunity is part of the UKRI Research Programme on Gambling (RPG).You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) funding.The full economic cost (FEC) of your
Small molecule high throughput screen using AstraZeneca facilities (Grant)
UK Research and Innovation, Medical Research Council (MRC)
Apply for funding to run a high throughput screen (HTS) using AstraZeneca’s compound library and screening robots.There are two funding opportunities per year, which remain open to all targets.
Environmental sciences: Global Partnerships Seedcorn Fund 2026
UK Research and Innovation, Natural Environment Research Council
Apply for funding to create new and sustainable global partnerships within NERC remit.You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for NERC funding and in a role that meets the individual eligibility requirements.Applications must:include at least one new international partnerfocus on activities that require international expertiseshow long-term potentialThe full economic cost (FEC) of your project can be up to £100,000. NERC will fund 80% of the FEC.We will fund your project for up
Early Independence: NERC Independent Research Fellowship 2026 (Fellowship)
UK Research and Innovation, Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)
Apply for funding to further your career through an independent research fellowshipYou must:be based at a UK research organisation eligible for Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) fundingmeet the individual eligibility requirementsbe an early career researcherhold a PhD qualification or have relevant research experience combined with clear evidence of leadership potentialYour application must be within NERC’s remit.There is no limit on the value of the grant. NERC will fund 80% of the fu
Multiple model assessment of biological influence on ocean carbon (Grant)
UK Research and Innovation, Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Apply for funding for a UK-US project to incorporate new representations of key processes regulating ocean carbon storage in contrasting global models.Project lead and UK researchers must be based at a UK research organisation eligible to apply for UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) funding.NASA will be providing support. US researchers must be affiliated with a US institution at the time of application submission.The full economic cost (FEC) of the UK component can be up to £625,000. We will fun
Pushing the frontiers of environmental research (Grant)
UK Research and Innovation, Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)
Apply for funding to pursue an adventurous, ambitious, curiosity-driven project in environmental research.You must be:based at a UK research organisation eligible for Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) fundingin a role that meets the individual eligibility requirementsWe welcome:multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary researchprojects delivered in partnership with other research funders and usersThe full economic cost (FEC) of your project can be up to £950,000. We will fund 80% of the
UK international ocean drilling programme site survey (Grant)
UK Research and Innovation, Natural Environment Research Council
Apply for funding for a ship borne and virtual site survey investigation to support development of applications for scientific ocean drilling expeditions.You must be:based at a UK research organisation eligible for Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) fundingin a role that meets the individual eligibility requirementsThe full economic cost (FEC) of your project can be up to £500,000 for ship borne investigations and £187,500 for virtual investigations. NERC will fund 80% of the FEC.Your p
Open access fund for longform publications: stage two
UK Research and Innovation
Word limit: 50 Name title Application name Name title hint Enter your organisation name, the month, and the year that you are submitting your application to UKRI. Summary title Summary Summary hint Provide the total number of publications that you are registering with UKRI Guidance for writing a summary For the application summary you should: provide the total number of publications that you are registering with UKRI, for example ‘one monograph; two book chapters’ state if you are requesting cos
Pre-announcement: Enhancing resilience to wildfires in the wildland-urban interface
UK Research and Innovation
Early Independence: Ernest Rutherford Fellowships 2026 (Fellowship)
UK Research and Innovation, Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)
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 experiencebe hosted by a research organisation with an STFC ERF quotashow clear plans for establishing your own research niche that enables a step-change towards independenceWe will fund your applicat
Public Engagement Spark Awards 2026A (Grant)
UK Research and Innovation, Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)
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 UKproduces annual accounts that are certified by an accountantIt 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 1
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