1. Home
  2. Work in the UK
  3. Search Funding Programmes

Search Funding Programmes

Whether you're an academic, scientist, researcher, or entrepreneur - the UK has a vast funding ecosystem with a wide range of opportunities. Here are some examples of where you can find the right funding opportunity for you.

Publication Date:
International Fellowships for PhD and Early Career Researchers 2025
Publication Date
Apply to undertake a funded fellowship at an international cultural institution. You must be either: a PhD student currently funded by AHRC (or ESRC for Library of Congress only) an early career researcher based at a UK research organisation eligible for AHRC funding 2024-11-20
Pre-announcement: Japan-UK Joint call for Quantum Technologies for Innovation
Publication Date
Apply for funding to form world-leading partnerships with collaborators in Japan for your research into Quantum Technologies. UK applicants must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) funding. Japanese applicants must be eligible for Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) funding. 2024-11-19
Astronomy solar and planetary studies small awards 2025
Publication Date
Apply for funding to support theory, including modelling, simulation and related software development, observation, experiment and new technology research, relevant to all aspects of astronomy and astrophysics beyond the solar system. 2024-11-18
Astronomy observation and theory small awards 2025
Publication Date
Apply for funding to support theory, including modelling, simulation and related software development, observation, experiment and new technology research, relevant to all aspects of astronomy and astrophysics beyond the solar system. 2024-11-18
Innovate UK Smart Grants: November 2024
Publication Date
UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £25 million for game changing and commercially viable research and development innovations that can significantly impact the UK economy. This funding is from Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation. 2024-11-18
Opening up the Environment 2025
Publication Date
Apply for funding to: explore the potential to increase the diversity of representation in NERC science generate partnerships that identify, include and showcase a broader range of people in NERC science You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for NERC funding. 2024-11-18
Astronomy large awards 2025: full application (invite only)
Publication Date
Apply for funding to support programmatic large projects tackling big research questions or technology development with the potential to produce world-leading research. You must have already submitted an outline application and have been invited to submit a full proposal. 2024-11-15
Contracts for Innovation: Clean Energy Demonstrators in Tanzania
Publication Date
Organisations can apply for a share of up to £1.8 million, inclusive of VAT, to develop innovative clean energy demonstrators in Tanzania. 2024-11-11
Launchpad: immersive and creative, Coventry and Warwickshire round two MFA
Publication Date
UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £4.35 million for projects that grow their innovation activities in the immersive and creative industries cluster centred on Coventry and Warwickshire in the West Midlands. 2024-11-08
Launchpad: bio-based manufacturing, Scotland, round two MFA
Publication Date
UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £5.25 million for projects that grow their innovation activities in the bio-based manufacturing innovation cluster in Scotland. This funding is from Innovate UK. 2024-11-08
Investor partnerships in health technologies, West Yorkshire: round one
Publication Date
UK registered small and medium-sized enterprises can apply for grant funding for projects that grow their innovation activities in the health technology cluster in West Yorkshire, alongside private investment from selected investor partners. 2024-11-07
Design foundations round six
Publication Date
UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £2 million for people centred and systemic design projects. These are across a range of themes and innovation areas to influence, inform and de-risk research and development activities. 2024-11-07
Launchpad: bio-based manufacturing, Scotland, round two CR&D
Publication Date
UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £5.25 million for projects that grow their innovation activities in the bio-based manufacturing cluster in Scotland. This funding is from Innovate UK. 2024-11-07
Launchpad: immersive and creative, Coventry and Warwickshire round two CR&D
Publication Date
UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £4.35 million for projects that grow their innovation activities in the immersive and creative industries cluster centred on Coventry and Warwickshire in the West Midlands. 2024-11-07
Launchpad: agri-tech and food technology, Mid and North Wales MFA
Publication Date
UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £1.5 million for projects that grow their innovation activities in the agri-tech and food technology cluster in Mid and North Wales. This De minimis or Minimal Financial Assistance (MFA) funding is from Innovate UK. 2024-11-07
Launchpad: life and health sciences, Northern Ireland round two CR&D
Publication Date
UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £4.3 million for projects that grow their innovation activities in the life and health sciences cluster in Northern Ireland. This collaborative research and development (CR&D) funding is from Innovate UK. 2024-11-07
Launchpad: life and health sciences, Northern Ireland round two MFA
Publication Date
UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £4.3 million for projects that grow their innovation activities in the life and health sciences cluster in Northern Ireland. This De minimis or Minimal Financial Assistance (MFA) funding is from Innovate UK. 2024-11-07
2049: Canada-UK Collaborative R&D
Publication Date
UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £3 million for collaboration with Canadian SMEs on joint R&D projects. 2024-11-06
Investor Partnerships in digital technologies, north-east: round one
Publication Date
UK registered small or medium sized businesses (SMEs) can apply for grant funding for projects that grow their innovation activities in the digital technologies cluster in North-East England, alongside investment from selected investor partners. 2024-11-06
Launchpad: net zero industry, South-West Wales, round two MFA
Publication Date
UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £1 million for projects that grow their innovation activities in the net zero industrial cluster in South-West Wales. This funding is from Innovate UK. Grant funding in this competition is awarded as minimal financial assistance (MFA). 2024-11-06
UK Research and Innovation