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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.

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CAM pathfinder: feasibility studies two
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UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £1.5 million for feasibility study projects producing business cases for commercial deployment of connected and automated mobility (CAM) services within the UK. This funding is from UK government.Innovate UK 2025-10-10
Eureka GlobalStars Japan 2026
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UK organisations can apply for funding to collaborate on industrial research projects with partners in Eureka member countries and Japan.Innovate UK 2025-10-07
Local Innovation Partnerships Fund: competed strand
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The Local Innovation Partnerships Fund (LIPF) will invest up to £500 million into the development and scaling of high potential innovation clusters across the UK. The fund is deployed across an Earmarked Strand and a Competed Strand. The Competed Strand is a competitive route for partnerships outside of the Earmarked Strand.UKRI-wide 2025-10-06
Local Innovation Partnerships Fund: Earmarked Strand
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The Local Innovation Partnerships Fund (LIPF) will invest up to £500 million into the development and scaling of high potential innovation clusters across the UK. The fund is deployed across two strands, an Earmarked Strand and a Competed Strand. This funding opportunity is invitation only for the Earmarked Strand funding.UKRI-wide 2025-10-06
Early career research fellowships scheme coordination and cohort support (invite only)
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Apply for funding through an invitation only funding opportunity to lead cohort coordination and development for AHRC’s early career fellowships in cultural and heritage institutions. You must be based at UK Independent Research Organisation (IRO) eligible for AHRC funding.AHRC 2025-10-06
Large grant outlines: February 2026
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Apply for funding to support innovative, large-scale and complex projects that tackle big environmental science questions and have the potential to produce world-leading research. You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for NERC funding.NERC 2025-10-02
Experimental medicine stage one
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Apply for funding to investigate the causes, progression and treatment of human disease. Your application must include an intervention in humans. You must be a researcher based at a research organisation eligible to apply for MRC funding. Researchers transitioning to independence may be eligible to apply as a ‘new investigator’.MRC 2025-10-02
MRC Centre of Research Excellence: round four: outline application
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Apply for MRC Centre of Research Excellence (MRC CoRE) funding to tackle complex and interdisciplinary health challenges. You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for MRC funding.MRC 2025-10-01
Pre-announcement: ADR UK Research Fellowships 2025
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Apply for Administrative Data Research UK (ADR UK) Research Fellowship funding, to use ADR England flagship data for research. Fellowships can be up to 18 months in duration and cost a maximum of £200,000 (100% FEC). Applicants must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for ESRC funding.ESRC 2025-10-01
Farming Innovation Programme: feasibility round 4
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UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £4.8 million for feasibility projects. This funding is from the industry led R&D Partnerships Fund, part of the Farming Innovation Programme.Innovate UK 2025-09-29
Green ERA-Hub: biomass production and utilisation (pre-proposal)
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This international multilateral opportunity will support research into sustainable production and utilisation of biomass. Consortia must include at least three eligible partners from three different funding countries. You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for BBSRC funding.BBSRC 2025-09-29
Artificial intelligence (AI) for environmental science phase one
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Secure funding to deliver new world-leading data science and AI approaches to tackle critical environmental challenges. Interdisciplinary collaboration within and beyond environmental science is encouraged to maximise impact. You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for NERC funding.NERC 2025-09-26
Network Plus: antifungal resistance in the environment
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Apply for funding to develop a Network Plus to investigate how antifungal resistance emerges and spreads in the environment through healthcare, agriculture, and household mould-preventative product use. You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for NERC funding.NERC 2025-09-26
Ofgem Strategic Innovation Fund: round five discovery competition four
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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 five challenges. This funding is from the Ofgem Strategic Innovation Fund.Innovate UK 2025-09-26
BBSRC standard research grant: 2026 round one: applicant-led mode
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Apply for funding for a research grant in any area within the remit of Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC). You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for BBSRC funding.BBSRC 2025-09-25
BBSRC new investigator award: 2026 round one: applicant-led mode
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Apply for funding for a research grant in any area within the remit of Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC). You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for BBSRC funding.BBSRC 2025-09-25
Resource efficiency for resilience and sustainability FS
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UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £1.1 million for innovative feasibility studies (FS) in novel, sustainable, low carbon materials and manufacturing.Innovate UK 2025-09-23
Commercialising Knowledge Assets Fund (CKAF) winter
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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).Innovate UK 2025-09-18
Pre-announcement: Doctoral landscape awards in medical research
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Apply for funding to deliver doctoral training in any area of the Medical Research Council (MRC) remit. This funding opportunity will support the development of a highly skilled workforce equipped to address medical research and innovation challenges across a range of careers.MRC 2025-09-17
DRIVE35 Scale-up Fund
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UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £150 million to create scale up manufacturing facilities for zero emission vehicle technologies.Innovate UK 2025-09-17
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