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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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Clean maritime demonstration competition seven: pre-deployment trials
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UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £121 million across the three strands of this competition for innovative clean maritime technologies. This funding is from DfT.Innovate UK 2026-03-13
Pre-announcement: MRC: partnership grant: applicant-led
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Apply for funding to support partnerships to carry out novel collaborative activities between a team of researchers. You must be employed by an eligible research organisation.MRC 2026-03-13
Pre-announcement: MRC: new investigator research grant: applicant-led
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Apply for funding to take the next step towards becoming an independent researcher. Your research must be in the remit of the Medical Research Council. You must have: the skills and experience to ‘transition to independence’ the support of an eligible host research organisation MRC 2026-03-13
Pre-announcement: MRC: research grant: applicant-led
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Apply for funding to support research within the remit of the Medical Research Council. You must be employed by an eligible research organisation. You can involve more than one research group or organisation in the project.MRC 2026-03-13
UK National Coordinator and survey data collection for the European Social Survey, Round 13 and 14
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Apply for funding to be the UK National Coordinator for the European Social Survey and deliver the data collection for Round 13 and 14. You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for ESRC funding.ESRC 2026-03-12
Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition 7: Deployment trials
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UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £121 million across the three strands of this competition for innovative clean maritime technologies. This funding is from the Department for Transport (DfT).Innovate UK 2026-03-12
UKRI Translation: EPSRC Prosperity Partnerships 2027
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Apply for funding to support ambitious, collaborative research programmes. Prosperity Partnerships projects must be co-created and co-delivered by business and academic partners that share an existing working relationship.EPSRC 2026-03-12
Clean maritime demonstration competition 7: feasibility studies
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UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £121 million across the three strands of this competition for innovative clean maritime technologies. This funding is from the Department for Transport.Innovate UK 2026-03-11
Sandpit: market access acceleration in consumer led flexibility
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Submit an expression of interest to attend this sandpit opportunity to co-design actionable prototype and minimum viable test products to support the acceleration of market access within consumer led energy grid flexibility.Innovate UK NERC EPSRC ESRC 2026-03-11
Expression of interest: NHS fit for the future dementia challenge
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Submit an expression of interest if you have a clinical intervention or technological innovation that will: shorten the time it takes to diagnosis dementia enhance early detection of clinical change following diagnosis Healthcare professionals, businesses and researchers can take part.UKRI-wide 2026-03-09
5G assured integration collaborative research and development
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UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £18.5 million to integrate UK anchored advanced connectivity components at a system level into technically assured, end to end architectures ready for early market evaluation.Innovate UK 2026-03-06
EPSRC Materials Innovation Partnerships
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Apply for funding to support ambitious, collaborative research programmes. Materials Innovation Partnerships must be co-created and co-delivered by business and academic partners that share an existing working relationship and align to one of the six themes in the National Materials Innovation Strategy.EPSRC 2026-03-04
UKRI Translation: Proof of Concept
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Apply for proof-of-concept funding to support early to mid-stage commercialisation of research in any discipline or remit, leading to the development of new products, processes or services. You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for UKRI funding.UKRI-wide AHRC BBSRC EPSRC ESRC MRC NERC STFC 2026-03-04
ADOPT facilitator support grant: round 7
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Farming, growing or forestry businesses based in England can apply for a grant of £2,500, to engage an external Project Facilitator to support the development of a Full ADOPT Grant application.Innovate UK 2026-03-04
Northern Ireland Election Study 2026 to 2031
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Apply for the opportunity to run the Northern Ireland Election Study (NIES) between 2026 and 2036, and the funding for the 2027 devolved election and the 2029 UK general election in Northern Ireland. You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) funding.ESRC 2026-03-03
Pre-clinical translational models hub
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Apply for funding to establish a UK Hub for the development of pre-clinical translational human in vitro models. The Hub must build on existing equipment, capability and expertise in developing human in vitro models. You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for MRC funding.MRC 2026-03-02
Fundamental AI Research Lab
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Apply to lead the formation of a strategic research lab dedicated to advancing the UK’s position in fundamental artificial intelligence (AI) development. Up to £40 million delivered in stages is available over six years to support research and training. You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for EPSRC funding.EPSRC 2026-03-02
British Election Study 2027 to 2032
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Apply for funding to run the British Election Study between 2027 and 2037, and the funding for the 2029 UK general election in Great Britain and surveys aligned to local elections. You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) funding.ESRC 2026-02-27
Semiconductors and components for smart electronic platforms
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UK registered businesses can apply with collaborative research and development (R&D) or R&D projects for a share of up to £18.5 million. You will mature and accelerate the availability of components that include semiconductors or novel technologies ready for integration into smart electronic platforms.Innovate UK 2026-02-26
Robotics adoption hubs
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UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £38 million for creating one-stop shops to help end-users adopt robotics and autonomous systems with expert guidance.Innovate UK 2026-02-26
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