Live Opportunities.

Here’s a summary of the grant schemes we’re currently focussing on. New funding schemes are opening all the time, so be sure to check regularly for the latest grant opportunities.

Hybrid Algorithms for Quantum Advantage
Apply for funding to advance theoretical capabilities required for the design and implementation of hybrid quantum algorithms, enabling the UK to progress towards achieving quantum advantage. You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for EPSRC funding.EPSRC
Consumer Led Flexibility for the Clean Energy Superpower Mission
UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £25 million for pre-commercialisation projects. This funding is from the UKRI R&D Missions Accelerator Programme through the Clean Energy Superpower Mission.Innovate UK
Innovation Loans Expression of Interest
UK registered micro, small or medium sized enterprises can submit an Expression of Interest for loans for close to market innovative projects with strong commercial potential. They must significantly improve the UK economy and drive societal benefit.
ACTASAP pilot phase 1
UK registered academic institutions can apply for a share of up to £800,000 to take part in the ACTASAP. This funding is from the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) and delivered by Innovate UK, part of UKRI.Innovate UK
Future data services sandpit: transforming discovery and access
Apply to attend a sandpit to develop projects to transform discovery and access to data provided by ESRC’s social science data service infrastructures.ESRC
Aviation’s non-CO2 impacts on the climate 2026
Apply for funding to deliver collaborative research which focuses on the underpinning science of aviation’s non-carbon dioxide (non-CO2) impacts and how they interact with climate over time with the view to identifying benefits, mitigation options, informing industry and government policy decisions.NERC
Full ADOPT grant: round eight
Farming, growing or forestry businesses based in England can apply for a share of up to £5 million for on-farm trial and demonstration projects, to improve adoption of new ideas or solutions in the agricultural sector. This is an Accelerating Development of Practices and Technologies (ADOPT) grant.Innovate UK
Sector transition: UKRI policy fellowships 2026
Apply for this sector transition fellowship to transfer knowledge and skills across academic and policy sectors and increase sector porosity.UKRI-wide BBSRC AHRC EPSRC ESRC Innovate UK MRC NERC STFC
Early independence: career development fellowship
Apply for an early independence fellowship if your research focus is within Medical Research Council (MRC) remit. You must: have a PhD or equivalent
Funding for STFC core summer schools for 2027
STFC invites applications for its 2027 core summer schools in: Introduction to Astronomy BUSSTEPP (British Universities Summer School in Theoretical Particle Physics)
AIRR compute opportunity: AI open access
Apply for between 50,000 and 1,400,000 graphics processing unit (GPU) hours on the Isambard-AI supercomputer for artificial intelligence (AI) related research and development projects. Open to UK-based researchers and AI developers from academia, industry, public sector or other organisations.AHRC BBSRC ESRC EPSRC Innovate UK MRC NERC STFC
Early independence: clinician scientist fellowship
Apply for an early independence fellowship if your research focus is within Medical Research Council (MRC) remit. You must: be a registered healthcare professional
Early Independence: Ernest Rutherford Fellowships 2026
Apply for this Early Independence Fellowship to support you to establish your own research niche and independence. You must hold a doctorate or evidence equivalent research experience and be based at a UK research organisation eligible for STFC funding.STFC
ADOPT facilitator support grant: round 9
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. This is an Accelerating Development of Practices and Technologies (ADOPT) grant.Innovate UK
UKRI policy internships 2026
An opportunity for UKRI-funded doctoral students to undertake a three-month internship at one of a selected group of influential policy organisations, undertaken as part of the existing doctoral studentship.UKRI-wide BBSRC AHRC EPSRC ESRC MRC NERC STFC
CR&D: Testbeds for Future Quantum Networking Capability
UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £17 million for establishing testbeds to unlock the next generation of quantum networking capability. This funding is from Innovate UK.Innovate UK
AHRC large grants: outline stage
Apply for Large Grants funding to deliver novel, ambitious and transformative arts and humanities research projects at scale. You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for AHRC funding.AHRC
Commercialising Knowledge Assets Fund (CKAF) Autumn
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
CfI Improving Outcomes for Children Experiencing Homelessness
Organisations can apply for a share of £2 million, inclusive of VAT, to develop. innovative interventions, technologies, and frameworks that are designed to support children and families experiencing homelessness.UKRI-wide
Public Engagement Spark Awards 2026A
Apply for funding to engage the public with Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) supported science. Applicant organisations must: be UK-based
Capacity building: clinical research training fellowship
Apply for funding to reacquire research skills. Your research can focus on any area of Medical Research Council (MRC) remit to improve human health. You must:
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ADOPT facilitator support grant: round one

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.

Investor partnerships: clean energy and climate technologies

UK registered SMEs can apply for grant funding alongside private investment from selected investor partners.

Contracts for innovation: FOAK 2025, bridge strikes

Organisations can apply for a share of up to £4.7 million inclusive of VAT, across four themes to develop a prototype, conduct field testing and demonstrate their solution.

Innovate UK innovation loans future economy: round 21

UK registered businesses can apply for loans for innovative projects with strong commercial potential to significantly improve the UK economy.

Weight management pathway design accelerator

Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation, will invest up to £3 million in a design accelerator to support NHS organisations to speed up the development of novel community based patient access models that are safe, effective and resource efficient.

Contracts for innovation: FOAK 2025, personal safety

Organisations can apply for a share of up to £4.7 million inclusive of VAT, across four themes to develop a prototype, conduct field testing and demonstrate their solution. Projects can last between three and seven months and must be completed by 31 March 2026.

Contracts for innovation: FOAK 2025, AI for complex processes

Organisations can apply for a share of up to £4.7 million inclusive of VAT, across four themes to develop a prototype, conduct field testing and demonstrate their solution. Projects can last between three and seven months and must be completed by 31 March 2026.

ATI Programme strategic batch: EoI, May 2025

The ATI Programme funds industrial research and investment aid for research infrastructures to make the UK civil aerospace sector more competitive.

Farming Futures R&D Fund: Precision Breeding competition

UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £12.5 million for precision breeding of arable and horticultural crops. This funding is from the Farming Futures Research and Development (R&D) Fund, a part of the Farming Innovation Programme.

DCMS Create Growth Programme Competition 4: large projects

UK registered micro, small and medium enterprises in the creative sector can apply for a share of up to £8 million for innovation projects to grow their business. This funding is from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS).

Farming Futures R&D Fund: low emissions farming

UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £12.5 million for industrial research projects from the Farming Futures Research and Development (R&D) Fund, a part of the Farming Innovation Programme.

DCMS Create Growth Programme competition four: small projects

UK registered micro, small and medium enterprises in the creative sector can apply for a share of up to £8 million for innovation projects to grow their business.

Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP): 2025 to 2026 round two

UK registered academic institutions, research and technology organisations (RTOs) or Catapults can apply for a share of up to £9 million to fund innovation projects with businesses or not for profits.

Contracts for Innovation: READ-OUT digital cognitive dementia assessments

Organisations can apply for a single award of up to £600,000, inclusive of VAT. To implement and assess a dementia based digital cognitive assessment to be evaluated as part of the Real-world dementia outcomes (READ-OUT) study being managed by the University of Oxford.

DCMS Create Growth Programme competition four: small projects

UK registered micro, small and medium enterprises in the creative sector can apply for a share of up to £8 million for innovation projects to grow their business.

Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP): 2025 to 2026 round two

UK registered academic institutions, research and technology organisations (RTOs) or Catapults can apply for a share of up to £9 million to fund innovation projects with businesses or not for profits.

Contracts for Innovation: READ-OUT digital cognitive dementia assessments

Organisations can apply for a single award of up to £600,000, inclusive of VAT. To implement and assess a dementia based digital cognitive assessment to be evaluated as part of the Real-world dementia outcomes (READ-OUT) study being managed by the University of Oxford.

Developing semiconductor hardware for critical technologies

UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £5 million. These feasibility studies will investigate ways to improve semiconductor design and manufacture within the UK to support critical technologies.

Full ADOPT grant: round one

Farming, growing or forestry businesses based in England can apply for a share of up to £2 million. This funding supports on-farm trial and demonstration projects to improve adoption of new ideas or solutions in the agricultural sector.

Future Leaders Fellowships: round 10

Apply for funding to support ambitious research and innovation across UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)’s remit. You must be an early career researcher or innovator who is either:

Knowledge Transfer Partnership

Knowledge Transfer Partnerships help businesses to partner with an academic organisation, research organisation or a Catapult, to employ a graduate with the skills and knowledge that can help the business to innovate and grow.

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