Grants for Academic Institutions

This grant provides £150,000 to £200,000 for design-led projects that help with the green transition. You must combine design interventions with arts and humanities research methods. The funding is fo

This grant helps UK universities bring industry professionals into fusion energy teaching. UKAEA will fund 10 visiting academics for three years starting September 2026. Each award covers up to £30,00

This grant provides up to £7.1 million to establish an optical wireless communications research and testing facility. You must be based at a UK research organisation that is eligible for EPSRC funding

This grant funds research into human disease causes, progression and treatment. You must include an intervention in humans as part of your research. The funding can be up to £10 million. You need to b

This grant funds research into how to make research and development more effective. You can get up to £350,000 to study topics like artificial intelligence's impact on research or how to measure resea

The Leverhulme Trust offers funding for UK institutions to invite senior professors from overseas. You can get £10,000 to £150,000 to bring an expert to your institution for 3 to 12 months. The visiti

This grant provides £100,000 to £250,000 for proof-of-concept projects. It helps turn research into new products, processes or services. You must be based at a UK research organisation that can receiv

This grant funds research into elections in Northern Ireland between 2026 and 2031. You can get up to £1.5 million to run the Northern Ireland Election Study. The funding covers the 2027 devolved elec

This grant funds the British Election Study from 2027 to 2032. It covers research on the 2029 UK general election and local elections. The maximum funding is £4.9 million over the period. You must be

This grant offers £14-15 million to establish a What Works Centre for local employment support. The centre will research what works best in helping people find jobs locally. You must be based at a UK

This grant offers up to £500,000 to become an Academic Lead for the Ministry of Justice Data First programme. You will facilitate and deliver new research across the justice system from 2026 to 2031.

This grant offers up to £2 million for an Academic Lead to work with government departments on economic data. You must be based at a UK research organisation that can receive ESRC funding. The role in

This grant offers up to £25 million to establish a UK Hub for developing pre-clinical translational human in vitro models. The funding is for research organisations that already have equipment and exp

This grant funds the UK National Coordinator role for the European Social Survey. You will deliver data collection for Round 13 and 14. The funding is up to £2.31 million. You must be based at a UK re

This grant provides up to £40 million for ambitious research projects between businesses and universities. You must already have a working relationship with your academic or business partner. The proj

This grant funds the creation of materials research networks that bring together researchers and industry. You can get up to £1.15 million to coordinate a community around materials innovation themes.

The Royal Society Short Industry Fellowships support talented researchers in the UK. The scheme is especially aimed at early career researchers. You can work in academia or industry to be eligible. Th

This fellowship supports early career researchers to run independent research projects in environmental sciences. You must have a PhD and be based at a UK research organisation that can receive NERC f

Future Leaders Fellowships support ambitious researchers and innovators across all subjects. There is no limit on how much funding you can request. You must be looking to establish your own research g

This grant funds research projects to improve how biological processes are represented in ocean carbon storage models. You can get between £50,000 and £312,500 for your project. The project must be le

This grant funds research projects that compare and improve how global models calculate biological carbon storage in oceans. You can get between £50,000 and £625,000 for your project. The project must

This grant funds ship-based and virtual site survey investigations for ocean drilling research. You can get between £10,000 and £500,000 to support scientific ocean drilling expedition applications. Y

This grant helps UK researchers build partnerships with scientists in Brazil. You must already have BBSRC research funding to apply. The money helps start new collaborations with researchers funded by

ICURe Discover Sprint is an intensive programme to help researchers explore if their ideas could become commercial products. It runs in September 2026 and helps you understand market potential. The pr

This grant funds collaborative research projects between UK and Brazilian researchers. You must work with researchers based in São Paulo state, Brazil. The research must fit within arts and humanities

The Arts and Humanities Research Council offers standard research grants for collaborative projects in arts and humanities. There is no limit on grant value, with examples ranging from £300,000 to £1.

This grant funds collaborative research projects between UK and Luxembourg researchers. You must work with researchers from Luxembourg on arts and humanities topics. There is no limit on grant value,

This grant funds adventurous environmental research projects with no upper limit on funding. You must be based at a UK research organisation that can receive NERC funding. You need to meet individual

AHRC Catalyst Awards help researchers without prior experience leading major projects become independent research leaders. You must be based at a UK research organisation that can receive AHRC funding

This grant funds collaborative research projects between UK and US researchers. You must work with partners from the US National Science Foundation's Social, Behavioural and Economic Sciences area. Yo

This grant funds the Northern Ireland Election Study from 2026 to 2031. You can get up to £1.5 million to run election research. The funding covers the 2027 devolved election and 2029 UK general elect

The Medical Research Council offers funding to create a UK Hub for developing pre-clinical human cell models. You must build on existing equipment and expertise in human cell model development. The fu

This grant funds the British Election Study from 2027 to 2032. It covers research on the 2029 UK general election and local election surveys. The maximum funding is £4.9 million over the period. You m

This grant offers up to £2 million to create a central body that coordinates robotics adoption hubs across the UK. UK registered businesses, research organisations, public sector bodies, and universit

The ESRC Connect Awards help researchers work together on new research areas. You can get funding to connect with other researchers and develop emerging research fields. The funding ranges from an unk

This grant funds research into how to make research and development more effective. You can get up to £6 million to study topics like artificial intelligence's impact on research or how to measure res

The Medical Research Council offers research grants for medical and health research projects. You must work for an eligible research organisation like a university or research institute. You can work

This grant funds ambitious research partnerships between businesses and universities working on advanced materials. You need an established partnership of at least one year with your academic or busin

This is an invite-only funding scheme for PhD studentships starting in October 2026. Only higher education institutions that were already offered a studentship through the AHRC Collaborative Doctoral

EPSRC is offering up to £2.5 million to develop a research network focused on property flood resilience. The network will bring together researchers from different fields to tackle flood protection ch

BBSRC fellowships provide funding up to £9 million for independent research projects in biotechnology and biological sciences. These fellowships help researchers advance their careers by running their

The BBSRC Follow-on Fund helps bridge the gap between bioscience research and real-world benefits. You can get up to £3 million to develop your research into something that helps society or the econom

This grant funds research to improve animal health and welfare in livestock and fish farming across Europe. You need to work with partners from at least three different countries. Your consortium can

This grant funds research projects to improve how biological processes are represented in ocean carbon storage models. You can apply for up to £1 million for your research project. The project must be

This grant funds Network Plus projects that coordinate materials research communities. You can get up to £4.75 million to establish networks around four themes from the National Materials Innovation S

This grant helps UK universities bring senior professors from overseas to share new expertise. The visiting professor must bring skills that are rare or missing in UK research. Universities can get £1

The Leverhulme Trust offers funding for UK universities to set up research centres. The next round is called Leverhulme Centenary Research Centres. Each centre gets £1 million per year for 10 years. T

This grant offers up to £10 million for innovation projects between academic institutions and businesses. UK registered universities, research organisations, and Catapults can apply. The funding helps

This grant helps turn arts and humanities research into real-world impact. You can get up to £150,000 to build on previous AHRC or UKRI funded projects. The money supports activities like commercialis

This grant provides up to £9 million for proof-of-concept projects. It helps turn research into new products, processes or services. You must be based at a UK research organisation that can receive UK

This grant helps UK organisations create vocational robotics skills courses. You can get up to £2.5 million to develop training programmes that teach people robotics skills. The money comes from the D

The Leverhulme Trust offers Research Leadership Awards for early-career university researchers. The next round is called Centenary Research Leadership Awards. You can get up to £1 million over 4 to 5

The Leverhulme Trust offers Research Project Grants for university researchers to carry out innovative research projects. You can get up to £500,000 over a maximum of 5 years. The grant is for researc

This grant offers up to £2 million for an Academic Lead role from 2026 to 2031. You will work with the Department for Work and Pensions and HMRC to improve economic data. The role runs for 5 years in

This grant provides up to £5.5 million for commercialising research in Advanced Connectivity Technologies. You must be based at a UK research organisation that can receive EPSRC funding. The funding s

The Medical Research Council will pay data access costs for researchers using the Our Future Health database. This is a pilot scheme for researchers who already have MRC funding. You can get up to £1

This international research grant funds projects on sustainable biomass production and use. You can get up to £2.5 million for research projects. Your project must include at least three partners from

This grant funds research projects that combine humanities insights with artificial intelligence technology design. You can get up to £1.16 million for your project. You must be based at a UK, Canadia

The Medical Research Council offers partnership grants for collaborative research activities. You must be employed by an eligible research organisation to apply. The funding supports novel partnership

This grant supports clinical interventions or technological innovations for dementia care in the NHS. Healthcare professionals, businesses and researchers can apply. The funding amount is not specifie

NERC offers Independent Research Fellowships for early career researchers to run their own environmental science projects. The funding can be up to £7.25 million over several years. You need to be an

This grant funds research projects that compare and improve how global models calculate biological carbon storage in oceans. You can get up to £625,000 for your project. The project must be led by a U

This grant offers up to £20 million for developing new treatments for drug and alcohol addiction. You can create pharmaceutical drugs, digital health tools, or medical technology. The funding helps im

This grant funds Academic Lead positions for the Ministry of Justice Data First programme from 2026 to 2031. You can get up to £500,000 to lead innovative research across the justice system. You must

This grant offers up to £40 million over six years to create a new AI research lab. The money is paid in stages to support research and training. You must lead the formation of a strategic research la

This grant provides up to £7.1 million to establish an optical wireless communications research and testing facility. You must be based at a UK research organisation that is eligible for EPSRC funding

BBSRC and Defra offer up to £3.75 million for research projects that develop new products for healthy and sustainable diets. You must work with partners to create innovations that help UK people eat b

This grant helps UK businesses create 'one-stop shops' for robotics adoption. These hubs will guide other businesses in using robots and automated systems. You can apply for a share of £38 million in

The ESRC React Awards provide up to £1.5 million for urgent research that helps UK policymakers and frontline services. You must work at a UK organisation that can receive ESRC funding. You need a con

This is funding to help commercialise technology or science from the STFC PPAN community. You must be based at a UK research organisation that can receive STFC funding. This is a two-stage application

The Economic and Social Research Council offers postdoctoral fellowships for early career researchers. These fellowships help you develop your career after completing your PhD. You can use the funding

This is an expression of interest for a two-day workshop on 23-24 June. The workshop will develop ideas for using AI in social science research with UKRI data. You must attend the full workshop to app

This grant provides up to £4.7 million to host the Data Platform for the National PET Imaging Platform. PET imaging is a medical scanning technology used in research. You must already be part of an ap

This grant funds the UK National Coordinator role for the European Social Survey. You will deliver data collection for Round 13 and 14. The funding is up to £2.31 million. You must be based at a UK re