Grant opportunity
CfI: Boosting fathers' engagement to improve child outcomes
UKRI cross-research-council funding to test new ways of increasing fathers' engagement in services, with the aim of improving child outcomes and reducing inequalities.
- Funder
- UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)
- Deadline
- Jul 22, 2026
- Award
- GBP 500,000 to GBP 970,000; 100% FEC for eligible costs
- Applicant
- Research teams & consortia
- Discipline
- Social Sciences, Policy & Governance
- Region
- United Kingdom
- Posted
- May 19, 2026
Call summary
Overview
UKRI is inviting applications for collaborative research that tests approaches to boosting fathers' engagement in services and strengthening evidence about what improves child outcomes.
Who can apply
- Project leads must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for UKRI funding.
- Applications should bring together relevant research expertise and partners able to test, implement, or use evidence on fathers' engagement and child outcomes.
What it supports
- Research, intervention, evaluation, and partnership work focused on fathers' engagement with services and support systems.
- Projects should generate useful evidence for policy, practice, and service delivery, including work relevant to reducing inequalities in child outcomes.
Funding and duration
Applicants can request between GBP 500,000 and GBP 970,000 for projects lasting up to 18 months. UKRI states eligible project costs are funded at 100% full economic cost.
Application deadline
Jul 22, 2026
How to apply
Use the official UKRI Funding Finder page and submit through the UKRI Funding Service by 22 July 2026 at 4:00 pm UK time.
Call details
About the opportunity
UKRI is inviting applications for collaborative research that tests approaches to boosting fathers' engagement in services and strengthening evidence about what improves child outcomes.
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) lists this opportunity for Research teams & consortia, Social Sciences, Policy & Governance, United Kingdom.
This listing is written for researchers, students, universities, NGOs, research teams, policy professionals and academic institutions searching for Social Sciences, Policy & Governance grants, fellowships, scholarships, conferences, workshops and funding opportunities in United Kingdom contexts.
Eligibility
Project leads must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for UKRI funding.
Applications should bring together relevant research expertise and partners able to test, implement, or use evidence on fathers' engagement and child outcomes.
Funding and benefits
Applicants can request between GBP 500,000 and GBP 970,000 for projects lasting up to 18 months. UKRI states eligible project costs are funded at 100% full economic cost.
Themes and supported activities
Research, intervention, evaluation, and partnership work focused on fathers' engagement with services and support systems.
Projects should generate useful evidence for policy, practice, and service delivery, including work relevant to reducing inequalities in child outcomes.
Deadline and timeline
Application deadline: Jul 22, 2026.
Applicants should confirm the exact deadline time, time zone, required documents, portal steps and any institutional approvals on the official call page before submitting.
How to apply
Use the official UKRI Funding Finder page and submit through the UKRI Funding Service by 22 July 2026 at 4:00 pm UK time.
Before applying, check eligibility rules, budgets, attachments, page limits, partner requirements, cost-share conditions and whether the opportunity uses an expression of interest, full proposal, registration or nomination stage.