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MRC Centre of Research Excellence: Round Five Outline Application
Upcoming MRC CoRE round for major, long-term centres tackling complex interdisciplinary health challenges.
- Funder
- Medical Research Council
- Deadline
- Outline applications close 3 February 2027 at 16:00 UK time: Feb 3, 2027
- Award
- Up to GBP 26.25 million full economic cost for the first seven years; MRC funds up to 80% FEC
- Applicant
- UK research organisations eligible for MRC funding, including single-organisation or partnership teams able to lead a major interdisciplinary health challenge.
Economic Research on the Returns to R&D Investment
Upcoming ESRC funding for research that improves evidence on the social and economic returns to public and private R&D investment.
- Funder
- Economic and Social Research Council
- Deadline
- Applications close 19 November 2026 at 16:00 UK time: Nov 19, 2026
- Award
- Up to GBP 308,000 per award; GBP 2.46 million total fund
- Applicant
- UK research organisations eligible for UKRI funding, with teams able to deliver empirical, quantitative, qualitative or mixed-methods research on the returns to R&D investment.
Exploring the Frontiers of Environmental Research 2026
NERC support for high-risk, high-reward early-stage environmental research with transformative potential.
- Funder
- Natural Environment Research Council
- Deadline
- Applications close 12 November 2026 at 16:00 UK time: Nov 12, 2026
- Award
- GBP 100,000 to GBP 200,000 full economic cost per project; GBP 8 million total fund
- Applicant
- Researchers based at UK research organisations eligible for NERC funding, including applicants at different career stages proposing early-stage environmental research.
UKRI Integration of AI/HPC with Quantum Computing
Upcoming UKRI funding for projects that connect quantum computing, AI and high-performance computing workflows for wider research and user adoption.
- Funder
- Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council and Science and Technology Facilities Council
- Deadline
- Applications close 3 November 2026 at 16:00 UK time: Nov 3, 2026
- Award
- Up to GBP 3.75 million per award; GBP 17 million total fund
- Applicant
- UK research organisations eligible for EPSRC funding, forming collaborative projects that integrate quantum computing into high-performance computational workflows.
Advanced Manufacturing: Measurement and Sensing Pilot
Innovate UK pilot funding for UK SMEs building measurement, instrumentation or sensing products and services for manufacturing.
- Funder
- Innovate UK
- Deadline
- Competition closes 7 October 2026 at 11:00 UK time: Oct 7, 2026
- Award
- Share of up to GBP 1 million
- Applicant
- UK registered micro, small or medium sized enterprises developing high-potential measurement, instrumentation or sensing technologies for UK manufacturing.
Africa-Europe Partnerships for Culture: West Africa Medium-Sized Festival Grants
Project grants for 42 medium-sized cultural festivals in 15 West African countries to strengthen Africa-Europe cultural collaboration.
- Funder
- Goethe-Institut and European Union
- Deadline
- Applications close 20 September 2026: Sep 20, 2026
- Award
- EUR 50,000 per selected festival
- Applicant
- Medium-sized festival organisations working in cinema, audiovisual media, animation, heritage, literature, music, performing arts or visual arts in eligible West African countries.
CERI Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Pathogen Phylodynamics
Fully funded postdoctoral fellowship at CERI to analyse emerging pathogens across Africa using phylodynamics, phylogenomics and ecological modelling.
- Funder
- Centre for Epidemic Response and Innovation, Stellenbosch University
- Deadline
- Applications close 9 September 2026 at 22:00 SAST: Sep 9, 2026
- Award
- Competitive tax-free postdoctoral fellowship stipend for up to three years
- Applicant
- Recent PhD graduates with expertise in phylodynamics, phylogenomics, disease ecology, emerging viral pathogens, Python, R and geospatial analysis.
Chatham House Research Associate – Digital Society Programme
Full-time permanent role; salary £38,000; hybrid London.
- Funder
- Chatham House
- Deadline
- Publicised 29 Aug 2026; deadline 7 Sep 2026: Sep 7, 2026
- Award
- Full-time permanent role; salary £38,000; hybrid London.
- Applicant
- London, United Kingdom
AI for Climate Resilience in Africa
16 grants of $10,000 each for university-led teams with an existing working prototype.
- Funder
- UbuntuNet Alliance / European Union AfricaConnect4
- Deadline
- Deadline 31 Aug 2026, midnight applicant time zone: Aug 31, 2026
- Award
- 16 grants of $10,000 each for university-led teams with an existing working prototype.
- Applicant
- 17 UbuntuNet Alliance member countries in Africa
EPSRC Strategic Infrastructure Outlines: September 2026
An upcoming open route for strategic equipment and resources that strengthen UK scientific capability and enable high-priority engineering and physical-sciences research.
- Funder
- Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
- Deadline
- Upcoming open call begins 17 September 2026; applications are processed in published batching periods without a fixed closing date
- Award
- Minimum GBP 400,000 equipment value; capital at 100% FEC and eligible non-capital costs at 80% FEC
- Applicant
- UK research organisations eligible for EPSRC funding, subject to institutional prioritisation and a limit of three applications per organisation in each batching period.
CoSTAR Showcase Labs: Createch Infrastructure and Commercialisation
Funding for up to two national Showcase Labs that combine advanced creative R&D facilities, commercialisation support and technology demonstration.
- Funder
- Arts and Humanities Research Council
- Deadline
- Full applications close 29 October 2026 at 16:00 UK time: Oct 29, 2026
- Award
- Up to GBP 4 million per Showcase Lab; GBP 8 million total fund
- Applicant
- UKRI-eligible UK research organisations leading consortia with industry co-location and local economic-development partners and strong wider creative-sector support.
CoSTAR Satellite Labs: Accessible Creative R&D Infrastructure
Funding for up to two regional Satellite Labs that expand access to creative-sector research infrastructure and support technology adoption and commercialisation.
- Funder
- Arts and Humanities Research Council
- Deadline
- Expressions of interest are due 21 September 2026; full applications close 29 October 2026 at 16:00 UK time: Oct 29, 2026
- Award
- Up to GBP 2 million per Satellite Lab; GBP 4 million total fund
- Applicant
- UKRI-eligible UK research organisations leading a consortium with a commercial or industry co-location partner and a local or combined authority or equivalent development body.
High Performance Compute Resources for EPSRC Communities
Upcoming support for CPU and GPU compute resources serving engineering and physical-sciences research communities during the transition to a new national compute landscape.
- Funder
- Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
- Deadline
- Upcoming call opens 1 September; applications close 27 October 2026 at 16:00 UK time: Oct 27, 2026
- Award
- GBP 26.25 million total: GBP 20 million capital and GBP 5 million resource funding
- Applicant
- UK research organisations eligible for EPSRC funding; applicants must complete a pre-application meeting with the EPSRC Research Infrastructure team.
Zukunftskolleg Postdoctoral Fellowships 2026
Four two-year postdoctoral fellowships.
- Funder
- University of Konstanz
- Deadline
- Publicised 24 Aug 2026; deadline 12 Oct 2026, 11:00 CET: Oct 12, 2026
- Award
- See the official call page for funding and support details
- Applicant
- Germany / Global
Clarion Futures Digital Grants Round 23
Grants of up to £5,000.
- Funder
- Clarion Futures
- Deadline
- Opens 26 Aug 2026; closes 30 Sep 2026, noon: Sep 30, 2026
- Award
- Grants of up to £5,000.
- Applicant
- United Kingdom
NHS Innovation Accelerator Fellowship 2027
A fellowship helping proven healthcare innovators scale validated solutions for wider patient benefit across the NHS.
- Funder
- NHS Innovation Accelerator
- Deadline
- Applications close 27 September 2026 at 23:59 UK time: Sep 27, 2026
- Award
- National acceleration, mentoring, networks and implementation support; no cash award stated
- Applicant
- Innovators, clinicians and healthcare professionals with a validated solution already deployed in a healthcare setting and evidence of measurable patient benefit and real-world impact.
AU–EU Youth Action Lab Innovation Grants 2026
Thirteen innovation grants of €42,000 each across eligible African countries, including Uganda.
- Funder
- AU–EU Youth Action Lab
- Deadline
- Publicised 24 Aug 2026; deadline 23 Sep 2026, 13:00 CAT: Sep 23, 2026
- Award
- Thirteen innovation grants of €42,000 each across eligible African countries, including Uganda.
- Applicant
- Africa
OSCE Serbia Security Studies Scholarships 2026-2027
Scholarships for postgraduate security studies at the University of Belgrade's faculties of Political Sciences and Security Studies.
- Funder
- OSCE Mission to Serbia
- Deadline
- Applications close 15 September 2026: Sep 15, 2026
- Award
- Up to eight master's scholarships and seven one-year doctoral scholarships
- Applicant
- Eligible Serbian applicants to the specified master's or doctoral security-study programmes at the University of Belgrade, subject to the detailed official call document.
Unlocking Advanced Capabilities in Conservation and Heritage Science
Major awards to strengthen nationally significant conservation and heritage-science facilities, improve access and build sustainable capability with industry partners.
- Funder
- Arts and Humanities Research Council
- Deadline
- Upcoming call opens 7 September and closes 25 November 2026 at 16:00 UK time: Nov 25, 2026
- Award
- GBP 500,000 to GBP 1.5 million per award; GBP 6.2 million total fund
- Applicant
- Eligible UK research organisations proposing sustainable conservation or heritage-science infrastructure and capability with appropriate access and partnership arrangements.
Transformative Sustainable AI Technologies
High-risk, high-reward research to create fundamentally more sustainable AI hardware, algorithms, software, architectures and systems.
- Funder
- UK Research and Innovation
- Deadline
- Upcoming call opens 24 August and closes 10 November 2026 at 16:00 UK time: Nov 10, 2026
- Award
- Up to GBP 602,500 full economic cost per project; UKRI funds 80%, with GBP 12.05 million total
- Applicant
- Research groups and eligible individuals based at UK research organisations; eligible international researchers may participate only through specified collaboration agreements or as project partners.
Advancing Innovation in Accelerated Cancer Diagnosis
Funding for clinical validation and evaluation of technologies and devices that can accelerate earlier cancer diagnosis.
- Funder
- Innovate UK and Office for Life Sciences
- Deadline
- Upcoming call opens 1 September and closes 28 October 2026 at 11:00 UK time: Oct 28, 2026
- Award
- Up to GBP 25.4 million available across the competition
- Applicant
- Eligible UK applicants developing early cancer diagnostic technologies or devices and meeting the business, collaboration and clinical-validation rules in the full competition guidance.
European Youth Foundation – 2027 International Youth Cooperation Calls
Two calls: international one-off youth cooperation activities and international long-term youth cooperation projects.
- Funder
- Council of Europe – European Youth Foundation
- Deadline
- Announced 17 Aug 2026; deadline 1 Oct 2026: Oct 1, 2026
- Award
- See the official call page for funding and support details
- Applicant
- Europe / eligible international youth NGOs
NWA Resilient Digital Ecosystems
€8.702 million call for knowledge institutions and societal partners.
- Funder
- Dutch Research Council (NWO)
- Deadline
- Organisation assessment deadline 18 Aug 2026; phase-1 application deadline 15 Sep 2026: Sep 15, 2026
- Award
- €8.702 million call for knowledge institutions and societal partners.
- Applicant
- Netherlands
European Industrial Alliance on Small Modular Reactors – Second Call for Projects
Second call seeks a limited number of additional SMR projects to join or complement existing project working groups.
- Funder
- European Commission
- Deadline
- Open; deadline 11 Sep 2026: Sep 11, 2026
- Award
- See the official call page for funding and support details
- Applicant
- European Union