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Upcoming callUKRIAHRCCreative industries

A guide for the commercialisation of Creative Industries Research

AHRC will fund a collaborative team to develop a practical, sector-specific guide for commercialising creative-industries research.

Funder: UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) / Arts and Humanities Research Council
Deadline: Upcoming call opens 30 July 2026 and closes 15 October 2026 at 4:00pm UK time: Oct 15, 2026
Award: Up to GBP 250,000 at 100% full economic cost
Applicant: Eligible UK research organisations led by a university team and working collaboratively with creative-industry investors, lawyers, founders and other commercialisation specialists.

Arts, Culture and Creative IndustriesView details

Funding opportunityWestern Balkans

Common Ground Program Opportunity and Innovation Grants 2026

The European Fund for the Balkans is offering small rolling grants for civil society initiatives that foster dialogue, social cohesion and trust-building in the Western Balkans.

GrantCivil societyWestern BalkansDialogue

Funder: European Fund for the Balkans
Deadline: Rolling applications until 2 November 2026: Nov 2, 2026
Award: Up to EUR 4,500; 20 grants available
Applicant: Civil society organisations, grassroots initiatives and informal groups in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia; informal groups may apply with a registered organisation or fiscal host.

Law, Governance and Human RightsView details

GrantFunctional genomicsBiomedical researchIndustry collaboration

Collaborate with the UK Human Functional Genomics Initiative

MRC and the UK Human Functional Genomics Initiative are funding academic-industry partnership awards for feasibility, pilot and initial studies in functional genomics.

Funder: Medical Research Council (MRC) / UK Human Functional Genomics Initiative
Deadline: Applications close 1 November 2026 at 11:59pm UK time: Nov 1, 2026
Award: GBP 15,000 to GBP 100,000
Applicant: Researchers based at UK research organisations eligible for MRC funding, with academic-industry collaboration linked to the UK Human Functional Genomics Initiative.

Research Travel GrantAstronomytelescope observationresearch mobility

PATT Travel Grants for Competitively Awarded Observation Time 2026

Upcoming travel-grant call supporting competitively awarded astronomy observation time; minimum award £15,000.

Funder: Science and Technology Facilities Council
Deadline: Published 20 July 2026; opens 20 August; closes 15 October 2026: Oct 15, 2026
Award: £15,000
Applicant: United Kingdom

Astronomy; telescope observation; research mobilityView details

GrantPre-announcementSocial sciencesPublic health

Gambling harms research grants

Upcoming ESRC gambling harms research grants will support high-quality social science research on gambling-related harms, prevention, treatment, regulation, public health and policy responses.

Funder: Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)
Deadline: Expected full-call deadline: 8 December 2026: Dec 8, 2026
Award: Award budget to be confirmed when the full UKRI call opens
Applicant: Research teams & consortia

Social Sciences, Policy & GovernanceView details

Funding opportunityUnited Kingdom / Global Health

UKRI Translation: MRC Impact Acceleration Awards 2026

MRC is supporting single-step translational projects that de-risk development of new or repurposed medicines, devices, diagnostics and other medical products.

GrantHealthBiomedical innovationTranslation

Funder: Medical Research Council (MRC)
Deadline: Applications close 11 November 2026 at 16:00 UK time: Nov 11, 2026
Award: GBP 50,000 to GBP 300,000
Applicant: Project leads based at an MRC-eligible UK research organisation, including eligible NHS organisations where available in the UKRI Funding Service.

Funding opportunityGermany / Global

Humboldt Research Fellowship July 2026 Call

The Humboldt Research Fellowship supports postdoctoral and experienced researchers from around the world to carry out a research stay in Germany with individual support from the Humboldt Foundation.

FellowshipPostdoctoralGermanyResearch mobility

Funder: Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
Deadline: Call opens 15 July 2026 and may close once the application cap is reached; next scheduled call opens 15 November 2026: Nov 15, 2026
Award: Monthly fellowship support for 6 to 24 months in Germany; exact rate depends on fellowship category
Applicant: Postdoctoral and experienced researchers of all nationalities and research areas, excluding Germany, seeking a 6- to 24-month research stay in Germany.

General / MultidisciplinaryView details

FellowshipResearchUnited KingdomUpcoming call

Royal Society Faraday Discovery Fellowships

Prestigious long-term awards for emerging research leaders.

Funder: Royal Society
Deadline: Open: 30 July – 24 September
Award: Fellowship support; confirm amount on official call page
Applicant: United Kingdom

ResearchView details

GrantSTEM, Engineering and TechnologyUnited KingdomResearch funding

UKRI Translation: Impact Acceleration: CHERI IKC

Apply for funding to establish an Innovation and Knowledge Centre (IKC) focused on driving adoption of the Capability Hardware Enhanced RISC Instructions (CHERI) digital security by design technology. You...

Funder: EPSRC / UKRI
Deadline: See official UKRI opportunity page for closing date
Award: Funding available under UKRI opportunity terms
Applicant: UK research organisations eligible under the funder rules

STEM, Engineering and TechnologyView details

GrantUpcoming callPre-announcementEnvironment, Climate and Natural Resources

NetworkPlus in property flood resilience (invite only)

Apply for funding to develop an interdisciplinary NetworkPlus to address research needs for increased property flood resilience adoption and uptake in the UK. You must be based at a UK research organisation...

Funder: EPSRC / UKRI
Deadline: See official UKRI opportunity page for closing date
Award: Funding available under UKRI opportunity terms
Applicant: UK research organisations eligible under the funder rules

Environment, Climate and Natural ResourcesView details

GrantEducation and Higher EducationUnited KingdomResearch funding

Doctoral focal award plus: innovating in data-driven research

We are commissioning one doctoral focal award plus to develop a cadre of social scientists from doctoral studentships and across career stages with the skills needed to use data-driven research approaches in...

Funder: ESRC / UKRI
Deadline: See official UKRI opportunity page for closing date
Award: Funding available under UKRI opportunity terms
Applicant: UK research organisations eligible under the funder rules

Education and Higher EducationView details

GrantHealth and Biomedical SciencesUnited KingdomResearch funding

UKRI Translation: MRC Proof of Concept: stage one

This funding opportunity was previously titled ‘Developmental pathway funding scheme: stage one’. Apply for funding to develop and test novel therapeutics, medical devices, diagnostics and other...

Funder: MRC / UKRI
Deadline: See official UKRI opportunity page for closing date
Award: Funding available under UKRI opportunity terms
Applicant: UK research organisations eligible under the funder rules

Pre-announcementExperimental medicinebiomedical researchUnited Kingdom

MRC Experimental Medicine: Stage One

MRC application timelines/news notes opening 8 October 2026.

Funder: MRC / UKRI
Deadline: Opening date: 2026-10-08: Oct 8, 2026
Award: Deadline expected 14 April 2027
Applicant: United Kingdom

GrantResearch infrastructureengineeringphysical sciences

EPSRC Strategic Infrastructure 2026 (Invite Only Full Proposal)

Full proposal stage is invite-only after an open outline stage; no fixed full proposal deadline on the page.

Funder: EPSRC / UKRI
Deadline: Invite-only full proposal stage: No fixed deadline
Award: Full proposal by invitation after outline
Applicant: United Kingdom

Science, Technology, Engineering and MathematicsView details