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Design Generators round two
AHRC is funding design-led interventions and arts and humanities methodologies that contribute to the green transition.
- Funder
- Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)
- Deadline
- Applications close 29 September 2026 at 4:00pm UK time: Sep 29, 2026
- Award
- GBP 150,000 to GBP 200,000; total fund GBP 1 million
- Applicant
- Applicants based at UK research organisations eligible for AHRC funding, working with design-led and arts and humanities methods for the green transition.
Expression of interest: Precision prevention: biological mechanisms of response variation
MRC is inviting expressions of interest for human experimental medicine studies that explain why biomedical prevention interventions work differently across people.
- Funder
- Medical Research Council (MRC)
- Deadline
- Mandatory EOI closes 17 September 2026 at 4:00pm UK time: Sep 17, 2026
- Award
- Up to GBP 5 million full economic cost per project; MRC funds 80% FEC
- Applicant
- UK research organisation project leads, with eligible international project co-leads and collaborators where justified by the research.
Farming Innovation Programme: Feasibility Round 5
Defra and Innovate UK are funding feasibility studies for new solutions that improve productivity, sustainability, resilience and net-zero progress in farming.
- Funder
- Innovate UK / Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)
- Deadline
- Applications close 9 September 2026 at 11:00am UK time: Sep 9, 2026
- Award
- Share of up to GBP 15 million; project costs GBP 200,000 to GBP 500,000
- Applicant
- UK registered businesses leading collaborative feasibility projects that benefit farmers, growers or foresters in England.
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
Global Health EDCTP3 2026 Coordination and Support Action Calls
Two Global Health EDCTP3 CSA topics remain open for proposals on ethics, regulatory and pharmacovigilance capacity, plus digital innovation and AI for integrated research and healthcare in sub-Saharan Africa.
- Funder
- Global Health EDCTP3 Joint Undertaking
- Deadline
- Single-stage CSA proposals close 2 September 2026: Sep 2, 2026
- Award
- Part of the Global Health EDCTP3 2026 call package of up to EUR 147 million
- Applicant
- Eligible consortia working in sub-Saharan Africa on ethics, regulatory systems, pharmacovigilance, digital health, artificial intelligence and integrated research-healthcare systems.
Single Molecule Protein Sequencing Summit 2026 Late-Breaking Posters
SMPS 2026 is accepting late-breaking poster abstracts on single-molecule protein sequencing, nanopore sensing, protein fingerprinting, microscopy, mass spectrometry and related topics.
- Funder
- SMPS 2026 Organising Committee
- Deadline
- Late-breaking poster submissions close 15 September 2026: Sep 15, 2026
- Award
- Conference poster presentation opportunity; registration costs apply
- Applicant
- Researchers with original late-breaking work in single-molecule protein sequencing and related fields.
Fellowships Without Borders 2026: Eastern Partnership Civil Society Fellows
The Eastern Partnership Civil Society Facility has opened a special 2026 call for civil society activists working across borders in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine.
- Funder
- Eastern Partnership Civil Society Facility
- Deadline
- Applications close 11 September 2026: Sep 11, 2026
- Award
- Fellowship support for approved civil society activities; applicants should confirm financial support in the official guidelines
- Applicant
- Civil society activists from Eastern Partnership countries whose work, learning, partnerships or communities extend beyond national borders.
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.
- 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.
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.
- 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.
UKRI What Works Innovation Fellowships on Violence Against Women and Girls 2026
UKRI is funding three 18-month What Works Innovation Fellowships to generate and champion evidence on preventing and reducing violence against women and girls.
- Funder
- UK Research and Innovation
- Deadline
- Applications close 8 September 2026 at 16:00: Sep 8, 2026
- Award
- Up to GBP 220,000 full economic cost, including GBP 180,000 fellowship cost and GBP 40,000 research and collaboration costs; UKRI funds 80% FEC
- Applicant
- Researchers based at a UK employing organisation eligible for UKRI funding, with a PhD or equivalent research experience and subject or methodological expertise relevant to the selected fellowship.
Darwin Initiative Capability & Capacity Round 32
Capability & Capacity applications open.
- Funder
- UK Government / Darwin Initiative
- Deadline
- 31 August 2026: Aug 31, 2026
- Award
- Grant funding; confirm amount on official call page
- Applicant
- Global / eligible countries
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
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
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
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
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
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
British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowships 2026–2027
Scheme opened 1 July 2026; deadline 30 September.
- Funder
- The British Academy
- Deadline
- 2026-09-30 17:00 BST: Sep 30, 2026
- Award
- Fellowship support; confirm amount on official call page
- Applicant
- UK host institutions
Darwin Initiative Round 32 – Capability & Capacity
Capability & Capacity single-stage deadline is 31 August 2026.
- Funder
- UK Government / Darwin Initiative
- Deadline
- Deadline: 2026-08-31: Aug 31, 2026
- Award
- Capability and capacity funding
- Applicant
- Global / ODA-eligible countries
ERDERA Clinical Trial Call 2026
Call opened 1 July 2026; Stage 0 Expression of Interest runs to 10 September 2026.
- Funder
- European Rare Diseases Research Alliance (ERDERA)
- Deadline
- EOI deadline: 2026-09-10: Sep 10, 2026
- Award
- Multinational early-phase clinical trial support
- Applicant
- Europe / participating countries
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
Pre-announcement: UK Obesity Research Institute
Apply for funding to establish a UK Obesity Research Institute, undertaking world-leading research into the mechanistic biomedical drivers of obesity and develop targeted interventions to prevent and treat...
- Funder
- UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)
- Deadline
- 19 November 2026: Nov 18, 2026
- Award
- up to £60 million
- Applicant
- Eligible applicants described in the official UKRI call page.
Early independence: BBSRC fellowships: full stage
Apply for a BBSRC fellowship to further your career through an independent research project.
- Funder
- UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)
- Deadline
- 23 September 2026: Sep 22, 2026
- Award
- See official UKRI call page
- Applicant
- hold a doctorate or evidence equivalent research experience and be based at a UK research organisation eligible for UKRI funding
2523: Scaling performance of quantum computing hardware: CR&D
UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £33 million to develop device level hardware and associated software to meet the scale, programmability, and runtime performance needs of universal...
- Funder
- UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)
- Deadline
- 18 September 2026: Sep 17, 2026
- Award
- share of up to £33 million
- Applicant
- UK registered organisations.