Funding Opportunities
We support researchers and their teams in applying for research grants and keep this list updated with upcoming opportunities that may be of interest to our community.
External funding opportunities
JUNE
Facility access funding for bioscience partnerships – UKRI
5 June 2025, max £200K
DARE UK next-generation trusted research environment capabilities – UKRI
5 June 2025, £390K
Define and implement a location data collection process and generate a test data set to help improve multi-modal journeys | Innovate UK Business Connect
17 June 2025, successful applicants to pitch a project proposal to Transport for London
Future Leaders Fellowships: round 10 – UKRI
18 June 2025
Notification of intent: Transdisciplinary research to tackle antimicrobial resistance – UKRI
NOI 18 June 2025, max £3M
Early Detection and Diagnosis Project Award | Cancer Research UK
19 June 2025, £500K
Interdisciplinary research to tackle epidemic threats – UKRI
19 June 2025, £3.75M
JULY
Australia-UK platform studies in areas of unmet clinical need | NIHR
23 July 2025, £2.6M
Mental health award: leveraging longitudinal data to transform early intervention in mental health - Wellcome
22 July 2025, £1-5M
DFG, German Research Foundation - Data Corpora for Artificial Intelligence
30 July 2025 (NOI 30 May), €400K
AUGUST
Novel non-pharmacological approaches for diagnosis and treatment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) | NIHR
Outline 5 August 2025, no max
SEPTEMBER
Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Researcher-led - primary research | NIHR
Outline 3 September 2025
OCTOBER
Novel and Emerging Technologies (NET) Grants - Heart Research UK Outline 3 Oct 2025, £300K
NOVEMBER
Pre-announcement: DARE UK Real-world Research Exemplar Programme – UKRI
5 November 2025, Total fund £4.7M
HORIZON EUROPE
The 2025 Horizon Europe work programmes have now been published
Horizon Europe work programmes - European Commission
OPEN DEADLINE
ESRC responsive mode: Secondary data analysis round two
Max award £300K, open deadline
Strategic infrastructure outlines – UKRI
Min award £400K, open deadline
Statements of Need in Research Infrastructure – UKRI
Consultation, open deadline