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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

ESRC responsive mode: Secondary data analysis round two
Max award £300K, open deadline

OCTOBER

Contracts for Innovation: AI Tools for Education – Innovate UK

Max award £200K, Academic led, 100% FEC, deadline 9 OCT

UKRI Digital Research Technical Professional Skills NetworkPlus – UKRI
Max award £2M, deadline 2 OCT

NOVEMBER

UK Multidisciplinary Centre for Neuromorphic Computing – UKRI

Max award £5.6M, Single stage 5 NOV

UKRI DRI: digital research infrastructure skills hubs for accelerated compute – UKRI

Max award £3M, Outline by 12 NOV

Advanced real-time data analysis used for infrastructure resilience - HORIZON
Max award €5M, deadline 20 NOV

UKRI DRI: Championing knowledge exchange for UK computational science – UKRI

Max award £1.5M, Stage one 12 NOV

Driving Urban Transition (DUT) partnership 2024 – UKRI

Max £400K, UK plus two EU partners, 80% FEC, pre-proposal by 14 NOV

World Values Survey 2025 to 2027 – UKRI

Award £1M, deadline 12 NOV

2024 Transformative Research Technologies (24TRT) – UKRI

Max award £225K, Deadline 28 NOV

DECEMBER

Pre-announcement: Healthcare Technology Translation Partnership Scheme – UKRI

Max award £1.5M, deadline 12 DEC

OPEN DEADLINE

ESRC responsive mode: Secondary data analysis round two
Max award £300K, open deadline

Strategic infrastructure outlines – UKRI
Min award £400K, open deadline

If you plan to submit a bid or are interested in any of the above opportunities, please contact Jodi Gunning, LIDA Research & Innovation Development Officer.

Internal funding opportunities

Keep an eye out for internal opportunities available here at the University of Leeds

2023/24 Research England Funding

Research and Innovation Service - Translational Funding

IAA Activities and Funding Streams - Translational Funding

World Universities Network - Research Development Fund