Funding

We list funding opportunities that are relevant to our network. If you have a funding opportunity that you would like us to share, please get in touch with our Communications Manager, Jordan Willis.

Closing date: 29 September 2026

AHRC Design Generators Round 2 – Demand Management

Funders: Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)Funding type: Grant Total fund:...

Closing date: 30 September 2026

Ultra Long Duration Energy Storage Project Development Studies

Funding type Grant Project size Your project’s total eligible grant funding request...

Closing date: 30 September 2026

Ultra Long Duration Energy Storage Project Development Studies Relaunch

UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £3 million for project development...

Closing date: 08 October 2026

EPSRC Strategic Infrastructure 2026 (invite only)

Opportunity status: OpenFunders: Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)Funding...

Closing date: 20 October 2026

Next generation artificial intelligence (AI): explainable AI

Opportunity status: OpenFunders: UK Research and Innovation, Engineering and Physical Sciences...

Closing date: 21 October 2026

Research Infrastructure Renewal

Opportunity status: OpenFunders: Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)Funding type:...

Closing date: 22 October 2026

Doctoral focal award: UKRI venture doctorates: outline stage

Opportunity status: OpenFunders: Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC),...

Closing date: 03 November 2026

Focal award: EPSRC and MHCLG Fire Engineering Skills Hub

Opportunity status: OpenFunders: Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council...

Closing date: 05 November 2026

Large Grant full applications: November 2026 (invite only)

Opportunity status: UpcomingFunders: Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)Funding type:...

Closing date: 12 November 2026

Exploring the frontiers of environmental research 2026

Opportunity status:Upcoming Funders:Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) Funding...

Closing date: 12 November 2026

Exploring the frontiers of environmental research 2026

Opportunity status: UpcomingFunders: Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)Funding type:...

Closing date: 24 November 2026

NQS Mission 2: Components, systems and architectures

Apply for funding to advance research supporting the UK National Quantum Strategy Mission 2,...

Closing date: 01 December 2026

UKRI Enabling AI Adoption Across Science and Engineering

Opportunity status: Upcoming Funders: UK Research and Innovation Funding type:...

Closing date: 08 December 2026

Housing, Place and the Built Environment for an Ageing Population

Opportunity status: Open Type: Programme Opening date: 17 March 2026 at 1:00 pm Closing...

Closing date: 08 December 2026

Air Quality in Indoor Public Spaces, Workplace Settings and Transport Microenvironments

Opportunity status: Open Type: Programme Opening date: 21 July 2026 at 1:00 pm Closing...

Closing date: 31 December 2026

Pushing the frontiers of environmental research

Opportunity status: OpenFunders: Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)Funding type:...

Closing date: 31 December 2026

Pre-announcement: NMIP sandpit: Digital materials for accelerated innovation

Opportunity status: UpcomingFunders: Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council...

Closing date: 23 August 2027

Asset Decarbonisation and Retrofit Dynamic Purchasing System

Established in 2004, Procurement for Housing (PfH) is a national procurement consortium dedicated...