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: 21 October 2025

Research and partnership hubs for a healthy society

Apply for funding to establish a large-scale multidisciplinary research hub drawing on expertise...

Closing date: 21 October 2025

Research and Partnership Hubs for a Healthy Society

Maximum award:£12,500,000Publication date:3 July 2025Opening date:15 July 2025 9:00am UK...

Closing date: 23 October 2025

Doctoral focal award: nuclear skills

Apply for funding to deliver doctoral focal awards (previously centres for doctoral training),...

Closing date: 23 October 2025

Unlocking the Full Potential of Nature-based Engineering

Funders: Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)Funding type: GrantTotal fund:...

Closing date: 03 November 2025

Resource efficiency for resilience and sustainability FS

UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £1.1 million for innovative feasibility...

Closing date: 03 November 2025

SuperGen Early Career Research Fund 2025

he fund is designed to support small activities for university-based Early Career Researchers...

Closing date: 05 November 2025

Farming Innovation Programme: Small R&D Partnership Projects Rd 4

UK businesses can apply for a share of up to £7.8 million for small R&D partnership projects.

Closing date: 05 November 2025

DARE UK Real-world Research Exemplar Programme

Funding type: GrantTotal fund: £4,707,500Publication date: 10 September 2025Opening date: 10...

Closing date: 12 November 2025

Shared Green Societies: Research Awards 2025

Background The ‘Shared Green Societies: Research Awards’ celebrate PhD...

Closing date: 22 November 2025

Horizon Europe Guarantee EURATOM R&T Fission

This funding is to deliver the EURATOM Research & Training (R&T) Programme fission...

Closing date: 01 December 2025

Energy Redress Scheme

Energy Saving Trust has been appointed by Ofgem to distribute payments from Ofgem regulated...

Closing date: 03 December 2025

Farming Innovation Programme: Feasibility Round 4

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) will invest up to £4.8 million to...

Closing date: 11 December 2025

Artificial intelligence (AI) for environmental science phase one

Apply for funding to use artificial intelligence (AI) and data science in new ways to address...

Closing date: 12 December 2025

Public Health Research Programme: Greenspace and natural environments

The Public Health Research (PHR) Programme funds research that generates evidence to improve the...

Closing date: 12 December 2025

The impact of local climate change adaptation on health and health inequalities

Our Public Health Research (PHR) Programme is looking to commission a single consortium...

Closing date: 12 December 2025

EDRC Flexible Fund

EDRC Flexible Fund will enable an agile research programme that can adapt over time,...

Closing date: 15 January 2026

Addressing nuclear fission challenges for a prosperous future

Funders: Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)Funding type: GrantTotal fund:...

Closing date: 21 January 2026

Pushing the frontiers of environmental research: January 2026

Funders: Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) Funding type: GrantTotal fund:...

Closing date: 21 January 2026

Opening up the Environment 2026

Apply for funding to deliver activities to increase the diversity of the UK environmental science...

Closing date: 21 January 2026

Opening up the Environment 2026

Funders: Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)Funding type: GrantTotal fund:...

Closing date: 26 January 2026

Pre-announcement: Opening up the Environment 2026

Apply for funding to deliver activities to increase the diversity of the UK environmental science...

Closing date: 01 April 2026

Biological influence on ocean carbon: novel modelling approaches

Apply for funding for a UK-US project to develop new representations of key processes regulating...

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...