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: 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: 11 December 2025

Artificial intelligence (AI) for environmental science phase one

Funders: Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) Funding type: GrantTotal fund: £4,800,000...

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: 17 December 2025

CAM Pathfinder: Demonstrate

UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £20 million for technology focused...

Closing date: 17 December 2025

CAM Pathfinder: Enable

UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £15 million for projects to trial...

Closing date: 17 December 2025

National Materials Innovation Programme: Feasibility Studies

UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £2 million for feasibility studies. These...

Closing date: 17 December 2025

Battery Innovation Feasibility Studies Round 1

UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £20 million for innovation in battery...

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: 15 January 2026

Reimagining Circularity: outline stage

Funders: Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)Co-funders: Department for...

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

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: 30 January 2026

UKERC Whole Systems Networking Fund for Early Career Researchers

We are issuing a call for applications under our Whole Systems Networking Fund, which is designed...

Closing date: 04 February 2026

Women in Innovation Awards 2025/26

Women founders or co-founders with UK registered businesses at the late stage start-up phase can...

Closing date: 04 February 2026

Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP): 2025 – 2026 Round 5

The Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) programme allows a UK registered business...

Closing date: 26 February 2026

Large Grant Outlines: February 2026

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

Closing date: 25 March 2026

Increasing EV charging capacity on the strategic road network

UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £10 million. The funding is for the...

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...