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: 14 July 2026

Biological Influence on Ocean Carbon: Novel Modelling Approaches

Opportunity status: OpenFunders: Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)Co-funders: National...

Closing date: 14 July 2026

Multiple Model Assessment of Biological Influence on Ocean Carbon

Opportunity status :OpenFunders: Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)Co-funders: National...

Closing date: 15 July 2026

Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition 7: Pre-deployment trials

UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £121 million across the three strands...

Closing date: 15 July 2026

Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition 7: Feasibility studies

UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £121 million across the three strands...

Closing date: 15 July 2026

Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition 7: Deployment trials

UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £121 million across the three strands...

Closing date: 15 July 2026

Doctoral focal award: environmental evidence synthesis

Opportunity status: OpenFunders: Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), Economic and Social...

Closing date: 16 July 2026

Environmental sciences: Global Partnerships Seedcorn Fund 2026

Opportunity status: OpenFunders: Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)Co-funders: São Paulo...

Closing date: 28 July 2026

ClimateXChange funds

Invitations to quote ClimateXChange funds research in two ways: A call-down...

Closing date: 18 August 2026

Active travel facilitators and barriers within different populations

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

Closing date: 26 August 2026

Consumer Led Flexibility for the Clean Energy Superpower Mission

UKRI Opportunity status: OpenFunders: Innovate UKFunding type: GrantPublication date: 10 June...

Closing date: 26 August 2026

Consumer Led Flexibility for the Clean Energy Superpower Mission

UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £25 million for pre-commercialisation...

Closing date: 31 August 2026

Pushing the frontiers of environmental science 2026

Apply for funding to pursue an ambitious, high-reward curiosity-driven project in environmental...

Closing date: 08 September 2026

UKRI Policy Internships 2026

Opportunity status: OpenFunders: UK Research and Innovation, Biotechnology and Biological Sciences...

Closing date: 08 September 2026

UK Japan Civil Nuclear Research Programme 2026

Apply for this jointly funded opportunity between EPSRC and the Japanese Ministry of Education,...

Closing date: 09 September 2026

UK Japan Civil Nuclear Research Programme 2026

Apply for this jointly funded opportunity between EPSRC and the Japanese Ministry of Education,...

Closing date: 10 September 2026

Sector transition: UKRI policy fellowships 2026

Opportunity status: OpenFunders: UK Research and Innovation, Biotechnology and Biological Sciences...

Closing date: 16 September 2026

Doctoral focal awards in data-intensive sciences

Funding by STFC Opportunity status: OpenFunders: Science and Technology Facilities Council...

Closing date: 17 September 2026

UKRI Translation: Impact Acceleration: CHERI IKC

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

Closing date: 15 October 2026

EDRC Rapid Projects Fund

This Flexible Fund is to create a research programme that can respond rapidly to changing research...

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: 23 August 2027

Asset Decarbonisation and Retrofit Dynamic Purchasing System

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