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: 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: 11 September 2026

BR-UK Commissioning Fund

Deadline: 11th September 2026. Summary Our £1.3 million Commissioning Fund supports...

Closing date: 15 September 2026

UKRI Translation: Impact Acceleration Accounts 2027

Opportunity status: OpenFunders: Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), Engineering and...

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: 16 September 2026

DRIVE35 Innovation Fund: Collaborate 3

UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £20 million for late stage...

Closing date: 16 September 2026

Electricity Demand Turn Up trial: EOI for flexibility providers

Competition opens: Thursday 20 August 2026 Competition closes: Wednesday 16 September 2026...

Closing date: 21 September 2026

How to Monitor and Evaluate Impact of Heat in Buildings Capital Delivery Programme

ClimateXChange (CXC) wishes to commission research on how to evaluate the Scottish...

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: 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: 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: 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: 23 August 2027

Asset Decarbonisation and Retrofit Dynamic Purchasing System

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