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: 26 Sep 2025

UKERC Calls for Expressions of Interest on Range of Research Projects

The UK Energy Research Centre (UKERC) is inviting Expressions of Interest (EoIs) on a number of...

Closing date: 30 Sep 2025

Collaborate with researchers in Norway

Project co-leads (international) based in Norway can be included in UK-led applications and...

Closing date: 30 Sep 2025

Call for proposals on transformational adaptation solutions

This MACC Hub funding call aims to catalyse transformational climate adaptation across the UK by...

Closing date: 01 Oct 2025

DRIVE35 Innovation Fund: Demonstrate

UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £40 million for late stage...

Closing date: 01 Oct 2025

DRIVE35 Innovation Fund: Collaborate

UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £40 million for late stage...

Closing date: 09 Oct 2025

Aviation’s non-CO2 impacts on the climate 2025

Funders: Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)Co-funders: Department for Transport (DfT),...

Closing date: 21 Oct 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 Oct 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 Oct 2025

Doctoral focal award: nuclear skills

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

Closing date: 23 Oct 2025

Unlocking the Full Potential of Nature-based Engineering

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

Closing date: 05 Nov 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 Nov 2025

DARE UK Real-world Research Exemplar Programme

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

Closing date: 22 Nov 2025

Horizon Europe Guarantee EURATOM R&T Fission

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

Closing date: 01 Dec 2025

Energy Redress Scheme

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

Closing date: 12 Dec 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 Dec 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: 15 Jan 2026

Addressing nuclear fission challenges for a prosperous future

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

Closing date: 21 Jan 2026

Pushing the frontiers of environmental research: January 2026

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

Closing date: 21 Jan 2026

Opening up the Environment 2026

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

Closing date: 21 Jan 2026

Opening up the Environment 2026

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

Closing date: 26 Jan 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 Apr 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 Aug 2027

Asset Decarbonisation and Retrofit Dynamic Purchasing System

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