UK registered businesses can apply with collaborative research and development (R&D) or R&D projects for a share of up to £18.5 million.
You will mature and accelerate the availability of components that include semiconductors or novel technologies ready for integration into smart electronic platforms.
UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £38 million for creating one-stop shops to help end-users adopt robotics and autonomous systems with expert guidance.
Organisations can apply for a share of £2 million, inclusive of VAT, to develop and commercialise non‑animal methods for assessing the pre‑clinical pharmacokinetics and cardiovascular safety of new medicines.
Apply for a Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) Independent Research Fellowship (IRF) to further your career through an independent research project.
You must:
be an early career researcher
hold a PhD qualification (or equivalent experience)
be based at a UK research organisation eligible for NERC funding
UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £2 million for creating a central convening body to coordinate the robotics adoption hubs. Funding is from the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT).
Apply for funding to support the Centre for Longitudinal Studies (CLS ) in managing Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)’s life-course cohort portfolio. This will ensure the continued provision of longitudinal data for UK social science research, policy, and practice.
Higher education institutions (HEIs) offered a studentship through the AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Partnership (CDP) scheme round 4 are invited to nominate projects for studentships starting in October 2026.
You must be invited by AHRC to apply for this funding opportunity.
This support is grant funding for proof-of-concept projects for early to mid-stage research commercialisation activities.
Apply for proof-of-concept funding to support the commercialisation of research in any discipline or remit, leading to the development of new products, processes or services.
You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for UKRI funding.