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International Placement Scheme 2027

Apply to undertake a placement at an international cultural institution. You must either be:

  • a PhD student funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)
  • an early career researcher in any arts and humanities subject based at a UK research organisation eligible for UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) funding

UK Compute Roadmap – Community Centres of Excellence

Apply for funding to establish a Community Centre of Excellence that will provide a world class service layer for researchers and innovators to utilise the UKRI National Compute Resources.

You must be based at an organisation eligible for UKRI funding. Standard & non-standard eligibility rules apply.

Growth Roundtable

Apply for funding to establish a leading applied policy research initiative to generate evidence on the barriers, opportunities and conditions for economic growth.

You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) funding or eligible under the non-standard eligibility criteria.

Future data services: transforming discovery and access (invite only)

Apply for funding to transform discovery and access to data provided by ESRC’s social science data service infrastructures.

You must be invited to apply for this funding opportunity You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for ESRC funding.

Materials Innovation Programme Digital Materials Sandpit

Apply to attend a four-day sandpit to develop high-impact projects addressing digital integration to accelerate materials research translation.

You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for EPSRC funding. Industry partners may participate but are not eligible for EPSRC funding through this opportunity.

Healthy soils and water for a sustainable environment

UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £28 million for soil, water and environmental management.

This funding is from Farming Futures Research and Development Fund.

Testing and validating underground hydrogen storage components

UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £5 million for a collaborative programme to accelerate the development and validation of critical technologies needed for the safe, reliable and cost effective use of underground hydrogen storage.

Underground hydrogen storage demonstrator DEVEX support

UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £1.5 million for project development studies supporting underground hydrogen storage demonstrator facilities in the UK.

Expression of interest: Small-satellite missions sandpit

Apply to attend an interdisciplinary sandpit to develop challenge-led small satellite Earth observation mission concepts. Projects should deliver sovereign capability for national security and defence, societal benefit, and economic growth.

You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for UKRI funding.

Knowledge Transfer Partnership: 2026 to 2027 round 4

UK registered academic institutions, RTOs or Catapults can apply for a share of up to £12.5 million to fund innovation projects with businesses.

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