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Prosperity partnerships: advanced therapies safety and toxicity

Apply for funding to support research partnerships between businesses and academic partners. Research programmes should enhance knowledge of the mechanisms governing the safety and toxicity of advanced therapies and develop tools and resources for assessing and mitigating risks.

The lead academic partner must be UK-based.

India – UK Collaborative R&D for industrial sustainability, round 2

UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £2 million for innovative proposals developed with India. You must collaborate with at least one Indian business applying under the equivalent Technology Development Board programme.

Expression of interest: Experimental medicine to define new mechanisms of neurodegeneration

Apply for funding to investigate the causes, progression and treatment of neurodegenerative conditions that give rise to dementia.

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

Collaborative R&D: Creative Catalyst

UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £2 million for projects that develop new innovative products and tools for the UK creative industry. This funding is part of Innovate UK’s Creative Catalyst.

Developmental pathway funding scheme: stage one

Apply for funding to develop and test novel therapeutics, medical devices, diagnostics and other interventions.

You must be employed at a research organisation eligible for MRC funding.

International Fellowships for PhD and Early Career Researchers 2025

Apply to undertake a funded fellowship at an international cultural institution.

You must be either:

  • a PhD student currently funded by AHRC (or ESRC for Library of Congress only)
  • an early career researcher based at a UK research organisation eligible for AHRC funding

Career development award

You can apply for support to become an independent researcher, if your research focus is within Medical Research Council remit to improve human health.

You must:

  • have a PhD or equivalent
  • show evidence of career progression
  • show clear plans for establishing independence and developing as a leader in your area of research

Pre-announcement: Japan-UK Joint call for Quantum Technologies for Innovation

Apply for funding to form world-leading partnerships with collaborators in Japan for your research into Quantum Technologies.

UK applicants must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) funding.

Japanese applicants must be eligible for Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) funding.

Astronomy solar and planetary studies small awards 2025

Apply for funding to support theory, including modelling, simulation and related software development, observation, experiment and new technology research, relevant to all aspects of solar system science.

Astronomy observation and theory small awards 2025

Apply for funding to support theory, including modelling, simulation and related software development, observation, experiment and new technology research, relevant to all aspects of astronomy and astrophysics beyond the solar system.

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