This scheme offers five early career researchers the opportunity to work with programme makers at BBC Radio 4. They will appear on a number of episodes and shadow the production process to understand how ideas get on air.
You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for this opportunity.
The Local Innovation Partnerships Fund (LIPF) will invest up to £500 million into the development and scaling of high potential innovation clusters across the UK. The fund is deployed across two strands, an Earmarked Strand and a Competed Strand.
This funding opportunity is invitation only for the Earmarked Strand funding.
Women founders or co-founders with UK registered businesses at the late stage start-up phase can apply for a grant of up to £75,000 and bespoke business support, to further their ambitious growth plans.
UK registered academic institutions, research and technology organisations or Catapults can apply for a share of up to £10 million to fund innovation projects with businesses.
The DAFNI Programme has launched a new Fellowship Programme which will start from April 2026. Become an ambassador for DAFNI and promote your own research while building networks across government, industry and academia. The funding will run from April 2026 to June 2027.
Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
UK Research and Innovation
Co-funders:
Data and Analytics Facility for National Infrastructure (DAFNI)