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EPSRC is seeking to support applications through our standard research grant scheme in the following two areas:

  • advanced materials solutions for critical minerals
  • in-situ and in operando materials metrology and characterisation

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

DRIVE35 Scale-up Fund

UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £150 million to create scale up manufacturing facilities for zero emission vehicle technologies.

Pre-announcement: EPSRC Prosperity Partnerships 2027

Apply for funding to support ambitious, collaborative research programmes.

Prosperity Partnerships projects must be business-led, co-created, and co-delivered by business and academic partners that share an existing working relationship.

MRC: new investigator research grant: applicant-led

Apply for funding to take the next step towards becoming an independent researcher.

Your research must be in the remit of the Medical Research Council.

You must have:

  • the skills and experience to ‘transition to independence’
  • the support of an eligible host research organisation

MRC: research grant: applicant-led

Apply for funding to support research within the remit of the Medical Research Council.

You must be employed by an eligible research organisation.

You can involve more than one research group or organisation in the project.

MRC: partnership grant: applicant-led

Apply for funding to support partnerships to carry out novel collaborative activities between a team of researchers.

You must be employed by an eligible research organisation.

Pre-announcement: British Election Study 2027-2032

Apply for the opportunity to run the British Election Study between 2027 and 2037, and the funding for the 2029 UK general election in Great Britain and surveys aligned to local elections.

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

Pre-announcement: Northern Ireland Election Study 2026 to 2031

This is a pre-announcement for the opportunity to run the Northern Ireland Election Study (NIES) between 2026 and 2036, and the funding for the 2027 devolved election and the 2029 UK general election in Northern Ireland.

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

Pre-announcement: Pushing the frontiers of environmental science 2026

Apply for funding to pursue an ambitious, high-reward curiosity-driven project in environmental research.

You must be:

  • based at a UK research organisation eligible for Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) funding
  • in a role that meets the individual eligibility requirements

UKRI Translation: AHRC Proof of Concept

UKRI Translation: AHRC Proof of Concept supports arts and humanities activity that translate previously funded AHRC or UKRI projects into real world economic, societal, cultural or policy impact.

This opportunity was previously known as AHRC responsive mode: follow-on funding for impact and engagement.