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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
Opportunity status:
Upcoming
Funders:
Medical Research Council (MRC)
Funding type:
Fellowship
Publication date:
17 April 2025
Opening date:
Closing date:

Developing semiconductor hardware for critical technologies

UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £5 million. These feasibility studies will investigate ways to improve semiconductor design and manufacture within the UK to support critical technologies.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Innovate UK
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£5,000,000
Publication date:
15 April 2025
Opening date:
Closing date:

Full ADOPT grant: round one

Farming, growing or forestry businesses based in England can apply for a share of up to £2 million. This funding supports on-farm trial and demonstration projects to improve adoption of new ideas or solutions in the agricultural sector.

This is an Accelerating Development of Practices and Technologies (ADOPT) grant.

Opportunity status:
Upcoming
Funders:
Innovate UK
Co-funders:
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£2,000,000
Publication date:
15 April 2025
Opening date:
Closing date:

UKRI policy fellowships 2025

Spend 18 months as a UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) core policy fellow, Natural Hazards and Resilience policy fellow or What Works Innovation fellow to inform policy to address pressing national and global challenges.

You must:

  • be based at a UK based organisation eligible for UKRI funding
  • have a PhD or equivalent experience
  • be a researcher in an eligible discipline in accordance with the specific position applied for
Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
UK Research and Innovation, Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)
Funding type:
Fellowship
Award range:
£180,000 - £280,000
Publication date:
14 April 2025
Opening date:
Closing date:

Pre-announcement: Engineer next generation veterinary vaccine technology platforms

Apply to engineer next generation ‘plug and play’ veterinary vaccine technology platforms, using novel transformative technologies underpinned by immunological understanding, focusing on unmet needs in veterinary research.

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

Opportunity status:
Upcoming
Funders:
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)
Co-funders:
Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£12,500,000
Award range:
£3,250,000 - £4,000,000
Publication date:
14 April 2025
Opening date:
Closing date:

ADOPT facilitator support grant: round one

Farming, growing or forestry businesses based in England can apply for a grant of £2,500, to engage an external project facilitator to support the development of a full ADOPT grant application.

Opportunity status:
Upcoming
Funders:
Innovate UK
Co-funders:
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£100,000
Maximum award:
£2,500
Publication date:
14 April 2025
Opening date:
Closing date:

Contracts for innovation: FOAK 2025, bridge strikes

Organisations can apply for a share of up to £4.7 million inclusive of VAT, across four themes to develop a prototype, conduct field testing and demonstrate their solution.

Projects can last between three and seven months and must be completed by 31 March 2026.

Funding is through DfT’s First of a Kind (FOAK) programme.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Innovate UK
Co-funders:
Department for Transport (DfT)
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£4,700,000
Maximum award:
£200,000
Publication date:
14 April 2025
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Closing date:

Research Software Maintenance Fund round one: SSI

Eligible applicants for round one of the Research Software Maintenance Fund will be asked to submit an expression of interest.

If successful, you will then be invited to submit a full proposal by 12 September 2025.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
UK Research and Innovation
Co-funders:
Software Sustainability Institute (SSI)
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£3,400,000
Publication date:
11 April 2025
Opening date:
Closing date:

UK Japan Civil Nuclear Research Programme 2025

This is a jointly funded opportunity between EPSRC and the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) aiming to support two projects focused on the decommissioning of Fukushima and Sellafield.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£950,000
Award range:
£250,000 - £475,000
Publication date:
11 April 2025
Opening date:
Closing date:

Applied global health research: stage two

Apply for funding to support applied research that will address global health challenges and inequities.

You must be invited to apply for stage two of this funding opportunity.

Opportunity status:
Upcoming
Funders:
Medical Research Council (MRC)
Co-funders:
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO)
Funding type:
Grant
Award range:
£150,000 - £2,000,000
Publication date:
9 April 2025
Opening date:
Closing date:

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