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Investor Partnerships: National Materials Innovation Programme one

UK registered micro, small or medium sized businesses can apply for grant funding alongside private investment from selected investor partners.

2026 to 2027 strategic Longer and Larger (sLoLa): full stage

Apply for funding to undertake a large team-based curiosity-driven bioscience discovery research project.

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

Full stage submissions are invitation only following assessment of an sLoLa outline application.

Doctoral focal award: chemical threat reduction

Apply for funding to deliver a doctoral focal award (DFA), offering high quality, cohort-based doctoral training in chemical threat reduction skills related to the defence section of the UK government’s Industrial Strategy and the protection of UK national security.

National research and training hub: electromagnetic environment

Apply for funding to deliver a research and training hub, offering both high quality research and cohort-based doctoral training in electromagnetic environment skills related to the defence section of the UK government’s Industrial Strategy and the protection of UK national security.

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 (outline stage)

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.

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