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ADOPT facilitator support grant: round two

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.

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

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Innovate UK
Co-funders:
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£100,000
Publication date:
13 June 2025
Opening date:
Closing date:

Full ADOPT grant: round two

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

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

Clinician scientist fellowship

Apply for support to become an independent researcher in a medical research field.

Your research can focus on any area of Medical Research Council’s (MRC) remit to improve human health.

You must:

  • be a registered healthcare professional
  • have a PhD or equivalent
  • show evidence of career development
Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Medical Research Council (MRC)
Funding type:
Fellowship
Publication date:
11 June 2025
Opening date:
Closing date:

Predoctoral clinical research training fellowship

Apply for funding to undertake a PhD.

Your research can focus on any area of Medical Research Council (MRC)’s remit to improve human health.

You must:

  • be a registered healthcare professional
  • be at an appropriate point in your training to undertake a PhD
  • show plans to pursue a research career
Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Medical Research Council (MRC)
Funding type:
Fellowship
Publication date:
11 June 2025
Opening date:
Closing date:

Postdoctoral clinical research training fellowship

Apply for funding to reacquire research skills.

Your research can focus on any area of Medical Research Council (MRC)’s remit to improve human health.

You must:

  • be a registered healthcare professional
  • be a PhD graduate working outside of research, usually five or more years ago
  • show plans to pursue a research career
Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Medical Research Council (MRC)
Funding type:
Fellowship
Publication date:
11 June 2025
Opening date:
Closing date:

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:
Open
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:
£3,000,000 - £4,000,000
Publication date:
11 June 2025
Opening date:
Closing date:

Strategic infrastructure for engineering and physical sciences: June 2025

Apply for funding to purchase strategic infrastructure that will improve UK scientific capability and enable cutting-edge research of high priority to EPSRC.

This funding opportunity is for invited applicants only.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
Funding type:
Grant
Minimum award:
£400,000
Publication date:
5 June 2025
Opening date:
Closing date:

Commercialising Knowledge Assets Fund: autumn 2025

UK registered government research organisations can apply for grants between £50,000 and £250,000 to move viable public sector knowledge assets towards commercial readiness. This funding is provided by the GOTT.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Innovate UK
Co-funders:
Department for Science Innovation and Technology, Government Office for Technology Transfer (GOTT)
Funding type:
Grant
Award range:
£50,000 - £250,000
Publication date:
5 June 2025
Opening date:
Closing date:

Ernest Rutherford Fellowship 2025

STFC is offering up to 10 Ernest Rutherford Fellowships to exceptional researchers at an early stage of their career. The aim is to support future scientific leaders to establish a strong, independent research programme.

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

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)
Funding type:
Fellowship
Total fund:
£6,000,000
Publication date:
4 June 2025
Opening date:
Closing date:

Research to advance UK recycling capabilities: full stage

This is the second stage of this funding opportunity. You may only submit a full proposal if you have been invited by EPSRC.

Apply for funding for research to accelerate UK recycling capabilities.

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

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
Co-funders:
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£13,000,000
Maximum award:
£1,700,000
Publication date:
28 May 2025
Opening date:
Closing date:

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