Funding finder

Funding opportunity sorting options

117 opportunities found using the current filters, sorted by publication date

Funding opportunity list

Search and filter this list

2025 to 2026 strategic Longer and Larger (sLoLa) grants: stage two

Apply for funding for large team-based fundamental bioscience research projects pushing the frontiers of human knowledge.

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

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

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£20,000,000
Minimum award:
£2,000,000
Publication date:
23 October 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:
22 October 2025
Opening date:
Closing date:

Full ADOPT grant: round four

Farming, growing or forestry businesses based in England can apply for a share of up to £3.5 million for 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:
Open
Funders:
Innovate UK
Co-funders:
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£3,500,000
Publication date:
22 October 2025
Opening date:
Closing date:

MSI SME resource and energy efficiency: feasibility studies

UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £15.5 million across the two strands, to develop industrial digital technologies.

This is to improve resource or energy efficiencies in SME manufacturers.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Innovate UK
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£15,500,000
Publication date:
22 October 2025
Opening date:
Closing date:

MSI SME resource and energy efficiency: industrial research

UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £15.5 million across the two strands of this competition, to develop industrial digital technologies.

This is to improve resource or energy efficiencies in SME manufacturers.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Innovate UK
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£15,500,000
Publication date:
22 October 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:
22 October 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:
22 October 2025
Opening date:
Closing date:

ADOPT facilitator support grant: round five

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:
21 October 2025
Opening date:
Closing date:

Expression of interest: The Agentic AI Pioneers Prize

UK registered organisations can apply for the Pioneers Prize to develop Agentic artificial intelligence (AI) solutions tackling sector challenges. Compete for a share of a £1 million prize pot and receive expert mentorship from the Catapult Network.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Innovate UK
Co-funders:
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Funding type:
Other
Total fund:
£1,000,000
Publication date:
20 October 2025
Opening date:
Closing date:

Battery innovation feasibility studies round one

UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £20 million for innovation in battery technologies for electrification.

This funding is from the Battery Innovation Programme.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Innovate UK
Co-funders:
Department for Business and Trade
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£20,000,000
Publication date:
20 October 2025
Opening date:
Closing date:

This is the website for UKRI: our seven research councils, Research England and Innovate UK. Let us know if you have feedback or would like to help improve our online products and services.