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UK-Germany Collaborative Innovation for Quantum Technologies 2026

UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £3 million for innovative projects in quantum.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Innovate UK
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£3,000,000
Publication date:
13 February 2026
Opening date:
Closing date:

Advancing innovation in drug and alcohol addiction healthcare

Organisations can apply for a share of £20 million across two competitions. Projects will advance development of pharmaceutical, digital and medtech tools to improve treatment recovery and prevention of harm and deaths from drug and alcohol addictions.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Innovate UK
Funding type:
Grant
Publication date:
12 February 2026
Opening date:
Closing date:

Zero Emission Flight Demonstrator round one

UK registered organisations can apply for a share of a minimum of £8 million for developing zero emission capable flight in the UK, subject to a sufficient number of high quality applications being received. This funding is from DfT.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Innovate UK
Co-funders:
Department for Transport (DFT)
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£8,000,000
Publication date:
12 February 2026
Opening date:
Closing date:

Metascience research grants: round two

Apply for funding to undertake cutting-edge Metascience research into more effective ways of conducting and supporting research and development (R&D), including the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) and the challenges of measuring research excellence.

You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) funding.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), Medical Research Council (MRC)
Co-funders:
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT), Coefficient Giving
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£6,000,000
Maximum award:
£350,000
Publication date:
12 February 2026
Opening date:
Closing date:

Early independence: BBSRC fellowships: outline

Apply for a BBSRC fellowship to further your career through an independent research project.

You must:

  • be an early career researcher
  • hold a PhD qualification (or equivalent experience)
  • be based at a UK research organisation eligible for BBSRC funding
Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)
Funding type:
Fellowship
Total fund:
£9,000,000
Publication date:
11 February 2026
Opening date:
Closing date:

Full ADOPT grant: round six

Farming, growing or forestry businesses based in England can apply for a share of up to £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 (Defra)
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£5,000,000
Publication date:
10 February 2026
Opening date:
Closing date:

Green ERA-Hub: biomass production and utilisation (full proposal)

This international multilateral funding opportunity will fund research in sustainable production and utilisation of biomass.

Consortia must include at least three eligible partners requesting funding from three different funding countries.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)
Co-funders:
Belgium’s Fund for Scientific Research (F.R.S.-FNRS), Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management of Republic of Srpska (MAFWMRS), Germany’s Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Regional Identity (BMELH), Federal Office for Agriculture and Food (BLE), Bundesministerium für Forschung, Technologie und Raumfahrt (BMFTR), Ireland’s Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) and Agriculture and Food Development Authority (TEAGASC), Latvian Academy of Sciences (LAS), Luxembourg National Research Fund (FNR), UK’s Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA), Uruguay’s Instituto Nacional de Investigación
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£2,500,000
Award range:
£537,000 - £812,500
Publication date:
5 February 2026
Opening date:
Closing date:

Early career fellowships in cultural and heritage institutions: 2025 (invite only)

Apply for funding to conduct research at participating cultural and heritage institutions. You must:

  • be an early career researcher
  • hold a doctorate in a relevant subject or have equivalent professional experience

Only applicants successful at the expression of interest stage may apply.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)
Funding type:
Fellowship
Total fund:
£2,500,000
Minimum award:
£312,500
Publication date:
4 February 2026
Opening date:
Closing date:

Robotics Adoption Programme skills development

UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £2.5 million for projects to develop vocational robotics skills courses.

This funding is from the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Innovate UK
Co-funders:
Department of Science, Innovation and Technology
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£2,500,000
Publication date:
3 February 2026
Opening date:
Closing date:

Knowledge Transfer Partnership: 2026 to 2027 round one

UK registered academic institutions, research and technology organisations or Catapults can apply for a share of up to £10 million to fund innovation projects with businesses.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Innovate UK
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£10,000,000
Publication date:
3 February 2026
Opening date:
Closing date:

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