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Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition round six, strand one pre-deployment trials

UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £30 million for innovative clean maritime technologies. This funding is from the Department for Transport.

Clean maritime demonstration competition round six: smart shipping

UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £30 million for innovative smart shipping technologies and skills for maritime decarbonisation. This funding is from the Department for Transport.

Clean maritime demonstration competition round six: feasibility studies

UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £30 million for innovative clean maritime technologies and skills. This funding is from the Department for Transport.

Experimental medicine stage one

Apply for funding to investigate the causes, progression and treatment of human disease. Your application must include an intervention in humans.

You must be based at an eligible research organisation. Researchers transitioning to independence may be eligible to apply as a ‘new investigator’.

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

BridgeAI innovation exchange: empowering AI innovation

UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £350,000 for five month projects. This funding is from Innovate UK’s BridgeAI programme.

The BridgeAI programme is an initiative designed to accelerate the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning across key sectors of the UK economy.

BBSRC standard research grant: 2025 round 2: responsive mode

Apply for funding for a research grant in any area within the remit of Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC).

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

BBSRC new investigator award: 2025 round 2: responsive mode

Apply for funding for a research grant in any area within the remit of Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC).

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

Public Engagement Spark Awards 2025A

Apply for funding to engage the public with Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) supported science, people, technology or facilities.

Applicant organisations must:

  • be UK based
  • produce annual accounts certified by an accountant

Proposals must include an appropriate subject matter expert.

Cyber Local 2025-2026

UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £1.8 million to target the growth of the cyber security sector and the development of cyber security skills. This funding is from the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT).

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