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Energy catalyst round 11: early stage

Organisations can apply for a share of up to £7 million across the three strands of the competition. This is for energy access in Official Development Assistance-eligible countries in sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, the Indo-Pacific region and Latin America.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Innovate UK
Co-funders:
The Department of Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT)
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£7,000,000
Award range:
£50,000 - £300,000
Publication date:
12 January 2026
Opening date:
Closing date:

Energy catalyst round 11: late stage

Organisations can apply for a share of up to £7 million across the three strands of the competition. This is for energy access in ODA eligible countries in sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, the Indo Pacific region and Latin America.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Innovate UK
Co-funders:
International Science Partnerships Fund (ISPF) and Department of Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT)
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£7,000,000
Award range:
£50,000 - £5,000,000
Publication date:
12 January 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:

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:

Shaping the future of animal health and welfare

Apply for funding to advance sustainable, resilient, and ethically responsible livestock and aquaculture systems across Europe.

Consortia need at least three eligible partners from three countries and may have a maximum of eight partners.

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:
Austrian Science Fund, Belgium’s Fund for Scientific Research, Flanders Innovation and Entrepreneurship Fund, Belgium's Federal Public Service Health, Food Chain Safety and Environment, Belgium’s Research Foundation – Flanders, Innovation Fund Denmark, Estonia's Eesti Teadusagentuur, Finland's Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, French National Research Agency, Germany's Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture, Germany's Federal Office for Agriculture and Food, Ireland's Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Italy's Ministry of Health, Latvian Council of Science, Research Council of Lithuania, , Lithuania's Ministry of Agriculture, Netherland's Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality, Research Council of Norway, Portugal's Foundation for Science and Technology, Romania's National Authority for Research, Romania's National Sanitary Veterinary and Food Safety Authority, Slovak Centre of Scientific and Technical Information, Spanish State Research Agency, Spain's Centre for the Development of Technology and Innovation, Türkiye's General Directorate of Agricultural Research and Policies, Scientific and Technological Research Council of Türkiye, UK's Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£3,750,000
Maximum award:
£730,000
Publication date:
26 January 2026
Opening date:
Closing date:

Nucleus Public Engagement Awards 2026

Apply for funding to engage the public with Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) supported science or raise engagement capacity in STFC communities, or both.

You must work for an organisation that:

  • is based in the UK
  • has audited accounts

Proposals must include a subject matter expert in an STFC-funded area.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£200,000
Award range:
£20,000 - £100,000
Publication date:
18 December 2025
Opening date:
Closing date:

BBSRC Follow-on Fund: 2026 round one

Apply to Follow-on Fund (FoF) to bridge the gap between bioscience research and achieving economic and societal benefit.

FoF applications must draw substantially on current or prior BBSRC funding.

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

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£3,000,000
Award range:
£100,000 - £800,000
Publication date:
27 January 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:

Early independence: clinician scientist fellowship

Apply for an early independence fellowship if your research focus is within Medical Research Council (MRC) remit.

You must:

  • be a registered healthcare professional
  • have a PhD or equivalent
  • show evidence of career consolidation and productivity
  • show clear plans for establishing your own research niche
Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Medical Research Council (MRC)
Funding type:
Fellowship
Publication date:
15 January 2026
Opening date:
Closing date:

Professional doctorate: 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:
15 January 2026
Opening date:
Closing date:

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