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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:

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:

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:

Addressing nuclear fission challenges for a prosperous future

Apply for funding for academic research into addressing nuclear fission priorities and challenges within the UK. EPSRC would welcome large consortia to address fission priorities through a whole-systems approach.

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

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£16,250,000
Award range:
£5,000,000 - £8,500,000
Publication date:
2 September 2025
Opening date:
Closing date:

Reimagining Circularity: outline stage

Apply for three years of NetworkPlus funding to build new capacity, strengthen community and enhance research to innovation capabilities focused on the circular economy in built environment, textiles or data and metrics. 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:
£4,320,000
Publication date:
30 October 2025
Opening date:
Closing date:

Isambard-AI and Dawn AIRR supercomputers: Innovator route

Apply for up to 150,000 graphics processing unit hours on the Isambard-AI and Dawn supercomputers for artificial intelligence (AI) related research and development projects.

You must be a UK researcher from academia, industry or other organisations.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), Innovate UK, Medical Research Council (MRC), Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)
Funding type:
Other
Publication date:
6 November 2025
Opening date:
Closing date:

Mid-range equipment for biosciences research: ALERT 2025

Apply for funding to purchase mid-range equipment for research across BBSRC’s scientific areas through ALERT 2025.

You must be a researcher or a research technical professional from an eligible UK research organisation to apply for funding.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£20,000,000
Award range:
£200,000 - £1,500,000
Publication date:
23 October 2025
Opening date:
Closing date:

Eureka GlobalStars Japan 2026

UK organisations can apply for funding to collaborate on industrial research projects with partners in Eureka member countries and Japan.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Innovate UK
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£2,000,000
Publication date:
7 October 2025
Opening date:
Closing date:

Pushing the frontiers of environmental research: January 2026

Apply for funding to pursue an ambitious, high risk and high reward curiosity-driven project in environmental research.

You must be:

  • based at a UK research organisation eligible for Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) funding
  • in a role that meets the individual eligibility requirements
Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£28,000,000
Maximum award:
£950,000
Publication date:
16 July 2025
Opening date:
Closing date:

Opening up the Environment 2026

Apply for funding to deliver purposeful activities to increase the diversity of the UK environmental science community.

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

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£2,825,000
Maximum award:
£706,250
Publication date:
26 August 2025
Opening date:
Closing date:

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