Apply for funding to support programmatic large projects tackling big research questions or technology development with the potential to produce world-leading research. Your programme must fall within the STFC astronomy remit. You must have already submitted an expression of interest and have been invited to submit a full proposal.
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Search and filter this listApply for funding to support theory, including modelling, simulation and related software development, observation, experiment and new technology research, relevant to all aspects of astronomy and astrophysics beyond the solar system.
You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) funding.
Invitation-only funding opportunity for breakthrough interdisciplinary ideas that transcend, combine or significantly span disciplines, that are not routinely funded through existing UKRI responsive mode schemes.
You must have already submitted an outline application and been invited to submit a full application.
Apply for funding that supports industrially relevant bioscience research through access to STFC expertise and world class facilities.
This stage of the application is by invitation only and must be completed by an individual based at a UK research organisation eligible of receiving BBSRC funding.
Apply for funding to lead a mini sandpit in the area of novel technologies for tackling infections
This funding opportunity is open to existing UKRI strategic institutes, networks or investments with funding until at least 30 September 2025.
£1.5 million is available for a duration of 18 months.
Apply for Legacy award funding to continue your programme to improve public engagement in science and technology.
You must have previously received funding through STFC public engagement awards which have finished within the past 36 months.
Your proposal must focus on an area from the STFC remit.
Apply for funding to engage the public with Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) supported science, technology or facilities.
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.
Apply for funds to engage the public with STFC-supported science, technology or facilities.
We’d particularly like to fund projects that engage:
- eight to 14-year-olds, and their families, from socioeconomically deprived areas
groups considered to have low science capital. - The cost of your project can be up to £15,000
- projects can last up to 36 months
Apply for funding to lead a transdisciplinary research hub towards realising the health co-benefits of the UK transition to net zero.
You must:
- be based at a research organisation eligible for UK Research and Innovation funding
- meet individual eligibility requirements
The total fund is up to £30 million across five years to fund challenge-led hubs.
Provide an expression of interest for astronomy large award funding. Large awards support themed, programmatic large projects tackling big research questions or technology development with the potential to produce world-leading research. Your programme must fall within the STFC astronomy remit.
You must be:
- employed by an eligible UK research organisation
- eligible to apply as an applicant (project lead or co-lead)