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Focal awards: multilingual futures for UK growth and connectivity

Apply for funding to recruit and train doctoral students through a doctoral focal award which seeks to unlock linguistic and cultural expertise. These awards will provide opportunities through partnership between higher education institutions (HEI) and non-HEI partners.

By invitation only.

Large Grant full applications: November 2026 (invite only)

You can only apply for this funding opportunity if we have invited you to do so following a successful outline application.

Apply for funding to support innovative, large-scale and complex projects that tackle big science questions and have the potential to produce world-leading research.

EPSRC new investigator award: applicant-led mode

Apply for funding to support your transition to research independence. This funding will enable you to develop your own research vision and lead a team.

You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for EPSRC funding and it must be your first application to EPSRC as a project lead.

Doctoral focal award: UKRI venture doctorates: outline stage

Apply for funding to deliver entrepreneurship-focused doctoral training.

Applications can be led by organisations with standard and non-standard eligibility. The non-standard eligibility process will need to be completed before an award is made.

An expression of interest is required by 21 September 2026 4:00pm UK time.

DRIVE35 Scale-up Fund drawdown five

UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £150 million to create scale up manufacturing facilities for zero emission vehicle technologies.

DRIVE35 (Driving Research and Investment in Vehicle Electrification) is a BIST-led programme aimed at transforming the UK’s automotive industry.

Next generation artificial intelligence (AI): explainable AI

Apply for funding for projects focused on speculative and high-risk fundamental research with the potential to deliver high reward and a step change in the explainability of future AI systems.

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

Purchase mid-range equipment for biomedical research: MRC Equip

Funding opportunity for mid-range capital equipment that will enable and enhance research across MRC’s scientific areas.

You must be employed at a research organisation eligible to apply for MRC funding.

Resilient economy and security through ecosystem transitions grants

Apply for funding to improve our understanding of how ecosystem change affects resilience, security and prosperity as part of the NERC-Defra co-funded Resilient Economy and Security through Ecosystem Transitions programme.

You must be based at an eligible UK organisation to apply.

Advancing atmospheric and aerial autonomy

Apply for proof-of-concept funding to develop and deploy innovative autonomous solutions for atmospheric science research or autonomous aerial systems for environmental science.

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

Research Infrastructure Renewal

Apply for capital funding to renew, replace and enhance capabilities for environmental science. The funding opportunity is for existing facilities, laboratories and other national capabilities which are demonstrably available for use by the wider environmental science community.

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