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EPSRC is seeking to support applications through our standard research grant scheme in the following two areas:

  • advanced materials solutions for critical minerals
  • in-situ and in-operando materials metrology and characterisation

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
Publication date:
21 August 2025
Opening date:
Closing date:
To be confirmed

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:

UK international ocean drilling programme site survey

Apply for funding for ship borne and virtual site survey investigations (SSI) to support the development of applications for a scientific ocean drilling expedition.

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:
£800,000
Award range:
£10,000 - £500,000
Publication date:
22 August 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:

Projects Peer Review Panel (PPRP) 2026

Apply for funding to develop a large or complex scientific project. You must have already discussed your ideas with one of our programme managers and have been invited to submit a full proposal.

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

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)
Funding type:
Grant
Publication date:
16 July 2025
Opening date:
Closing date:

Obesity Pathway Innovation Programme (OPIP): strand 1

UK NHS organisations can apply for a share of up to £85 million for Obesity Pathway Innovations. Funding for this competition is from the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (£50 million) and Eli Lilly and Company Limited (£35 million).

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Innovate UK
Co-funders:
Department of Science, Innovation and Technology, Eli Lilly and Company Limited
Funding type:
Grant
Publication date:
8 September 2025
Opening date:
Closing date:

Obesity Pathway Innovation Programme (OPIP): strand 2

UK NHS organisations can apply for a share of up to £85 million for Obesity Pathway Innovations. Funding for this competition is from the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (£50 million) and Eli Lilly and Company Limited (£35 million).

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Innovate UK
Co-funders:
Department of Science, Innovation and Technology, Eli Lilly and Company Limited
Funding type:
Grant
Publication date:
8 September 2025
Opening date:
Closing date:

Obesity Pathway Innovation Programme (OPIP): strand 3

UK NHS organisations can apply for a share of up to £85 million for Obesity Pathway Innovations. Funding for this competition is from the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (£50 million) and Eli Lilly and Company Limited (£35 million).

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Innovate UK
Co-funders:
Department of Science, Innovation and Technology, Eli Lilly and Company Limited
Funding type:
Grant
Publication date:
8 September 2025
Opening date:
Closing date:

Small molecule high throughput screen using AstraZeneca facilities

Apply for funding to run a high throughput screen (HTS) using AstraZeneca’s compound library and screening robots.

There are two funding opportunities per year that are open to all targets.

This funding opportunity will have a highlight on new targets related to mental health or dementia (including Parkinson’s and Huntington’s).

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Medical Research Council (MRC)
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£1,000,000
Maximum award:
£270,000
Publication date:
10 September 2025
Opening date:
Closing date:

Early career fellowships in cultural and heritage institutions: 2025

Apply for funding to conduct research at participating cultural and heritage institutions.

You must:

  • be an early career researcher
  • hold a doctorate in a relevant subject or have equivalent professional experience
Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)
Funding type:
Fellowship
Total fund:
£2,500,000
Maximum award:
£312,500
Publication date:
12 September 2025
Opening date:
Closing date:

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