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Materials Innovation Programme Coordination Network Pluses

Apply for funding to establish a materials focused Network Plus, that coordinates a community of research and industrial stakeholders around one of four identified themes aligned to the National Materials Innovation Strategy (NMIS).

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

National PET Imaging Platform: Data Platform

Apply for funding to host the Data Platform for the National PET Imaging Platform (NPIP), a UK Research and Innovation Infrastructure Fund investment.

You must be a member of the consortium bid developed and approved by NPIP and based at a UK research organisation eligible for MRC funding.

Artificial intelligence humanities sandpits: Canada, UK and US invite only

Apply for funding to put humanities insights and methodologies at the heart of artificial intelligence tech design.

You must be based at a UK, Canadian or US research organisation eligible for funding. You must have attended the sandpit workshop in Montreal in February 2026 to act as a project lead (PL) for this opportunity.

Clean maritime demonstration competition seven: pre-deployment trials

UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £121 million across the three strands of this competition for innovative clean maritime technologies. This funding is from DfT.

UK National Coordinator and survey data collection for the European Social Survey, Round 13 and 14

Apply for funding to be the UK National Coordinator for the European Social Survey and deliver the data collection for Round 13 and 14.

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

Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition 7: Deployment trials

UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £121 million across the three strands of this competition for innovative clean maritime technologies. This funding is from the Department for Transport (DfT).

UKRI Translation: EPSRC Prosperity Partnerships 2027

Apply for funding to support ambitious, collaborative research programmes.

Prosperity Partnerships projects must be co-created and co-delivered by business and academic partners that share an existing working relationship.

Clean maritime demonstration competition 7: feasibility studies

UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £121 million across the three strands of this competition for innovative clean maritime technologies. This funding is from the Department for Transport.

Pre-clinical translational models hub

Apply for funding to establish a UK Hub for the development of pre-clinical translational human in vitro models.

The Hub must build on existing equipment, capability and expertise in developing human in vitro models.

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

Early Independence: NERC Independent Research Fellowship 2026

Apply for a Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) Independent Research Fellowship (IRF) to further your career through an independent research project.

You must:

  • be an early career researcher
  • hold a PhD qualification (or equivalent experience)
  • be based at a UK research organisation eligible for NERC funding

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