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MRC: partnership

Apply for funding to support new partnerships between diverse groups of researchers within the remit of MRC.

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

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Medical Research Council (MRC)
Funding type:
Grant
Publication date:
6 May 2025
Opening date:
Closing date:

Canada-UK semiconductors

UK registered organisations can apply for a share of at least £1 million for collaboration with Canadian small and medium-sized enterprises on joint semiconductors projects.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Innovate UK
Co-funders:
National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£1,000,000
Publication date:
16 May 2025
Opening date:
Closing date:

MRC Centre of Research Excellence: round three: invited full application

Apply for MRC CoRE funding to tackle complex and interdisciplinary health challenges.

You must be invited to apply for this stage of the funding opportunity.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Medical Research Council (MRC)
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£50,000,000
Maximum award:
£26,250,000
Publication date:
15 May 2025
Opening date:
Closing date:

Sandpit: moving respiratory health diagnosis into the 21st century invite only

Apply for funding to develop transformative diagnostic and monitoring approaches to respiratory disease in community healthcare settings.

You must draw on engineering and physical sciences principles and research.

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

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£4,000,000
Publication date:
21 May 2025
Opening date:
Closing date:

Research to advance UK recycling capabilities: full stage

This is the second stage of this funding opportunity. You may only submit a full proposal if you have been invited by EPSRC.

Apply for funding for research to accelerate UK recycling capabilities.

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:
£1,700,000
Publication date:
28 May 2025
Opening date:
Closing date:

2025 to 2026 strategic Longer and Larger (sLoLa) grants: stage one

Apply for funding to undertake large team-based fundamental bioscience research projects which push the frontiers of human knowledge.

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

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£20,000,000
Minimum award:
£2,000,000
Publication date:
8 April 2025
Opening date:
Closing date:

Commercialising Knowledge Assets Fund: autumn 2025

UK registered government research organisations can apply for grants between £50,000 and £250,000 to move viable public sector knowledge assets towards commercial readiness. This funding is provided by the GOTT.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Innovate UK
Co-funders:
Department for Science Innovation and Technology, Government Office for Technology Transfer (GOTT)
Funding type:
Grant
Award range:
£50,000 - £250,000
Publication date:
5 June 2025
Opening date:
Closing date:

Ernest Rutherford Fellowship 2025

STFC is offering up to 10 Ernest Rutherford Fellowships to exceptional researchers at an early stage of their career. The aim is to support future scientific leaders to establish a strong, independent research programme.

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

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)
Funding type:
Fellowship
Total fund:
£6,000,000
Publication date:
4 June 2025
Opening date:
Closing date:

Engineer next generation veterinary vaccine technology platforms

Apply to engineer next generation ‘plug and play’ veterinary vaccine technology platforms, using novel transformative technologies underpinned by immunological understanding, focusing on unmet needs in veterinary research.

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

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)
Co-funders:
Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£12,500,000
Award range:
£3,000,000 - £4,000,000
Publication date:
11 June 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:
11 June 2025
Opening date:
Closing date:

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