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Early independence: career development fellowship

Apply for an early independence fellowship if your research focus is within Medical Research Council (MRC) remit.

You must:

  • have a PhD or equivalent
  • show evidence of career consolidation and productivity
  • show clear plans for establishing your own research niche that enables a step-change towards independence
Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Medical Research Council (MRC)
Funding type:
Fellowship
Publication date:
15 January 2026
Opening date:
Closing date:

ADOPT Facilitator Support Grant: round six

Farming, growing or forestry businesses based in England can apply for a grant of £2,500, to engage an external project facilitator to support the development of a full ADOPT grant application.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Innovate UK
Co-funders:
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£100,000
Publication date:
6 January 2026
Opening date:
Closing date:

Cybersecurity academic startup accelerator programme Y10 phase one

UK registered academic institutions can apply for a share of up to £800,000 to join the cybersecurity academic startup accelerator programme.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Innovate UK
Co-funders:
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£800,000
Publication date:
23 January 2026
Opening date:
Closing date:

Metascience sandpit: scientometrics for research assessment

Apply to attend a four-day interactive sandpit to co-develop research projects that develop, validate, and critique novel scientometric indicators for use in research assessment and in future metascience research.

The sandpit will take place in April 2026.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
UK Research and Innovation, Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), Medical Research Council (MRC)
Co-funders:
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT)
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£3,000,000
Publication date:
20 January 2026
Opening date:
Closing date:

Shaping the future of animal health and welfare

Apply for funding to advance sustainable, resilient, and ethically responsible livestock and aquaculture systems across Europe.

Consortia need at least three eligible partners from three countries and may have a maximum of eight partners.

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:
Austrian Science Fund, Belgium’s Fund for Scientific Research, Flanders Innovation and Entrepreneurship Fund, Belgium's Federal Public Service Health, Food Chain Safety and Environment, Belgium’s Research Foundation – Flanders, Innovation Fund Denmark, Estonia's Eesti Teadusagentuur, Finland's Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, French National Research Agency, Germany's Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture, Germany's Federal Office for Agriculture and Food, Ireland's Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Italy's Ministry of Health, Latvian Council of Science, Research Council of Lithuania, , Lithuania's Ministry of Agriculture, Netherland's Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality, Research Council of Norway, Portugal's Foundation for Science and Technology, Romania's National Authority for Research, Romania's National Sanitary Veterinary and Food Safety Authority, Slovak Centre of Scientific and Technical Information, Spanish State Research Agency, Spain's Centre for the Development of Technology and Innovation, Türkiye's General Directorate of Agricultural Research and Policies, Scientific and Technological Research Council of Türkiye, UK's Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£3,750,000
Maximum award:
£730,000
Publication date:
26 January 2026
Opening date:
Closing date:

Ofgem Strategic Innovation Fund round five discovery C5

Organisations can apply for a share of up to £30 million exclusive of VAT, for collaborative Discovery Phase Projects that meet the Round 5 challenges. This funding is from the Ofgem Strategic Innovation Fund.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Innovate UK
Co-funders:
Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (Ofgem)
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£30,000,000
Publication date:
28 January 2026
Opening date:
Closing date:

UKRI Translation: AHRC Proof of Concept

UKRI Translation: AHRC Proof of Concept supports arts and humanities activity that translate previously funded AHRC or UKRI projects into real world economic, societal, cultural or policy impact.

This opportunity was previously known as AHRC responsive mode: follow-on funding for impact and engagement.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)
Funding type:
Grant
Maximum award:
£150,000
Publication date:
27 January 2026
Opening date:
Closing date:
Open - no closing date

BBSRC Follow-on Fund: 2026 round one

Apply to Follow-on Fund (FoF) to bridge the gap between bioscience research and achieving economic and societal benefit.

FoF applications must draw substantially on current or prior BBSRC funding.

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:
£3,000,000
Award range:
£100,000 - £800,000
Publication date:
27 January 2026
Opening date:
Closing date:

What Works Centre (WWC) for local employment support

Apply for funding to establish an independent What Works Centre (WWC) for local employment support.

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

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)
Co-funders:
Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£15,000,000
Award range:
£14,000,000 - £15,000,000
Publication date:
27 January 2026
Opening date:
Closing date:

SSI: Research software maintenance fund round two

The Software Sustainability Institute (SSI) runs the Research Software Maintenance Fund, supported by the UKRI Digital Research Infrastructure programme. It offers £4.8 million to support and sustain key research software, ensuring it remains reliable and accessible.

Round two will fund grants of up to £150,000 for up to 12 months.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
UK Research and Innovation
Co-funders:
Software Sustainability Institute (SSI)
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£1,800,000
Maximum award:
£150,000
Publication date:
28 January 2026
Opening date:
Closing date:

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