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    Grants

    UK innovation & research grants

    Non-equity funding from Innovate UK, UKRI and other public funders — every record links back to its canonical source.

    Live now
    148
    Value in flight
    £2.8bn
    Funders
    19
    On record
    184

    Most active funders

    1. 01Innovate UK40
      £2.3bn
    2. 02Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)19
      £38.8m
    3. 03Medical Research Council (MRC)18
      £112m
    4. 04UK RESEARCH AND INNOVATION UKRI11
      £52.5m
    5. 05Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)10
      £5.8m
    6. 06Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)10
      £27.2m

    Biggest open grants · GBP-listed

    1. 01Battery Electric Vessels and Charging Infrastructure Grantest.£150m
      Innovate UKCloses 16 Sept 2026
    2. 02Clean Maritime Solutions and Alternative Fuel Infrastructureest.£150m
      Innovate UK

    Grant index

    OpenResearch & Innovation🇬🇧United Kingdom

    UK grants for gambling harms research

    UKRI is funding up to £2m three-year research projects to improve understanding and prevention of gambling-related harms through interdisciplinary collaboration.

    Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)
    Published 21 Sept 2026Closes in 11 days
    Open
    12...8Next
    Closes 16 Sept 2026
  1. 03Zero Emission Vehicle Manufacturing Scale-up Fundest.£150m
    Innovate UK
  2. 04Zero Emission Vehicle Manufacturing Scale-Up Fundest.£150m
    Innovate UK
  3. 05Zero Emission Vehicle Manufacturing Scale-Up Fundest.£150m
    Innovate UKCloses 15 Aug 2026
  4. Research & Innovation
    🇬🇧United Kingdom

    MRC Mid-Range Equipment Purchase Grant for Biomedical Research

    UK biomedical researchers can apply for up to £1 million in MRC funding to purchase a single piece of mid-range capital equipment by 31 December 2027.

    Medical Research Council (MRC)
    Published 13 Aug 2026Closes in 17 weeks
    OpenResearch & Innovation🇬🇧United Kingdom

    UK Obesity Research Institute - Director-Led Research Applications

    UKRI is offering up to £60 million over seven years for a director-led research institute to investigate obesity and cardiometabolic disease mechanisms with translation to prevention and treatment strategies.

    est.£60,000,000Medical Research Council (MRC)
    Published 30 Jul 2026Closes in 19 weeks
    OpenResearch & Innovation🇬🇧United Kingdom

    UK Flood Resilience Research Network Plus Initiative

    EPSRC-funded NetworkPlus bringing together researchers, industry, and communities to develop a roadmap for increasing UK property flood resilience adoption.

    est.£2,500,000Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
    Published 13 Jul 2026Closes in 6 weeks
    OpenResearch & Innovation🇬🇧United Kingdom

    CHERI Security Technology: Innovation and Knowledge Centre

    EPSRC is investing £7.7 million to establish an Innovation and Knowledge Centre that will translate CHERI security technology from research into commercial products and industry deployment by 2030.

    est.£7,700,000
    Published 8 Jul 2026Closes in 10 weeks
    OpenResearch & Innovation🇬🇧United Kingdom

    National Optical Wireless Communications Research and Testing Facility

    UKRI is funding the establishment of a £7.125 million national optical wireless communications research and testing facility to advance research and commercialization of terrestrial and non-terrestrial communication systems.

    est.£7,125,000
    Published 8 Jul 2026Closes in 10 weeks
    OpenResearch & Innovation🇬🇧United Kingdom

    BBSRC Early Independence Fellowship - Full Stage

    Three-year BBSRC fellowship supporting talented researchers to establish independent research groups in UK institutions, with 80% funding of full economic cost and approximately 15 grants available from £9m total budget.

    est.£9,000,000Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)
    Published 8 Jul 2026Closes in 11 weeks
    OpenEducation & Training🇬🇧United Kingdom

    Doctoral training and capacity building in data-driven social science research

    ESRC is investing £5.85 million in a doctoral training program to build social science research capacity in innovative data-driven methodologies across all career levels.

    est.£5,850,000Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)
    Published 8 Jul 2026Closes in 14 weeks
    OpenResearch & Innovation🇬🇧United Kingdom

    EPSRC Strategic Infrastructure Investment 2026

    Invite-only grant providing minimum £400,000 for UK research organisations to purchase strategic research infrastructure and equipment.

    Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
    Published 7 Jul 2026Closes in 13 weeks
    OpenResearch & Innovation🇬🇧United Kingdom

    Knowledge Transfer Partnership Programme

    A UK-based funding program supporting businesses and research organizations in collaborative innovation projects with matched funding and 12-36 month timelines.

    UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) - Innovate UK
    Published 6 Jul 2026
    OpenResearch & Innovation🇬🇧United Kingdom

    Retraining Fellowship for Researchers Returning to Research

    Flexible three-year retraining fellowships for researchers resuming research careers after a break of two or more years, combining annual retraining with active research projects at UK institutions.

    UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and The Daphne Jackson Trust
    Published 6 Jul 2026
    OpenResearch & Innovation🇬🇧United Kingdom

    UK-Brazil Collaborative Research Funding

    Joint funding programme for collaborative research between UK researchers and researchers from São Paulo, Brazil, administered by UKRI and FAPESP.

    UK RESEARCH AND INNOVATION UKRI
    Published 6 Jul 2026Closes in 55 months
    OpenResearch & Innovation🇬🇧United Kingdom

    UK-Brazil Joint Research Funding: NERC and FAPESP Collaboration

    Joint UK-Brazil research funding opportunity where NERC and FAPESP provide matched support for collaborative projects between UK and São Paulo researchers.

    Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)
    Published 6 Jul 2026
    OpenResearch & Innovation🇬🇧United Kingdom

    UK-Luxembourg Joint Research Collaboration Funding

    Apply for joint UK-Luxembourg research funding through UKRI and FNR's collaborative partnership programme with shared co-funding.

    UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and Fonds National de la Recherche (FNR)
    Published 6 Jul 2026
    OpenResearch & Innovation🇬🇧United Kingdom

    UK-US Collaborative Environmental Science Research Funding

    UK and US researchers can submit collaborative environmental science applications through a single review process with either NSF or NERC.

    Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)
    Published 6 Jul 2026
    OpenResearch & Innovation🇬🇧United Kingdom

    GPU Computing Access for AI Research via Isambard-AI and Dawn Supercomputers

    Free GPU computing hours (up to 10,000) on advanced supercomputers for UK-based AI research projects.

    UK RESEARCH AND INNOVATION UKRI
    Published 6 Jul 2026
    OpenResearch & Innovation🇬🇧United Kingdom

    Free GPU Computing Time for UK AI Startups via Isambard-AI and Dawn Supercomputers

    UK SMEs can access 20,000 free GPU hours on Isambard-AI and Dawn supercomputers for AI product development with decisions in 2 weeks.

    UK RESEARCH AND INNOVATION UKRI
    Published 6 Jul 2026
    OpenResearch & Innovation🇬🇧United Kingdom

    Stage Two Developmental Pathway Funding

    Invited stage two funding opportunity for organizations advancing their projects through the developmental pathway scheme.

    Medical Research Council (MRC)
    Published 6 Jul 2026Closes in 2 days
    OpenResearch & Innovation🇬🇧United Kingdom

    International Research on Wildfires at the Urban-Wildland Border

    International funding for collaborative research to advance wildfire understanding and resilience where communities meet wild landscapes.

    est.£10,000,000UK RESEARCH AND INNOVATION
    Published 2 Jul 2026Closes in 12 weeks
    OpenResearch & Innovation🇬🇧United Kingdom

    Medical Research Council Proof of Concept Funding - Stage One

    UKRI-funded grant opportunity to develop and test novel medical innovations from prototype through early-phase clinical trials with no funding cap.

    Medical Research Council (MRC)
    Published 2 Jul 2026Closes in 19 weeks