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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
    13
    On record
    184

    Most active funders

    1. 01Innovate UK43
      £2.4bn
    2. 02Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)19
      £38.8m
    3. 03Medical Research Council (MRC)18
      £112m
    4. 04Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)11
      £14m
    5. 05UK RESEARCH AND INNOVATION UKRI11
      £52.5m
    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

    STFC Particle Physics Experiment Consolidated Grants 2026

    STFC is offering consolidated grants covering 80% of costs for UK particle physics experiment research from October 2027 to September 2029.

    Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)
    Published 11 May 2026Closes in 3 days
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    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. OpenResearch & Innovation🇬🇧United Kingdom

    Research into Video Games and Gambling-Related Harms

    UKRI funding to support interdisciplinary research examining the relationship between video games and gambling to generate evidence for harm prevention strategies and policy recommendations.

    est.£5,000,000UK RESEARCH AND INNOVATION UKRI
    Published 8 May 2026Closes in 17 days
    OpenResearch & Innovation🇬🇧United Kingdom

    UK Quantum Commercialisation Skills Centre

    EPSRC-funded national centre offering quantum researchers commercialisation skills, industry engagement, and support for turning research into viable commercial ventures.

    est.£11,300,000Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
    Published 6 May 2026Closes in 8 days
    OpenResearch & Innovation🇬🇧United Kingdom

    NERC Global Partnerships Seedcorn Fund 2026

    NERC is funding UK environmental researchers to develop sustainable international partnerships through exchange visits and feasibility studies, with grants up to £100,000 available for projects lasting up to 24 months.

    est.£1,000,000Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)
    Published 5 May 2026Closes in 10 days
    OpenResearch & Innovation🇬🇧United Kingdom

    Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Grant (Investigator-Led)

    Continuous funding for investigator-led biotechnology and biological sciences research projects up to £2 million (80% BBSRC funding).

    Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)
    Published 1 May 2026
    OpenResearch & Innovation🇬🇧United Kingdom

    BBSRC New Investigator Award for Early-Career Researchers

    BBSRC funding of up to £2 million available for newly appointed university lecturers to lead their first major biotechnology and biological sciences research projects over five years.

    Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)
    Published 1 May 2026
    OpenResearch & Innovation🇬🇧United Kingdom

    Early-Stage Human Disease Research Funding

    Grants available for researchers to conduct early-stage experimental studies in human subjects exploring disease causes, progression, and novel treatments with no funding caps or time restrictions.

    Medical Research Council (MRC)
    Published 30 Apr 2026Closes in 13 weeks
    OpenResearch & Innovation🇬🇧United Kingdom

    Experimental Medicine Research Funding - Stage Two Invited Application

    Funding opportunity for invited stage two applications in experimental medicine research investigating human disease mechanisms with no funding cap and 80% cost coverage.

    Medical Research Council (MRC)
    Published 30 Apr 2026Closes in 8 weeks
    OpenConstruction🇬🇧United Kingdom

    Low carbon concrete innovation cohort

    Join a funded cohort to develop low carbon concrete solutions with expert support and mentoring for UK businesses.

    est.£11,500,000Innovate UK
    Published 20 Apr 2026Closes in 2 days
    OpenResearch & Innovation🇬🇧United Kingdom

    Low Carbon Concrete Innovation Grants

    Join a funded cohort to develop low-carbon concrete innovations with a £50,000 stage 1 grant over 6 months.

    est.£11,500,000Innovate UK
    Published 20 Apr 2026Closes in 2 days
    OpenResearch & Innovation🇬🇧United Kingdom

    Environmental evidence synthesis doctoral training programme

    Doctoral training programme developing researcher expertise in environmental evidence synthesis to inform policy and practice.

    est.£8,144,000Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)
    Published 15 Apr 2026Closes in 9 days
    OpenResearch & Innovation🇬🇧United Kingdom

    Medical Research Council Applicant-Led Research Grants

    The MRC provides flexible, applicant-led research grants with no funding cap to investigate disease causes and mechanisms, with rolling applications accepted year-round for projects up to five years long.

    Medical Research Council (MRC)
    Published 7 Apr 2026
    OpenResearch & Innovation🇬🇧United Kingdom

    MRC New Investigator Research Grant

    MRC funding for early-career researchers to establish independent research programs in discovery and early translational research, covering up to 5 years with support for salary, costs, and team building.

    Medical Research Council (MRC)
    Published 7 Apr 2026
    OpenResearch & Innovation🇬🇧United Kingdom

    Medical Research Council Partnership Grant (Applicant-Led)

    Flexible-budget MRC partnership grants supporting collaborative research to advance disease understanding, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention over up to five years.

    Medical Research Council (MRC)
    Published 7 Apr 2026
    OpenResearch & Innovation🇬🇧United Kingdom

    ESRC React Awards: Urgent Social Science Research for UK Policymakers

    Funding for urgent social science research partnerships with UK public sector organisations to deliver real-time evidence within six months.

    est.£1,500,000Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)
    Published 7 Apr 2026Closes in 13 weeks
    OpenResearch & Innovation🇬🇧United Kingdom

    Global Models Assessment of Marine Biology's Role in Ocean Carbon Storage

    This UK-US collaborative program funds multi-model research assessing how marine biology influences ocean carbon storage and climate impacts through 2100.

    est.£625,000Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)
    Published 1 Apr 2026Closes in 8 days
    OpenResearch & Innovation🇬🇧United Kingdom

    Developing New Models for Biological Ocean Carbon Storage

    Develop advanced mathematical models to improve understanding of how ocean biology influences carbon storage and climate change mitigation.

    est.£1,000,000Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)
    Published 1 Apr 2026Closes in 8 days
    OpenResearch & Innovation🇬🇧United Kingdom

    NERC Frontier Environmental Research Grants

    NERC funding for ambitious environmental research projects up to £950,000 across UK organisations.

    Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)
    Published 31 Mar 2026
    OpenEnergy & Utilities🇬🇧United Kingdom

    Electric Power for Zero Emission Vessels and Infrastructure

    Collaborative funding of up to £150 million available for UK organisations to develop and deploy electric-powered zero emission maritime vessels and infrastructure over three years.

    est.£150,000,000Innovate UK
    Published 26 Mar 2026Closes in 10 weeks
    OpenEnergy & Utilities🇬🇧United Kingdom

    Zero Emission Vessels and Infrastructure 2: Energy Efficiency Programme

    Access up to £150 million in Department for Transport funding to develop and operate zero-emission maritime solutions through collaborative partnerships over three years.

    est.£150,000,000Innovate UK
    Published 26 Mar 2026Closes in 10 weeks