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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

    EPSRC Programme Grant - Full Proposal for World-Leading Research Groups

    Secure up to six years of flexible funding for world-leading research groups tackling major interdisciplinary challenges through EPSRC Programme grants.

    Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
    Published 4 Mar 2025
    Open
    Previous1...678Next
    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

    Mathematical Sciences Postdoctoral Fellowship

    A flexible, funded fellowship for early-career mathematical scientists to conduct independent research and advance their academic careers for up to three years full-time or six years part-time.

    Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
    Published 19 Feb 2025
    OpenResearch & Innovation🇬🇧United Kingdom

    Arts and Humanities Research Council Catalyst Awards for Early Career Researchers

    AHRC funding up to £300,000 for early-career researchers to lead their first major research project and develop independent research leadership over up to five years.

    Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)
    Published 31 Jan 2025
    OpenResearch & Innovation🇬🇧United Kingdom

    AHRC Curiosity Award: Fundamental Arts and Humanities Research Grants

    Flexible grants up to £100,000 for fundamental arts and humanities research projects lasting up to five years, open to researchers at all career stages.

    Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)
    Published 31 Jan 2025
    OpenResearch & Innovation🇬🇧United Kingdom

    UK-Luxembourg Collaborative Arts and Humanities Research Funding

    Apply for up to £1.5 million to lead a collaborative arts and humanities research project with Luxembourg-based partners, with AHRC covering 80% of eligible costs.

    Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)
    Published 11 Dec 2024
    OpenResearch & Innovation🇬🇧United Kingdom

    UK-Brazil Collaborative Arts and Humanities Research Grants

    Grants of £300,000–£1.5 million available for UK researchers collaborating with Brazilian colleagues on arts and humanities research projects in São Paulo State.

    Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)
    Published 11 Dec 2024
    OpenResearch & Innovation🇬🇧United Kingdom

    Arts and Humanities Research Council Standard Research Grant

    AHRC offers ongoing research grant funding of up to £1.2 million for collaborative arts and humanities projects with flexible application deadlines.

    Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)
    Published 11 Dec 2024
    OpenResearch & Innovation🇬🇧United Kingdom

    UK-US Collaborative Research in Arts and Humanities with NSF Social and Behavioral Sciences

    Grants for collaborative research partnerships between UK arts and humanities scholars and US-based researchers, with AHRC funding up to £1.5 million at 80% of full economic cost.

    Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)
    Published 11 Dec 2024
    OpenResearch & Innovation🇬🇧United Kingdom

    EPSRC Programme Grant Outline Stage

    EPSRC is accepting outline applications for programme grants of up to six years to support world-leading research groups tackling major engineering and physical science challenges.

    Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
    Published 1 Oct 2024
    OpenResearch & Innovation🇬🇧United Kingdom

    NERC Urgency Funding for Environmental Research

    Fast-track funding for UK researchers to collect urgent environmental data from natural disasters and unexpected ecological events, with grants up to £100,000 (80% NERC-funded).

    est.£100,000Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)
    Published 8 Jul 2024
    OpenResearch & Innovation🇬🇧United Kingdom

    Access Functional Genomics CRISPR Screening Services

    MRC-eligible researchers can access free CRISPR screening services through collaboration with the Functional Genomics Screening Laboratory for target discovery and model validation studies.

    Medical Research Council (MRC)
    Published 18 Apr 2024
    OpenResearch & Innovation🇬🇧United Kingdom

    UKRI Open Access Fund for Monographs and Book Chapters

    UKRI is offering up to £3.5 million to reimburse research organisations for costs of publishing monographs and book chapters as open access with Creative Commons licences.

    est.£3,500,000UK RESEARCH AND INNOVATION
    Published 15 Jan 2024
    OpenResearch & Innovation🇬🇧United Kingdom

    Small Research Grants in Mathematical Sciences

    Fund original mathematical sciences research projects up to £80,000 for 12-month durations with rolling application deadlines.

    est.£2,000,000Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
    Published 2 Jan 2024
    OpenResearch & Innovation🇬🇧United Kingdom

    EPSRC Standard Research Grant - Responsive Mode Funding

    EPSRC provides unlimited, rolling-basis research grants covering 80% of full economic costs for discovery-led engineering and physical sciences projects at UK institutions.

    Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
    Published 13 Nov 2023
    OpenResearch & Innovation🇬🇧United Kingdom

    International Collaborative Research Grants: Partner with Overseas Scientists

    EPSRC funds collaborative research between UK scientists and partners in Ireland, Luxembourg, Brazil, Germany, and the US, with rolling applications and no closing date.

    Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
    Published 13 Nov 2023
    OpenResearch & Innovation🇬🇧United Kingdom

    Responsive Mode Network Grant (EPSRC) - November 2023

    EPSRC network grant opportunity for UK research organisations to build interdisciplinary research communities with up to 80% funding for salaries, travel, workshops, and equipment over three years.

    Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
    Published 13 Nov 2023
    OpenResearch & Innovation🇬🇧United Kingdom

    Funding for UK Researchers' Overseas Travel and Collaboration Visits

    Continuous funding available for UK-based researchers to undertake overseas visits for training and international collaboration, covering 80% of costs for visits up to 12 months total duration.

    Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
    Published 13 Nov 2023
    OpenResearch & Innovation🇬🇧United Kingdom

    EPSRC Cross-Disciplinary Hopping Grants for ICT Researchers

    EPSRC grants enabling ICT researchers to apply expertise across disciplines or vice versa, with project durations of 3-24 months and 80% funding of eligible costs.

    Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
    Published 13 Nov 2023
    OpenResearch & Innovation🇬🇧United Kingdom

    Early-Career Research Grant for New Investigators

    EPSRC funds up to 80% of full economic costs for early-career academics starting their first independent research group, with no grant ceiling and rolling applications accepted year-round.

    Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
    Published 13 Nov 2023Closes in 29 days
    OpenResearch & Innovation🇬🇧United Kingdom

    Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) Responsive Mode Research Grants - Round Two

    ESRC is offering £350,000 to £1,000,000 in research funding for up to five-year projects in social and economic sciences, with particular interest in artificial intelligence applications.

    Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)
    Published 29 Sept 2023