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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-US Collaborative Social Science Research Funding (ESRC-NSF)

    Joint UK-US funding for collaborative social science research through ESRC and NSF-SBE, with a single application process and up to £1 million available for UK teams.

    Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)
    Published 29 Sept 2023
    Open
    Previous1...78
    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

    UK-Luxembourg collaborative research funding (Round 2)

    Collaborative social science research grants of £350,000 to £1,000,000 for UK-Luxembourg partnerships, with projects running up to five years.

    Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)
    Published 29 Sept 2023
    OpenResearch & Innovation🇬🇧United Kingdom

    ESRC New Investigator Grants (Round 2)

    ESRC funding of up to £350,000 (80% funded) for early career researchers to lead independent research projects in social sciences for up to five years.

    Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)
    Published 29 Sept 2023
    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
    OpenResearch & Innovation🇬🇧United Kingdom

    Secondary Data Analysis Research Funding (Round Two)

    ESRC is funding secondary data analysis research projects through their responsive mode second round of applications.

    est.£300,000Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)
    Published 29 Sept 2023
    OpenResearch & Innovation🇬🇧United Kingdom

    Reimbursement for Travel to Astronomy Telescope Observations

    Claim back 100% of travel and subsistence costs for visiting astronomy telescopes with competitively awarded observation time.

    Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)
    Published 1 Jan 2021
    OpenResearch & Innovation🇬🇧United Kingdom

    Returning Researcher Grant (Up to £2,500)

    Financial support of up to £2,500 for researchers returning to academic research after a two-year break to develop STFC fellowship proposals.

    Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)
    Published 20 Sept 2020
    OpenResearch & Innovation🇬🇧United Kingdom

    Medical Research Council Funding for ME/CFS Research

    The Medical Research Council is funding research into ME/CFS through all available funding schemes, with priority given to projects addressing key research gaps identified by the ME/CFS Priority Setting Partnership.

    Medical Research Council (MRC)
    Published 1 May 2003