Deadlines - STFC

Make sure you submit your proposal by 4:00pm UK time on the specified closing date. We cannot accept your proposal if you miss the funding opportunity deadline.

Ensure that you have selected the correct funding opportunity on the UKRI Funding Service before beginning your proposal.

Current and upcoming funding opportunities

The proposals accepted from date is the date from which you will be able to access the funding opportunity in the UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Funding Service. You will not be able to start completing your proposal until then.

Ernest Rutherford Fellowship 2024

Proposals accepted from 3 June 2024
Closing date for receipt: 11 October 2024
Opportunity due to be run on the Funding Service: further information will be available on the UKRI funding finder.

Susan Blackwell
Email: susan.blackwell@stfc.ukri.org

PATT Travel grants 2024

Proposals accepted from 22 August 2024
Closing date for receipt: 17 October 2024
Opportunity due to be run on the Funding Service: further information will be available on the UKRI funding finder.

Justyna Misior
Email: justyna.misior@stfc.ukri.org

Find out more about PATT Travel grants and other astronomy awards

Astronomy Large Award Outline 2025

Proposals accepted from 25 July 2024
Closing date for receipt: 24 October 2024
Opportunity due to be run on the Funding Service: further information will be available on the UKRI funding finder.

Kim Burchell and Chloe Woodcock
Email: kim.burchell@stfc.ukri.org or chloe.woodcock@stfc.ukri.org

Find out more about astronomy awards.

Spark Awards 2024B

Proposals accepted from 16 September 2024
Closing date for receipt: 28 November 2024
Opportunity due to be run on the Funding Service: further information will be available on the UKRI funding finder.

If this is the first time that your organisation has applied on the Funding Service or you are unsure whether it is, then you will need to contact the Funding Service helpdesk support@funding-service.ukri.org who will require your organisation name, city and country. Please note that you should allow 10 working days for this to be actioned.

Andy Thompson
Email: andy.thompson@stfc.ukri.org

Find out more about Public Engagement Awards.

Particle Physics Grants Panel Theory 2025

Proposals accepted from 12 November 2024
Closing date for receipt: 19 February 2025
Opportunity due to be run on the Funding Service: further information will be available on the UKRI funding finder.

Jane Long
Email: jane.long@stfc.ukri.org

Find out more about our Particle Physics Programme

Astronomy solar and planetary small awards 2025

Proposals accepted from 11 December 2024
Closing date for receipt: 4 March 2025
Opportunity due to be run on the Funding Service: further information will be available on the UKRI funding finder.

Kim Burchell and Chloe Woodcock
Email: kim.burchell@stfc.ukri.org or chloe.woodcock@stfc.ukri.org

Find out more about astronomy awards.

Astronomy observation and theory small awards 2025

Proposals accepted from 11 December 2024
Closing date for receipt: 4 March 2025
Opportunity due to be run on the Funding Service: further information will be available on the UKRI funding finder.

Kim Burchell and Chloe Woodcock
Email: kim.burchell@stfc.ukri.org or chloe.woodcock@stfc.ukri.org

Find out more about astronomy awards.

Astronomy large awards full stage 2025 (invite only)

Proposals accepted from 11 December 2024
Closing date for receipt: 4 March 2025
Opportunity due to be run on the Funding Service: further information will be available on the UKRI funding finder.

Kim Burchell and Chloe Woodcock
Email: kim.burchell@stfc.ukri.org or chloe.woodcock@stfc.ukri.org

Find out more about astronomy awards.

Last updated: 2 October 2024

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