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AHRC infrastructure policy and engagement fellowships

Apply for funding to undertake research and engagement in either:

  • the creative industries
  • heritage science and conservation research.

You must hold a PhD or have equivalent professional expertise. You must also have at least seven years’ experience in the relevant field.

Projects can last up to five months, taking place between March and July 2021.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)
Funding type:
Fellowship
Total fund:
£240,000
Maximum award:
£60,000
Publication date:
19 January 2021
Opening date:
19 January 2021
Closing date:

Commercialising quantum technologies: feasibility studies, round 2

UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £7 million for feasibility studies or market research projects.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Innovate UK
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£7,000,000
Publication date:
18 January 2021
Opening date:
18 January 2021 09:30 UK time
Closing date:

Interventions to reduce antibiotic resistance or transmission

Apply for funding to develop or test interventions to reduce the transmission of antibiotic resistance.

UK-based researchers must apply as part of a transnational consortium.

Your project must focus on at least two One Health areas:

  • human health
  • animal health
  • environmental health.
Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Medical Research Council (MRC), Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)
Co-funders:
27 other international funders through the Joint Programming Initiative on Antimicrobial Resistance (JPIAMR)
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£2,500,000
Award range:
£50,000 - £500,000
Publication date:
14 January 2021
Opening date:
14 January 2021
Closing date:

BBSRC collaborative training partnerships

UK registered businesses can apply for funding to set up and run collaborative training partnerships, in collaboration with research organisations. These partnerships should address industrial research challenges.

Lead applicants should not be eligible for UKRI or BBSRC grant funding.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), UK Research and Innovation
Funding type:
Grant
Minimum award:
£22,500,000
Publication date:
13 January 2021
Opening date:
13 January 2021
Closing date:

ISCF TFI large collaborative research and development projects

UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £8 million for research and development projects to improve the productivity and competitiveness of UK foundation industries. This funding is from the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Innovate UK
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£8,000,000
Publication date:
11 January 2021
Opening date:
11 January 2021 09:30 UK time
Closing date:

SBRI improving hip fracture outcomes using data, phase one

Organisations can apply for a share of £160,000 inclusive of VAT to develop a solution which will improve quality of care and outcomes for hip fracture patients.

Opportunity status:
Upcoming
Funders:
Innovate UK
Co-funders:
Scottish Government
Funding type:
Other
Total fund:
£160,000
Publication date:
11 January 2021
Opening date:
1 February 2021 09:30 UK time
Closing date:

SBRI: improving multimorbidity acute care using data analytics, phase 1

Organisations can apply for a share of £160,000 inclusive of VAT to develop a data-driven solution to improve the care and outcomes for patients with multimorbidity admitted to A&E.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Innovate UK
Funding type:
Other
Total fund:
£160,000
Maximum award:
£10,000
Publication date:
6 January 2021
Opening date:
4 January 2021 09:30 UK time
Closing date:

Expression of interest: emergency route for time-critical COVID-19 research

Apply for funding to support short-term time-sensitive collection of data or samples or rapid turn-around research or analysis to either:

  • inform urgent policy or national decision making
  • secure data for future research use.

This is a rarely awarded emergency route for exceptional circumstances.

Applicants must be based at research organisations eligible for UKRI funding. Business-led proposals are not eligible for this funding.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), Medical Research Council (MRC), Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)
Funding type:
Grant
Maximum award:
£80,000
Publication date:
6 January 2021
Opening date:
5 January 2021
Closing date:
Open - no closing date

Pre-announcement: Healthy Ageing Catalyst Awards 2021

Apply for funding and support to turn research into products and services for healthy ageing. Your project must develop ideas that are innovative, high risk and high reward.

You must have a PhD or similar research experience.

The Catalyst Awards are part of the UKRI Healthy Ageing Challenge and delivered in partnership with Zinc.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
UK Research and Innovation
Funding type:
Grant
Maximum award:
£62,500
Publication date:
17 December 2020
Opening date:
8 January 2021
Closing date:
To be confirmed

Solar and planetary studies 2021

Apply for funding to support your institution’s research programme covering all aspects of solar system science.

This annual funding supports research activity between 2022 and 2025.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)
Funding type:
Grant
Publication date:
14 December 2020
Opening date:
2 December 2020
Closing date:

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