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Turing AI pioneer interdisciplinary fellowships (invite only)

Apply for fellowship funding to build artificial intelligence (AI) capability.

This funding opportunity is for established researchers from across UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)’s remit, without a background in core AI research, who want to build domain relevant AI capability.

You may apply only if invited to do so following a successful outline application.

Metascience research grants round 2

Apply for funding to undertake cutting-edge Metascience research into more effective ways of conducting and supporting research and development (R&D), including the impact of AI and the challenges of measuring research excellence.

You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for UKRI funding.

BBSRC 2025 Transformative Research Technologies (25TRT)

Apply for funding to pursue early-stage development of cutting-edge research technologies with transformative potential in the biosciences.

You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for BBSRC funding.

Isambard-AI and Dawn AIRR supercomputers: Innovator route

Apply for up to 150,000 graphics processing unit hours on the Isambard-AI and Dawn supercomputers for artificial intelligence (AI) related research and development projects.

You must be a UK researcher from academia, industry or other organisations.

Mid-range equipment for biosciences research: ALERT 2025

Apply for funding to purchase mid-range equipment for research across BBSRC’s scientific areas through ALERT 2025.

You must be a researcher or a research technical professional from an eligible UK research organisation to apply for funding.

2025 to 2026 strategic Longer and Larger (sLoLa) grants: stage two

Apply for funding for large team-based fundamental bioscience research projects pushing the frontiers of human knowledge.

You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for BBSRC funding.

Full stage submissions are invitation only following assessment of a sLoLa outline application.

BBSRC standard research grant: 2026 round one: applicant-led mode

Apply for funding for a research grant in any area within the remit of Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC).

You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for BBSRC funding.

BBSRC new investigator award: 2026 round one: applicant-led mode

Apply for funding for a research grant in any area within the remit of Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC).

You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for BBSRC funding.

BBSRC Pioneer Awards 2025 to 26: bioscience discovery research

Apply for funding to pursue early-stage bioscience discovery research.

Applications should open original and adventurous research avenues with the potential to transform our fundamental understanding of living systems.

You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for BBSRC funding.

Isambard-AI and Dawn AIRR supercomputers: Gateway route

Apply for 10,000 graphics processing unit hours on the Isambard-AI and Dawn supercomputers for artificial intelligence-related research and development projects.

Open to UK researchers from academia, industry, or other organisations.

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