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Pre-announcement: Proof of Concept

Apply for proof of concept funding to support the commercialisation of research and the development of new products, processes or services.

Applications from across all disciplines and research councils’ remits are welcomed.

You must be a UK research organisation eligible for UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) funding.

BBSRC ICURe Explore

Apply for funding to get out of the lab and test your technology in the market to uncover its commercial potential.

BBSRC ICURe Explore is open to research teams in all UK universities, BBSRC-funded institutes and approved public sector research enterprises.

BBSRC new investigator award: 2025 round 2: responsive 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 standard research grant: 2025 round 2: responsive 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.

Doctoral Focal award in Engineering Biology

Apply for funding to deliver a doctoral focal award in engineering biology. This funding opportunity will train the next generation of researchers in cutting-edge technologies applicable to a diverse range of careers. Applications should be led by organisations eligible for UKRI funding.

Doctoral Focal Award in AI and Data in the Biosciences

Apply for funding to deliver a doctoral focal award in AI and data in the biosciences.

This funding opportunity will train the next generation of researchers in cutting-edge technologies applicable to a diverse range of careers.

Applications should be led by organisations eligible for UKRI funding.

Pre-announcement: UKRI Metascience AI early career fellowships

The UK Metascience Unit will fund a cohort of early career fellows to build our understanding of how the growing adoption of AI is changing the research landscape, including what metascientific, ethical, epistemic, and socioeconomic questions this raises, and how governments, industry, and funding organisations should respond.

UKRI DRI: championing knowledge exchange for UK computational science (invite only)

Apply for funding to lead and coordinate a knowledge exchange and communications networkplus for UK large scale compute.

You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) funding.

UKRI DRI: digital research infrastructure skills hubs for accelerated compute (invite only)

Apply for funding to develop a national hub for digital research technology professionals for accelerated and large-scale compute technologies.

You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) funding.

UKRI Creating Opportunities Evaluation Development follow-on fund: invite only

Apply for follow-on funding to enhance or expand on your existing Evaluation Development Fund award (EDF), generating or maximising causal evidence on spreading opportunities and reducing disparities for people and places across the UK.

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