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Research and partnership hubs for a healthy society

Apply for funding to establish a large-scale multidisciplinary research hub drawing on expertise across EPSRC’s community and the health research community to support people to live healthier lives and prevent ill health.

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

Full ADOPT grant: round three

Farming, growing or forestry businesses based in England can apply for a share of up to £3 million. This funding supports on-farm trial and demonstration projects to improve adoption of new ideas or solutions in the agricultural sector.

This is an Accelerating Development of Practices and Technologies (ADOPT) grant.

Ofgem Strategic Innovation Fund: round five discovery competition four

Organisations can apply for a share of up to £30 million exclusive of VAT, for collaborative discovery phase projects that meet the round five challenges.

This funding is from the Ofgem Strategic Innovation Fund.

Innovate UK innovation loans: round 23

UK registered businesses can apply for loans for close to market innovative projects with strong commercial potential. They must significantly improve the UK economy and drive societal benefit.

Doctoral focal award: nuclear skills

Apply for funding for doctoral focal awards (previously centres for doctoral training) to deliver cohort-based doctoral education in civil and defence nuclear skills to home students. An intent to submit must be completed by 12 September 2025 4:00pm UK time.

Funding is subject to business case approval and the spending review.

Unlocking the full potential of nature-based engineering

Apply for funding to conduct novel research in nature-based engineering, which can be defined as designing and developing future systems and technologies using principles or processes inspired or supported by nature.

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

Africa-UK physics partnership collaborative projects 2025

Apply for funding for collaborative physics projects addressing the challenges of climate change, energy, and capacity building across African economies.

You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for STFC funding and have a co-lead based at an eligible African research organisation.

UK-Netherlands co-innovation and testbeds pilot for quantum tech

Registered businesses in UK and Netherlands, can apply to collaborate on joint projects with application relevant partners and testbed facilities, to advance the development of quantum technologies and enable their commercial use cases.

ATI Programme strategic batch: expression of interest October 2025

The ATI Programme funds industrial research and investment aid for research infrastructures to make the UK civil aerospace sector more competitive.

Expressions of interest: artificial intelligence humanities sandpits: Canada, UK and US

AHRC and SSHRC invite expressions of interest to attend a humanities-led, interdisciplinary research sandpit looking to put humanities insights and methodologies at the heart of artificial intelligence tech design.

Through in-person and virtual workshops, teams will form and develop project applications.

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