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Gap Fund: single-step support for medical product development

Apply to the MRC Gap Fund to address a single, high-risk development step and generate key data to de-risk a new medicine, medical device, diagnostic or other medical product.

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

Sandpit: market access acceleration in consumer led flexibility

Submit an expression of interest to attend this sandpit opportunity to co-design actionable prototype and minimum viable test products to support the acceleration of market access within consumer led energy grid flexibility.

Expression of interest: NHS fit for the future dementia challenge

Submit an expression of interest if you have a clinical intervention or technological innovation that will:

  • shorten the time it takes to diagnosis dementia
  • enhance early detection of clinical change following diagnosis

Healthcare professionals, businesses and researchers can take part.

SNPN: 5G assured integration collaborative research and development

UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £18.5 million to integrate UK anchored advanced connectivity components at a system level into technically assured, end to end architectures ready for early market evaluation.

Fundamental AI Research Lab

Apply to lead the formation of a strategic research lab dedicated to advancing the UK’s position in fundamental artificial intelligence (AI) development. Up to £40 million delivered in stages is available over six years to support research and training.

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

Semiconductors and components for smart electronic platforms

UK registered businesses can apply with collaborative research and development (R&D) or R&D projects for a share of up to £18.5 million.

You will mature and accelerate the availability of components that include semiconductors or novel technologies ready for integration into smart electronic platforms.

Centre for Longitudinal Studies: 2027 to 2031 (invite only)

Apply for funding to support the Centre for Longitudinal Studies (CLS ) in managing Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)’s life-course cohort portfolio. This will ensure the continued provision of longitudinal data for UK social science research, policy, and practice.

AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Project Nominations 2026 (invite only)

Higher education institutions (HEIs) offered a studentship through the AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Partnership (CDP) scheme round 4 are invited to nominate projects for studentships starting in October 2026.

You must be invited by AHRC to apply for this funding opportunity.

Decision Maker Panel 2026 to 2029 (invite only)

This invite-only funding opportunity is designed to ensure the continuity of the Decision Maker Panel (DMP) survey. This funding will provide a three-year phase to sustain the DMP’s high quality data collection infrastructure, the series continuation, and the data availability to researchers across academia and government.

Zero Emission Flight Demonstrator round one

UK registered organisations can apply for a share of a minimum of £8 million for developing zero emission capable flight in the UK, subject to a sufficient number of high quality applications being received. This funding is from DfT.

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