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Future Leaders Fellowships: round 11

Funding to support ambitious research and innovation across UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)’s remit. You must be a researcher or innovator who is looking to establish or transition to independence.

Focal awards: multilingual futures for UK growth and connectivity

Submit an outline application for funding to recruit and train doctoral students through a doctoral focal award which seeks to unlock linguistic and cultural expertise. These awards will provide opportunities through partnership between higher education institutions (HEI) and non-HEI partners.

Pre-announcement: UKRI Translation: Proof of Concept

This support is grant funding for proof-of-concept projects for early to mid-stage research commercialisation activities.

Apply for proof-of-concept funding to support the commercialisation of research in any discipline or remit, leading to the development of new products, processes or services.

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

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.

Metascience research grants: round two

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 artificial intelligence (AI) and the challenges of measuring research excellence.

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

Early independence: BBSRC fellowships: outline

Apply for a BBSRC fellowship to further your career through an independent research project.

You must:

  • be an early career researcher
  • hold a PhD qualification (or equivalent experience)
  • be based at a UK research organisation eligible for BBSRC funding

Early career fellowships in cultural and heritage institutions: 2025 (invite only)

Apply for funding to conduct research at participating cultural and heritage institutions. You must:

  • be an early career researcher
  • hold a doctorate in a relevant subject or have equivalent professional experience

Only applicants successful at the expression of interest stage may apply.

Small molecule high throughput screen using AstraZeneca facilities

Apply for funding to run a high throughput screen (HTS) using AstraZeneca’s compound library and screening robots.

There are two funding opportunities per year that are open to all targets.

What Works Centre (WWC) for local employment support

Apply for funding to establish an independent What Works Centre (WWC) for local employment support.

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

BBSRC Follow-on Fund: 2026 round one

Apply to Follow-on Fund (FoF) to bridge the gap between bioscience research and achieving economic and societal benefit.

FoF applications must draw substantially on current or prior BBSRC funding.

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