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Collaboration for a Sustainable Future: coordinating groups

Research England (RE)’s Collaboration for a Sustainable Future funding for coordinating groups to convene communities to produce an output identifying barriers, challenges and potential solutions to institutional collaboration in England’s R&I system. This is not a research grant. See relevant eligibility criteria.

Collaboration for a Sustainable Future: pilots & UK seed funding

This funding opportunity is part of RE’s Collaboration for a Sustainable Future programme. Funding for higher education providers: to pilot new institutional collaborations (England-only) and to seed innovation partnerships (UK-wide). This is not a research grant opportunity. See eligibility criteria.

Biodiversa+ 2026 to 2027: novel ecosystems (BiodivFuture)

Apply for funding to increase our understanding of novel ecosystems, their socio-ecological dynamics and consequences, and future pathways and trajectories of change.

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

Focal awards: multilingual futures for UK growth and connectivity

Apply 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.

By invitation only.

Advancing solutions for critical mineral production and recycling

Apply for funding for pump-priming research to explore, test and validate disruptive and transformative solutions for critical mineral extraction, processing, recovery, reprocessing, recycling or re-mining.

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

Early independence: clinician scientist fellowship

Apply for an early independence fellowship if your research focus is within Medical Research Council (MRC) remit.

You must:

  • be a registered healthcare professional
  • have a PhD or equivalent
  • show evidence of career consolidation and productivity
  • show clear plans for establishing your own research niche

MRC: partnership grant: applicant-led

Apply for funding to support exciting and ambitious partnerships within the remit of the Medical Research Council.

You must be employed by an eligible research organisation.

Partnerships are novel collaborative activities between researchers to transform our understanding of human health and disease.

MRC: new investigator research grant: applicant-led

Apply for funding to take the next step towards becoming an independent researcher.

Doing exciting and ambitious research within the remit of the Medical Research Council.

You must have the:

  • skills and experience to ‘transition to independence’
  • support of an eligible host research organisation

MRC: research grant: applicant-led

Apply for funding to support exciting and ambitious research within the remit of the Medical Research Council, to transform our understanding of human health and disease

You must be employed by an eligible research organisation.

You can involve more than one research group or organisation in the project.

Mid-range equipment for biosciences research: ALERT 2026

Apply for funding to purchase mid-range equipment for research across BBSRC’s scientific remit through ALERT 2026.

You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for BBSRC funding. Research technical professionals are eligible as project leads or project co-leads for this funding opportunity.

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