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AHRC and BBC New Generation Thinkers 2026

This scheme offers five early career researchers the opportunity to work with programme makers at BBC Radio 4. They will appear on a number of episodes and shadow the production process to understand how ideas get on air.

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

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)
Co-funders:
BBC
Funding type:
Other
Publication date:
3 November 2025
Opening date:
Closing date:

Reimagining Circularity: outline stage

Apply for three years of NetworkPlus funding to build new capacity, strengthen community and enhance research to innovation capabilities focused on the circular economy in built environment, textiles or data and metrics. You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for EPSRC funding.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
Co-funders:
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£13,000,000
Maximum award:
£4,320,000
Publication date:
30 October 2025
Opening date:
Closing date:

Knowledge Transfer Partnership: 2025 to 2026 round four

UK registered academic institutions, research and technology organisations (RTO) or Catapults can apply for a share of up to £10 million to fund innovation projects with businesses or not for profits.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Innovate UK
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£10,000,000
Publication date:
29 October 2025
Opening date:
Closing date:

Launchpad: life and health sciences, Northern Ireland, round three

UK-registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £1.2 million for projects that grow their innovation activities in the life and health sciences cluster in Northern Ireland. This funding is from Innovate UK.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Innovate UK
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£1,200,000
Publication date:
27 October 2025
Opening date:
Closing date:

Mid-range equipment for biosciences research: ALERT 2025

Apply for funding to purchase mid-range equipment for research across BBSRC’s scientific areas through ALERT 2025.

You must be a researcher or a research technical professional from an eligible UK research organisation to apply for funding.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£20,000,000
Award range:
£200,000 - £1,500,000
Publication date:
23 October 2025
Opening date:
Closing date:

Innovate UK innovation loans round 24

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.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Innovate UK
Funding type:
Loan
Total fund:
£25,000,000
Publication date:
23 October 2025
Opening date:
Closing date:

2025 to 2026 strategic Longer and Larger (sLoLa) grants: stage two

Apply for funding for large team-based fundamental bioscience research projects pushing the frontiers of human knowledge.

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

Full stage submissions are invitation only following assessment of a sLoLa outline application.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£20,000,000
Minimum award:
£2,000,000
Publication date:
23 October 2025
Opening date:
Closing date:

Predoctoral clinical research training fellowship

Apply for funding to undertake a PhD.

Your research can focus on any area of Medical Research Council (MRC)’s remit to improve human health.

You must:

  • be a registered healthcare professional
  • be at an appropriate point in your training to undertake a PhD
  • show plans to pursue a research career
Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Medical Research Council (MRC)
Funding type:
Fellowship
Publication date:
22 October 2025
Opening date:
Closing date:

Full ADOPT grant: round four

Farming, growing or forestry businesses based in England can apply for a share of up to £3.5 million for 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. 

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Innovate UK
Co-funders:
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£3,500,000
Publication date:
22 October 2025
Opening date:
Closing date:

MSI SME resource and energy efficiency: feasibility studies

UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £15.5 million across the two strands, to develop industrial digital technologies.

This is to improve resource or energy efficiencies in SME manufacturers.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Innovate UK
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£15,500,000
Publication date:
22 October 2025
Opening date:
Closing date:

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