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Pre-announcement: Doctoral landscape awards in medical research

Apply for funding to deliver doctoral training in any area of the Medical Research Council (MRC) remit. This funding opportunity will support the development of a highly skilled workforce equipped to address medical research and innovation challenges across a range of careers.

DRIVE35 Scale-up Fund

UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £150 million to create scale up manufacturing facilities for zero emission vehicle technologies.

BBSRC Pioneer Awards 2025 to 26: bioscience discovery research

Apply for funding to pursue early-stage bioscience discovery research.

Applications should open original and adventurous research avenues with the potential to transform our fundamental understanding of living systems.

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

Novel technology for intervening in non-compressible haemorrhage

Apply for funding to design novel interventions, Technology Readiness Level two to four, for non-compressible haemorrhage for use prehospital in combat and civilian settings.

This Defence and Security Accelerator competition is run on behalf of the Defence Medical Services and UK Research and Innovation.

Bioinformatics and Biological Resources Fund (25BBR)

Apply for funding to implement, improve or consolidate bioinformatics or biological resources in support of UK bioscience, helping to drive forwards progress in bioscience research and innovation.

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

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.

Early career fellowships in cultural and heritage institutions: 2025

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

AHRC doctoral focal awards based at Leverhulme research centres

Apply for funding to recruit and train doctoral students through a doctoral focal award in the arts and humanities based at a 2025 Leverhulme Trust Research Centre.

This funding opportunity is invitation only. Only invited UK research organisations are eligible for funding.

DARE UK Real-world Research Exemplar Programme

Apply for funding as a research exemplar to evaluate and influence trusted research environment (TRE) capabilities that are currently under development and testing.

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

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.

This funding opportunity will have a highlight on new targets related to mental health or dementia (including Parkinson’s and Huntington’s).

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