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Developmental pathway funding scheme: stage one

Apply for funding to develop and test novel therapeutics, medical devices, diagnostics and other interventions.

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

Early stage research and development scheme 2024

Apply for funding to commercialise your technology or science developed from the STFC particle physics, astronomy and nuclear physics (PPAN) community.

The STFC early stage research and development scheme aims to support the PPAN community to develop technology and science towards commercialisation.

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

Innovate UK Smart grants: April 2024

UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £25 million for game-changing and commercially viable research and development (R&D) innovations that can significantly impact the UK economy. This funding is from Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation.

AHRC responsive mode: Curiosity Award: round four

Flexible awards to fund fundamental research that leads to new research agendas, networking activity and idea generation, which enables the development of further research opportunities and new research agendas.

AHRC responsive mode: Catalyst Award: round four

AHRC awards to support researchers without prior experience of leading a significant research project to accelerate their trajectory as independent researchers, to unlock their potential and build leadership and convenor experience.

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

Cancer research transatlantic development and skills enhancement award 2024

Apply for funding to be hosted at NCI to develop international collaborations and gain skills to underpin the next phase of your cancer research career.

You must be an early or mid-career researcher and your research can focus on any area within MRC’s or NIHR’s remit.

Gravitational Waves consolidated grants: 2024

Apply for funding to support gravitational waves research.

Proposals must meet STFC’s particle astrophysics gravitational waves remit.

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

Health Technologies Connectivity Awards

Apply for funding to spend time in a different research or user environment to build new skills and collaborations within health technologies. Novel engineering and physical sciences research must comprise a proportion of the placement.

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

Technologies to enable independence for people living with dementia

Apply for funding to develop a NetworkPlus focused on the use and development of novel tools and technologies to enable people with dementia to live independently.

Networks should be multidisciplinary and embed people with lived experiences of dementia.

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

BBSRC Innovation to Commercialisation of University Research (ICURe) Explore

Apply for funding to ‘get out of the lab’ and test your technology in the market to uncover its commercial potential.

BBSRC ICURe Explore is open to research teams in all:

  • UK universities
  • BBSRC-funded institutes
  • approved public sector research enterprises

This specific cohort is a pilot collaboration between BBSRC, Kidney Research UK and Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.

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