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Projects Peer Review Panel (PPRP) 2027

Apply for funding to develop a large or complex scientific project. You must have already discussed your ideas with one of our programme managers and have been invited to submit a full proposal.

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

Unlocking advanced capabilities in conservation and heritage science

Apply for funding to strengthen conservation and heritage science infrastructure by building sustainable capability, improving access to nationally significant facilities and driving innovation with industry partners.

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

EPSRC-Defra Reimagining Circularity: full 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 data and metrics, or textiles. You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for EPSRC funding.

Engineering Biology Access to Infrastructure Pilot

UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £5 million for Engineering Biology pilot scale and validation projects. This funding is part of UKRI’s Engineering Biology Programme and funded by BIST.

Medicines Manufacturing Data Institute: Phase 1

UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £500,000 for a phase 1 project to establish the Medicines Manufacturing Data Institute (MMDI). This funding is from Innovate UK.

Water4All 2026 call: sustainable water management

Apply for funding to increase our understanding, assessment, management, and governance of water across scales, from catchment to groundwater and from source to sea. Enable better decision-making for public authorities, water managers, and other stakeholders.

Focal award: EPSRC and MHCLG Fire Engineering Skills Hub

Apply for funding for a skills hub to deliver high quality, cohort based doctoral training, and design of high-quality postgraduate level taught programmes in fire engineering.

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

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.

Exploring the frontiers of environmental research 2026

Apply for funding to pursue truly novel curiosity-driven environmental research that is at an early stage of development and has the potential to be transformative.

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

Economic research on the returns to R&D investment

Apply for funding to support research that can help develop new measurements of the return on investments in research and development (R&D).

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

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