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Knowledge Transfer Partnership: 2025 to 2026 round three

UK registered academic institutions, research and technology organisations (RTO) or Catapults can apply for a share of up to £9 million to fund innovation projects with businesses or not for profit organisations.

Career development award

You can apply for support to become an independent researcher, if your research focus is within Medical Research Council remit to improve human health.

You must:

  • have a PhD or equivalent
  • show evidence of career progression
  • show clear plans for establishing independence and developing as a leader in your area of research

Strategic infrastructure for engineering and physical sciences: June 2025

Apply for funding to purchase strategic infrastructure that will improve UK scientific capability and enable cutting-edge research of high priority to EPSRC.

This funding opportunity is for invited applicants only.

Transdisciplinary research to tackle antimicrobial resistance: full application

Apply for funding to undertake ambitious transdisciplinary research to tackle antimicrobial resistance (AMR).

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

You must have submitted a notification of intent to apply for this funding opportunity.

Health Technologies Connectivity Awards: round two

Apply for funding to spend time in a different research or user environment to build new skills and collaborations applicable to 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.

Future Leaders Fellowships: round 10, business and non-academic

UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £110 million for ambitious research and innovation projects in any sector, and tailored support to develop careers for future leaders.

UK International Ocean Drilling Programme moratorium awards

Apply for funding to undertake research associated with an IODP3 expedition or SPARC project.

You can apply for funding if you are invited and are a member of science parties for IODP3 drilling expeditions and SPARC projects.

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

Full ADOPT grant: round two

Farming, growing or forestry businesses based in England can apply for a share of up to £2 million for on-farm trial and demonstration projects, to improve adoption of new ideas or solutions in the agricultural sector.

Canada-UK NetworkPlus in semiconductor research

Apply for funding to build a Canada-UK academic NetworkPlus in semiconductor research, share expertise in areas of joint interest and seed future projects. Funding for this activity is unilateral. It will develop a roadmap and vision for a longer-term larger scale Canada-UK initiative in semiconductors.

Pre-announcement: Opening up the Environment 2026

Apply for funding to deliver purposeful activities to increase the diversity of the UK environmental science community.

You can only apply for this funding opportunity if we have invited you to do so following a successful Opening up the Environment 2025 application.

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