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BBSRC standard research grant: 2025 round 2: responsive mode

Apply for funding for a research grant in any area within the remit of Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC).

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

BBSRC new investigator award: 2025 round 2: responsive mode

Apply for funding for a research grant in any area within the remit of Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC).

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

Public Engagement Spark Awards 2025A

Apply for funding to engage the public with Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) supported science, people, technology or facilities.

Applicant organisations must:

  • be UK based
  • produce annual accounts certified by an accountant

Proposals must include an appropriate subject matter expert.

Contracts for innovation: FOAK 2025, Platform Train Interface

Organisations can apply for a share of up to £4.7 million inclusive of VAT, across four themes to develop a prototype, conduct field testing and demonstrate their solution. Projects can last between three and seven months and must be completed by 31 March 2026.

Cyber Local 2025-2026

UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £1.8 million to target the growth of the cyber security sector and the development of cyber security skills. This funding is from the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT).

UKRI Data for Metascience

Apply for funding to address multi-faceted metascience questions related to R&D funding and inform R&D policymaking using UKRI data.

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

You must be invited to apply for this funding opportunity.

We expect to fund up to £1 million at 80% full economic cost.

P2R: increasing UK policymaker engagement with research

Apply for funding to develop and expand UK-wide policy to research (P2R) infrastructure facilitating direct connections between public and civil servants and research organisations.

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

UKRI Creating opportunities: rethinking economic (in)activity

Apply for funding to identify ways of supporting economic activity in places experiencing high rates of ill-health, disability, and informal care in the UK.

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

2025 BBSRC Fellowships scheme

Apply for funding to carry out independent research within a host laboratory and gain leadership skills.

You are not eligible to apply if you hold or have held any post or position at lecturer level (or equivalent). You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for BBSRC funding.

Innovate UK innovation loans future economy: Round 20

UK registered businesses can apply for loans for innovative projects with strong commercial potential to significantly improve the UK economy.

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