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Search and filter this listApply for funding to investigate the causes, progression and treatment of human disease.
Your application must include an intervention in humans.
You must be a researcher based at a research organisation eligible to apply for MRC funding. Researchers transitioning to independence may be eligible to apply as a ‘new investigator’.
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
UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £5 million. These feasibility studies will investigate ways to improve semiconductor design and manufacture within the UK to support critical technologies.
Farming, growing or forestry businesses based in England can apply for a share of up to £2 million. This funding supports on-farm trial and demonstration projects to improve adoption of new ideas or solutions in the agricultural sector.
This is an Accelerating Development of Practices and Technologies (ADOPT) grant.
Spend 18 months as a UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) core policy fellow, Natural Hazards and Resilience policy fellow or What Works Innovation fellow to inform policy to address pressing national and global challenges.
You must:
- be based at a UK based organisation eligible for UKRI funding
- have a PhD or equivalent experience
- be a researcher in an eligible discipline in accordance with the specific position applied for
Apply to engineer next generation ‘plug and play’ veterinary vaccine technology platforms, using novel transformative technologies underpinned by immunological understanding, focusing on unmet needs in veterinary research.
You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for BBSRC funding.
Farming, growing or forestry businesses based in England can apply for a grant of £2,500, to engage an external project facilitator to support the development of a full ADOPT grant application.
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.
Funding is through DfT’s First of a Kind (FOAK) programme.
Eligible applicants for round one of the Research Software Maintenance Fund will be asked to submit an expression of interest.
If successful, you will then be invited to submit a full proposal by 12 September 2025.