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Funding for core summer schools in 2026

Apply for funding under the STFC Funding Support for Core Summer Schools scheme for events taking place in 2026.

You must be from an STFC-accredited UK university or research organisation eligible for STFC funding.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)
Funding type:
Other
Total fund:
£500,000
Publication date:
14 July 2025
Opening date:
Closing date:

Smart Data Research UK Fellowships

Apply for a fellowship to undertake innovative and impact-focused research using smart data. Projects should address a significant real-world challenge which is relevant to the UK.

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

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), UK Research and Innovation
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£2,000,000
Maximum award:
£200,000
Publication date:
14 July 2025
Opening date:
Closing date:

Institutional diversity fund (invite only)

The purpose of this opportunity is to provide strategic research infrastructure base funding, supporting independent research organisations to support the diverse social science ecosystem in the UK.

You must be invited by ESRC and based at an eligible organisation in order to apply.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)
Funding type:
Other
Total fund:
£500,000
Publication date:
11 July 2025
Opening date:
Closing date:

Contracts for Innovation: resource efficient automotive impacts

Organisations can apply for a share of up to £3 million, inclusive of VAT, to develop the impact validation of a demonstrated resource efficiency solution.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Innovate UK
Co-funders:
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Funding type:
Other
Total fund:
£3,000,000
Maximum award:
£300,000
Publication date:
11 July 2025
Opening date:
Closing date:

Gap fund for early-stage development of new healthcare interventions

Apply to the Developmental Pathway Gap Fund to address a single-step evidence gap and de-risk the development of a new medicine, medical device, diagnostic test or other medical intervention.

To apply you must be based at a research organisation eligible for MRC funding.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Medical Research Council (MRC)
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£3,000,000
Award range:
£50,000 - £300,000
Publication date:
10 July 2025
Opening date:
Closing date:

Contracts for Innovation: resource efficient construction impacts

Organisations can apply for a share of up to £3 million, inclusive of VAT, to develop the impact validation of a demonstrated resource efficiency solution.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Innovate UK
Co-funders:
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Funding type:
Other
Total fund:
£3,000,000
Maximum award:
£300,000
Publication date:
9 July 2025
Opening date:
Closing date:

Digitise UK natural science collections

Apply for funding to establish a Digitisation Hub for Natural Science Collections as part of the Distributed System of Scientific Collections (DiSSCo) UK programme.

Project leads must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) funding.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£6,500,000
Award range:
£200,000 - £2,500,000
Publication date:
8 July 2025
Opening date:
Closing date:

Expression of interest: ATI Programme strategic batch, Jul 2025

The ATI Programme funds industrial research and investment aid for research infrastructures to make the UK civil aerospace sector more competitive.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Innovate UK
Co-funders:
Department for Business and Trade, Aerospace Technology Institute (ATI)
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£975,000,000
Publication date:
8 July 2025
Opening date:
Closing date:

Pre-announcement: Local Innovation Partnerships Fund

The Local Innovation Partnerships Fund is a UK-wide programme that will provide up to £500 million funding to grow high potential innovation clusters.

Opportunity status:
Upcoming
Funders:
UK Research and Innovation
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£500,000,000
Publication date:
7 July 2025
Opening date:
To be confirmed
Closing date:
To be confirmed

Aviation’s non-CO2 Impacts on the Climate: programme coordinator

Apply for funding to become the programme coordinator for the Aviation’s non-CO2 Impacts on the Climate programme.

You, as lead applicant, must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for NERC funding.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)
Co-funders:
Department for Transport (DfT), Department for Business and Trade (DBT)
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£478,750
Maximum award:
£478,750
Publication date:
3 July 2025
Opening date:
Closing date:

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