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DARE UK next-generation trusted research environment capabilities

Apply for funding to prototype the ‘next generation’ capabilities for federated trusted research environments (TREs). Applications from across all disciplines and research councils’ remits are welcomed.

Your research organisation must be eligible for UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) funding.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Medical Research Council (MRC), Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£2,250,000
Maximum award:
£390,000
Publication date:
4 April 2025
Opening date:
Closing date:

ADOPT facilitator support grant: round one

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.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Innovate UK
Co-funders:
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£100,000
Maximum award:
£2,500
Publication date:
14 April 2025
Opening date:
Closing date:

Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP): 2025 to 2026 round two

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

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Innovate UK
Co-funders:
KTP
Funding type:
Other
Total fund:
£9,000,000
Publication date:
23 April 2025
Opening date:
Closing date:

Future Flight: regional demonstrator

UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £600,000 for the development of regional demonstrators of drone, electric take off and landing (eVTOL) or zero emission conventional take off and landing (CTOL) aircraft operations in the UK.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Innovate UK
Co-funders:
Department for Transport
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£600,000
Publication date:
13 May 2025
Opening date:
Closing date:

Future Flight: strategic growth

UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £3 million for the development of next steps in integrated Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) usage. This funding is from Innovate UK and Department for Transport.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Innovate UK
Co-funders:
Department for Transport
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£3,000,000
Publication date:
13 May 2025
Opening date:
Closing date:

Facility access funding for bioscience partnerships

Apply for funding to support UK business and bioscience academic partnerships in accessing and benefitting from STFC skills, expertise, capabilities and world class facilities to find solutions to industrially relevant challenges.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£2,100,000
Award range:
£10,000 - £200,000
Publication date:
8 April 2025
Opening date:
Closing date:

UK Japan Civil Nuclear Research Programme 2025

This is a jointly funded opportunity between EPSRC and the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) aiming to support two projects focused on the decommissioning of Fukushima and Sellafield.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£950,000
Award range:
£250,000 - £475,000
Publication date:
11 April 2025
Opening date:
Closing date:

Multidisciplinary Food Systems Commercialisation Catalyst awards

Apply for funding to address key issues that relate to building healthy, sustainable and resilient food systems through commercialisation.

You must:

  • have a PhD or similar research or innovation experience
  • be based at an eligible UK research organisation
Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£1,250,000
Maximum award:
£125,000
Publication date:
2 May 2025
Opening date:
Closing date:

Contracts for Innovation: DSbD advancing CHERI RISC-V devices

Organisations can apply for a share of up to £10 million, inclusive of VAT, to accelerate the development and implementation of commercial CHERI-enabled RISC-V embedded devices.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Innovate UK
Co-funders:
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Funding type:
Other
Total fund:
£10,000,000
Publication date:
14 May 2025
Opening date:
Closing date:

Contracts for innovation: DSbD Advancing CHERI Tools and software

Organisations can apply for a share of up to £12 million, inclusive of VAT, to work on maturing and enabling the availability of CHERI Tools and Software components for RISC-V embedded devices that implement the CHERI architecture extensions.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Innovate UK
Co-funders:
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Funding type:
Other
Publication date:
19 May 2025
Opening date:
Closing date:

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