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BBSRC Follow-on Fund: 2026 round one

Apply to Follow-on Fund (FoF) to bridge the gap between bioscience research and achieving economic and societal benefit.

FoF applications must draw substantially on current or prior BBSRC funding.

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

Centre for Longitudinal Studies: 2027 to 2031 (invite only)

Apply for funding to support the Centre for Longitudinal Studies (CLS ) in managing Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)’s life-course cohort portfolio. This will ensure the continued provision of longitudinal data for UK social science research, policy, and practice.

Fundamental AI Research Lab

Apply to lead the formation of a strategic research lab dedicated to advancing the UK’s position in fundamental artificial intelligence (AI) development. Up to £40 million delivered in stages is available over six years to support research and training.

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

Knowledge Transfer Partnership: 2026 to 2027 round one

UK registered academic institutions, research and technology organisations or Catapults can apply for a share of up to £10 million to fund innovation projects with businesses.

Zero Emission Flight Demonstrator round one

UK registered organisations can apply for a share of a minimum of £8 million for developing zero emission capable flight in the UK, subject to a sufficient number of high quality applications being received. This funding is from DfT.

Semiconductors and components for smart electronic platforms

UK registered businesses can apply with collaborative research and development (R&D) or R&D projects for a share of up to £18.5 million.

You will mature and accelerate the availability of components that include semiconductors or novel technologies ready for integration into smart electronic platforms.

SNPN: 5G assured integration collaborative research and development

UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £18.5 million to integrate UK anchored advanced connectivity components at a system level into technically assured, end to end architectures ready for early market evaluation.

Sandpit: market access acceleration in consumer led flexibility

Submit an expression of interest to attend this sandpit opportunity to co-design actionable prototype and minimum viable test products to support the acceleration of market access within consumer led energy grid flexibility.

Expression of interest: NHS fit for the future dementia challenge

Submit an expression of interest if you have a clinical intervention or technological innovation that will:

  • shorten the time it takes to diagnosis dementia
  • enhance early detection of clinical change following diagnosis

Healthcare professionals, businesses and researchers can take part.

Full ADOPT grant: round six

Farming, growing or forestry businesses based in England can apply for a share of up to £5 million for 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.

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