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Predoctoral clinical research training fellowship

Apply for funding to undertake a PhD.

Your research can focus on any area of Medical Research Council (MRC)’s remit to improve human health.

You must:

  • be a registered healthcare professional
  • be at an appropriate point in your training to undertake a PhD
  • show plans to pursue a research career
Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Medical Research Council (MRC)
Funding type:
Fellowship
Publication date:
11 June 2025
Opening date:
Closing date:

Postdoctoral clinical research training fellowship

Apply for funding to reacquire research skills.

Your research can focus on any area of Medical Research Council (MRC)’s remit to improve human health.

You must:

  • be a registered healthcare professional
  • be a PhD graduate working outside of research, usually five or more years ago
  • show plans to pursue a research career
Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Medical Research Council (MRC)
Funding type:
Fellowship
Publication date:
11 June 2025
Opening date:
Closing date:

Engineer next generation veterinary vaccine technology platforms

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.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)
Co-funders:
Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£12,500,000
Award range:
£3,000,000 - £4,000,000
Publication date:
11 June 2025
Opening date:
Closing date:

Strategic infrastructure for engineering and physical sciences: June 2025

Apply for funding to purchase strategic infrastructure that will improve UK scientific capability and enable cutting-edge research of high priority to EPSRC.

This funding opportunity is for invited applicants only.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
Funding type:
Grant
Minimum award:
£400,000
Publication date:
5 June 2025
Opening date:
Closing date:

Ernest Rutherford Fellowship 2025

STFC is offering up to 10 Ernest Rutherford Fellowships to exceptional researchers at an early stage of their career. The aim is to support future scientific leaders to establish a strong, independent research programme.

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

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)
Funding type:
Fellowship
Total fund:
£6,000,000
Publication date:
4 June 2025
Opening date:
Closing date:

Research to advance UK recycling capabilities: full stage

This is the second stage of this funding opportunity. You may only submit a full proposal if you have been invited by EPSRC.

Apply for funding for research to accelerate UK recycling capabilities.

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

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
Co-funders:
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£13,000,000
Maximum award:
£1,700,000
Publication date:
28 May 2025
Opening date:
Closing date:

Sandpit: moving respiratory health diagnosis into the 21st century invite only

Apply for funding to develop transformative diagnostic and monitoring approaches to respiratory disease in community healthcare settings.

You must draw on engineering and physical sciences principles and research.

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

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£4,000,000
Publication date:
21 May 2025
Opening date:
Closing date:

Contracts for Innovation: quantum sensors and PNT missions primer

Organisations can apply for a share of £14 million, inclusive of VAT, to accelerate the development and adoption of quantum sensors and quantum position, navigation, and timing products and services.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Innovate UK
Funding type:
Other
Total fund:
£14,000,000
Publication date:
19 May 2025
Opening date:
Closing date:

MRC Centre of Research Excellence: round three: invited full application

Apply for MRC CoRE funding to tackle complex and interdisciplinary health challenges.

You must be invited to apply for this stage of the funding opportunity.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Medical Research Council (MRC)
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£50,000,000
Maximum award:
£26,250,000
Publication date:
15 May 2025
Opening date:
Closing date:

Developmental pathway funding scheme: invited stage two

Apply for funding to develop and test novel therapeutics, medical devices, diagnostics and other interventions.

You must be employed at a research organisation eligible for MRC funding.

You must be invited to apply for stage two of this funding opportunity.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Medical Research Council (MRC)
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£30,000,000
Publication date:
7 May 2025
Opening date:
Closing date:

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