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Doctoral focal award: nuclear skills

Apply for funding for doctoral focal awards (previously centres for doctoral training) to deliver cohort-based doctoral education in civil and defence nuclear skills to home students. An intent to submit must be completed by 12 September 2025 4:00pm UK time.

Funding is subject to business case approval and the spending review.

Unlocking the full potential of nature-based engineering

Apply for funding to conduct novel research in nature-based engineering, which can be defined as designing and developing future systems and technologies using principles or processes inspired or supported by nature.

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

Africa-UK physics partnership collaborative projects 2025

Apply for funding for collaborative physics projects addressing the challenges of climate change, energy, and capacity building across African economies.

You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for STFC funding and have a co-lead based at an eligible African research organisation.

UK-Netherlands co-innovation and testbeds pilot for quantum tech

Registered businesses in UK and Netherlands, can apply to collaborate on joint projects with application relevant partners and testbed facilities, to advance the development of quantum technologies and enable their commercial use cases.

Expressions of interest: artificial intelligence humanities sandpits: Canada, UK and US

AHRC and SSHRC invite expressions of interest to attend a humanities-led, interdisciplinary research sandpit looking to put humanities insights and methodologies at the heart of artificial intelligence tech design.

Through in-person and virtual workshops, teams will form and develop project applications.

Novel technology for intervening in non-compressible haemorrhage

Apply for funding to design novel interventions, Technology Readiness Level two to four, for non-compressible haemorrhage for use prehospital in combat and civilian settings.

This Defence and Security Accelerator competition is run on behalf of the Defence Medical Services and UK Research and Innovation.

Future Leaders Fellowships: round 10, business and non-academic

UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £110 million for ambitious research and innovation projects in any sector, and tailored support to develop careers for future leaders.

Farming Innovation Programme: small R&D partnership projects round four

UK businesses can apply for a share of up to £7.8 million for small research and development (R&D) partnership projects. This funding is from the industry-led R&D Partnerships Fund, a part of the Defra Farming Innovation Programme.

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.

DARE UK Real-world Research Exemplar Programme

Apply for funding as a research exemplar to evaluate and influence trusted research environment (TRE) capabilities that are currently under development and testing.

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

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