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Clinician scientist fellowship

Apply for support to become an independent researcher in a medical research field.

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

You must:

  • be a registered healthcare professional
  • have a PhD or equivalent
  • show evidence of career development
Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Medical Research Council (MRC)
Funding type:
Fellowship
Publication date:
22 October 2025
Opening date:
Closing date:

Battery innovation feasibility studies round one

UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £20 million for innovation in battery technologies for electrification.

This funding is from the Battery Innovation Programme.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Innovate UK
Co-funders:
Department for Business and Trade
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£20,000,000
Publication date:
20 October 2025
Opening date:
Closing date:

Battery Innovation Concept Development: round 1

UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £20 million for innovation in battery technologies for electrification. This funding is from The Battery Innovation Programme.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Innovate UK
Co-funders:
Department for Business and Trade
Funding type:
Grant
Publication date:
20 October 2025
Opening date:
Closing date:

CAM pathfinder: demonstrate

UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £20 million for technology focused research and development projects for close to market Connected and Automated Mobility (CAM) solutions.

This funding is from the UK government.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Innovate UK
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£20,000,000
Publication date:
17 October 2025
Opening date:
Closing date:

CAM pathfinder: enable

UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £15 million for projects to trial Connected and Automated Mobility (CAM) services for future deployment at scale.

This funding is from the UK government.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Innovate UK
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£15,000,000
Publication date:
17 October 2025
Opening date:
Closing date:

AHRC-DFG Research Grants: Round Eight (2025 to 2026)

Apply for funding to collaborate on arts and humanities projects with German research partners.

You must be:

  • based at a research organisation eligible to apply to AHRC
  • working with a German team led by a researcher eligible to apply to DFG
  • proposing a project within the remit of AHRC
Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)
Co-funders:
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG)
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£5,900,000
Maximum award:
£420,000
Publication date:
16 October 2025
Opening date:
Closing date:

Regional accounts for clinical researchers

Multi-institutional partnerships in regions across the UK can apply for regional accounts for clinical researchers (RACR). These provide flexible funding to local clinical researchers at key career pinch points for research on mechanistic understanding of human health and disease.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Medical Research Council (MRC)
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£6,000,000
Award range:
£800,000 - £1,400,000
Publication date:
14 October 2025
Opening date:
Closing date:

Eureka GlobalStars Japan 2026

UK organisations can apply for funding to collaborate on industrial research projects with partners in Eureka member countries and Japan.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Innovate UK
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£2,000,000
Publication date:
7 October 2025
Opening date:
Closing date:

Local Innovation Partnerships Fund: competed strand

The Local Innovation Partnerships Fund (LIPF) will invest up to £500 million into the development and scaling of high potential innovation clusters across the UK. The fund is deployed across an Earmarked Strand and a Competed Strand.

The Competed Strand is a competitive route for partnerships outside of the Earmarked Strand.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
UK Research and Innovation
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£500,000,000
Maximum award:
£20,000,000
Publication date:
6 October 2025
Opening date:
Closing date:

Local Innovation Partnerships Fund: Earmarked Strand

The Local Innovation Partnerships Fund (LIPF) will invest up to £500 million into the development and scaling of high potential innovation clusters across the UK. The fund is deployed across two strands, an Earmarked Strand and a Competed Strand.

This funding opportunity is invitation only for the Earmarked Strand funding.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
UK Research and Innovation
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£500,000,000
Publication date:
6 October 2025
Opening date:
Closing date:

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