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Commercialising Knowledge Assets Fund (CKAF) spring

UK registered government research organisations can apply for grants from £50,000 up to £250,000 to move viable public sector knowledge assets towards commercial readiness. This funding is provided by the Government Office for Technology Transfer (GOTT).

Energy Catalyst round 11, mid stage

Organisations can apply for a share of up to £7 million across the three strands of the competition.

This is for energy access in official development assistance eligible countries in sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, the Indo Pacific region and Latin America.

Nucleus Public Engagement Awards 2026

Apply for funding to engage the public with Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) supported science or raise engagement capacity in STFC communities, or both.

You must work for an organisation that:

  • is based in the UK
  • has audited accounts

Proposals must include a subject matter expert in an STFC-funded area.

Design Generators

Apply for funding to combine design-led interventions with arts and humanities methodologies to make positive contributions to the green transition.

You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) funding.

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 Medical Research Council (MRC) funding.

Focal awards: multilingual futures for UK growth and connectivity

Submit an outline application for funding to recruit and train doctoral students through a doctoral focal award which seeks to unlock linguistic and cultural expertise. These awards will provide opportunities through partnership between higher education institutions (HEI) and non-HEI partners.

Increasing EV charging capacity on the strategic road network

UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £10 million.

The funding is for the development and demonstration of solutions to increase public electric vehicle (EV) charging provision for longer journeys on the strategic road network.

DRIVE35 Scale-up Fund

UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £150 million to create scale up manufacturing facilities for zero emission vehicle technologies.

UK international ocean drilling programme site survey

Apply for funding for ship borne and virtual site survey investigations (SSI) to support the development of applications for a scientific ocean drilling expedition.

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

Advanced materials: highlight notice

EPSRC is seeking to support applications through our standard research grant scheme in the following two areas:

  • advanced materials solutions for critical minerals
  • in-situ and in operando materials metrology and characterisation

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

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