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Growth Cohorts: next-gen low carbon concrete cohort entry round 2

UK registered businesses can apply to join a cohort of ambitious businesses. These businesses will develop solutions to decarbonise concrete and access funding and sector specific support, to develop and deliver innovation and growth plans.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Innovate UK
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£11,500,000
Publication date:
15 October 2026
Opening date:
Closing date:

Data for metascience sandpit 2027

Apply to attend a five-day interactive sandpit to develop novel projects that can address multi-faceted metascience questions related to research and development policy and funding.

You will complete an expression of interest form to apply for the sandpit.

We expect to fund up to £2 million at 80% full economic cost (FEC).

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
UK Research and Innovation, Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), Medical Research Council (MRC)
Co-funders:
Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade (BIST)
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£2,000,000
Publication date:
20 October 2026
Opening date:
Closing date:

Pre-announcement: ESRC applicant-led: explore awards

Apply for funding to advance knowledge through ambitious, curiosity-driven social science. Explore awards support individuals or small teams to pursue bold, novel ideas within ESRC’s remit that advance knowledge.

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

Opportunity status:
Upcoming
Funders:
Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)
Funding type:
Grant
Award range:
£300,000 - £2,000,000
Publication date:
8 September 2026
Opening date:
Closing date:
Open - no closing date

Pre-announcement: ESRC applicant-led: grow awards

Apply for funding to make a step-change in your career. Grow awards support individual researchers at key career points to develop capabilities or pivot direction, strengthening the UK’s social science research base.

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

Opportunity status:
Upcoming
Funders:
Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)
Funding type:
Grant
Award range:
£100,000 - £500,000
Publication date:
8 September 2026
Opening date:
Closing date:
Open - no closing date

Healthy soils and water for a sustainable environment

UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £28 million for soil, water and environmental management.

This funding is from Farming Futures Research and Development Fund.

Opportunity status:
Upcoming
Funders:
Innovate UK
Co-funders:
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£28,000,000
Publication date:
27 October 2026
Opening date:
Closing date:

Pre-announcement: Future Data Services: Joining up the data service workforce

Apply for Future Data Services funding to bring together communities of practitioners to exchange knowledge, improve working practices and deliver better data services for researchers.

Opportunity status:
Upcoming
Funders:
Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£2,000,000
Award range:
£110,000 - £280,000
Publication date:
5 October 2026
Opening date:
Closing date:

Pre-announcement: ESRC applicant-led: challenge awards

Apply for funding to bring people, expertise and ideas together in ambitious, larger-scale programmes. Challenge awards tackle major research, economic and societal challenges, generating impactful knowledge and innovation.

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

Opportunity status:
Upcoming
Funders:
Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)
Funding type:
Grant
Award range:
£2,000,000 - £10,000,000
Publication date:
8 September 2026
Opening date:
To be confirmed
Closing date:
Open - no closing date

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