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Evaluating the benefits, costs and utility of synthetic data

Funding is available for three projects to explore benefits, costs and utility of low-fidelity synthetic data from the perspective of researchers, data managers or the public. Total funding £375,000. Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) to cover 80% of FEC. You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for ESRC funding.

AHRC responsive mode: working with Brazilian researchers: round one

You can apply to work with overseas researchers in the State of São Paulo, Brazil.
Collaborative work is governed by an agreement between UK Research and Innovation and State of São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP).

Submit a collaborative research proposal in any area of the arts and humanities within the remit of AHRC and FAPESP.

NERC Independent Research Fellowship 2023

Apply for funding to further your career through an independent research fellowship.

You must:

  • be an early career researcher
  • hold a PhD qualification or expect to submit your thesis before the fellowship interview
  • be based at a UK research organisation eligible for NERC funding

Smart Data Research UK data service: indications of interest

We are inviting indications of interest to deliver Smart Data Research UK (formerly Digital Footprints) data services.

We have allocated £30 million core funding from late 2024 to April 2029.

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

Tackling obesity

Apply for funding to develop effective strategies to tackle overweight and obesity.

‘Tackling obesity’ is open to applications submitted to the Population and Systems Medicine Board.

You should apply through the existing funding opportunity most relevant to your science area and career stage.

NERC large grant to tackle big environmental science questions

Invited applicants to apply for funding to support innovative, large-scale and complex projects that tackle big science questions and have the potential to produce world-leading research.

You can only apply for this funding opportunity if we have invited you to do so following a successful outline application.

Work with US-based researchers on subthreshold conflict

Apply for funding to work with US-based researchers on a large social science-led interdisciplinary research consortium on a shared strategic priority of understanding and influencing behaviour below the threshold of armed conflict.

The full economic cost (FEC) can be up to £3,570,000. ESRC will fund 80% of the FEC.

BBSRC follow-on fund: 2023 round 2

Apply for follow on funding (FoF) to bridge the gap between bioscience research and achieving economic and societal benefit.

FoF applications must draw substantially on prior BBSRC funding.

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

Accelerating the Medicines Revolution Large Grants

Apply for funding to revolutionise the development and manufacture of future medicines.

This funding opportunity is open only to applicants who have been invited to submit a full proposal from the outline stage of this funding opportunity.

Responsible AI UK international partnerships

Apply for funding to develop international partnerships with world-leading organisations and research centres in the domain of responsible artificial intelligence (RAI) to ensure society deploys and uses AI in a responsible way.

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