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Robotics Adoption Programme skills development

UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £2.5 million for projects to develop vocational robotics skills courses.

This funding is from the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Innovate UK
Co-funders:
Department of Science, Innovation and Technology
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£2,500,000
Publication date:
3 February 2026
Opening date:
Closing date:

Expression of interest: Biomedical Catalyst Accelerator Provider Pool: early stage

UK registered organisations can apply to join an approved provider pool for the BMC Accelerator Programme. Providers may be called upon over a period of up to three years to support programme delivery, subject to specific themes and requirements.

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

Expression of interest: Biomedical Catalyst Accelerator Provider Pool: late stage

UK-registered organisations can apply to join an approved provider pool for the BMC Accelerator Programme. Providers may be called upon over a period of up to three years to support programme delivery, subject to specific themes and requirements.

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

Centre for Longitudinal Studies: 2027 to 2031 (invite only)

Apply for funding to support the Centre for Longitudinal Studies (CLS ) in managing Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)’s life-course cohort portfolio. This will ensure the continued provision of longitudinal data for UK social science research, policy, and practice.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)
Funding type:
Grant
Publication date:
23 February 2026
Opening date:
Closing date:

Notification of intent: Diet and health: collaborative research and development grants

Apply for BBSRC and Defra funding to support collaborative R&D projects developing novel products and innovations delivering healthy, sustainable, and resilient diets for the UK population.

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

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)
Co-funders:
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra)
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£3,000,000
Maximum award:
£800,000
Publication date:
29 January 2026
Opening date:
Closing date:

TechLocal: Connecting Local Talent to Local Tech Jobs

UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £7.6 million to enable career and growth opportunities in the tech sector. This funding is from DSIT.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Innovate UK
Co-funders:
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT)
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£7,600,000
Award range:
£100,000 - £225,000
Publication date:
28 January 2026
Opening date:
Closing date:

TechLocal AI Professional Degree and Traineeship Accelerator

UK academic institutions and education providers can apply for funding to develop initiatives that build industry ready AI professionals aligned to local skills demand. Funding of £7.8 million is provided by DSIT.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Innovate UK
Co-funders:
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT)
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£7,800,000
Award range:
£100,000 - £300,000
Publication date:
3 February 2026
Opening date:
Closing date:

Green ERA-Hub: biomass production and utilisation (full proposal)

This international multilateral funding opportunity will fund research in sustainable production and utilisation of biomass.

Consortia must include at least three eligible partners requesting funding from three different funding countries.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)
Co-funders:
Belgium’s Fund for Scientific Research (F.R.S.-FNRS), Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management of Republic of Srpska (MAFWMRS), Germany’s Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Regional Identity (BMELH), Federal Office for Agriculture and Food (BLE), Bundesministerium für Forschung, Technologie und Raumfahrt (BMFTR), Ireland’s Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) and Agriculture and Food Development Authority (TEAGASC), Latvian Academy of Sciences (LAS), Luxembourg National Research Fund (FNR), UK’s Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA), Uruguay’s Instituto Nacional de Investigación
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£2,500,000
Award range:
£537,000 - £812,500
Publication date:
5 February 2026
Opening date:
Closing date:

Full ADOPT grant: round six

Farming, growing or forestry businesses based in England can apply for a share of up to £5 million for on-farm trial and demonstration projects, to improve adoption of new ideas or solutions in the agricultural sector.

This is an Accelerating Development of Practices and Technologies (ADOPT) grant.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Innovate UK
Co-funders:
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£5,000,000
Publication date:
10 February 2026
Opening date:
Closing date:

Early independence: BBSRC fellowships: outline

Apply for a BBSRC fellowship to further your career through an independent research project.

You must:

  • be an early career researcher
  • hold a PhD qualification (or equivalent experience)
  • be based at a UK research organisation eligible for BBSRC funding
Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)
Funding type:
Fellowship
Total fund:
£9,000,000
Publication date:
11 February 2026
Opening date:
Closing date:

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