BBSRC standard research grant: 2026 round one: applicant-led mode
2 days ago
Opportunity status: Open Funders: Funding type: Grant Maximum award: £2,000,000 Publication date: 25 September 2025 Opening date: 25 September 2025 9:00am UK time Closing date: 14 January 2026 4:00pm UK time Apply for funding to support excellent investigator-led research across the breadth of Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) scientific remit. You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for BBSRC funding. Standard research grants are available for researchers at eligible research organisations. The full economic cost (FEC) of your project can be up to £2 million. Funding is available for up to five years. BBSRC will fund 80% of the FEC. Who can apply To lead a project, you must be based at an eligible organisation. . Check if you are . Individuals based at an international organisation are not eligible to be a member of the core team as they are not . International collaborators can be added as project partners on an application, please see for more information. Resubmissions We will not accept uninvited resubmissions of projects that have been submitted to UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) or any other funder.
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Swindon, United Kingdom NERC - the Natural Environment Research Council Full timeOpportunity status: Open Funders: Funding type: Grant Maximum award: £2,000,000 Publication date: 25 September 2025 Opening date: 25 September 2025 9:00am UK time Closing date: 14 January 2026 4:00pm UK time Apply for funding to support excellent new investigator-led research across the breadth of Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council...
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Swindon, United Kingdom NERC - the Natural Environment Research Council Full timeOpportunity status: Open Funders: Funding type: Grant Total fund: £3,000,000 Maximum award: £225,000 Publication date: 24 November 2025 Opening date: 26 November 2025 9:00am UK time Closing date: 11 February 2026 4:00pm UK time Last updated: 5 December 2025 - Apply for funding to pursue early-stage development of cutting-edge research technologies with...
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Swindon, United Kingdom NERC - the Natural Environment Research Council Full timeOpportunity status: Open Funders: Grant Total fund: £3,000,000 Maximum award: £225,000 Publication date: 24 November 2025 Opening date: 26 November 2025 9:00am UK time Closing date: 11 February 2026 4:00pm UK time Last updated: 5 December 2025 Apply for funding to pursue early‑stage development of cutting‑edge research technologies with transformative...
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2025 to 2026 strategic Longer and Larger
3 days ago
Swindon, United Kingdom NERC - the Natural Environment Research Council Full timeOpportunity status: Open Funders: Funding type: Grant Total fund: £20,000,000 Minimum award: £2,000,000 Publication date: 23 October 2025 Opening date: 28 October 2025 9:00am UK time Closing date: 5 February 2026 4:00pm UK time Apply for funding for large team-based fundamental bioscience research projects pushing the frontiers of human knowledge. Your...
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AHRC-DFG Research Grants: Round Eight
1 week ago
Swindon, United Kingdom NERC - the Natural Environment Research Council Full timeOpportunity status: Open Funders: Co-funders: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) Funding type: Grant Total fund: £5,900,000 Maximum award: £420,000 Publication date: 16 October 2025 Opening date: 16 October 2025 9:00am UK time Closing date: 11 February 2026 4:00pm UK time Last updated: 21 October 2025 - Apply for funding to conduct arts and humanities...
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Metascience research grants round 2
1 week ago
Swindon, United Kingdom NERC - the Natural Environment Research Council Full timeOpportunity status: Upcoming Funders: , , , , , , Co-funders: Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) Funding type: Grant Total fund: £6,000,000 Maximum award: £350,000 Publication date: 25 November 2025 Opening date: 12 February 2026 9:00am UK time Closing date: 23 April 2026 4:00pm UK time Apply for funding to undertake cutting-edge...
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Swindon, United Kingdom NERC - the Natural Environment Research Council Full timeOpportunity status: Upcoming Funders: Funding type: Grant Publication date: 27 November 2025 Opening date: To be confirmed Closing date: Open - no closing date Last updated: 11 December 2025 - Apply for funding to take the next step towards becoming an independent researcher. Your research must be in the remit of the Medical Research Council (MRC). You must...
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AHRC-DFG Research Grants
6 days ago
Swindon, United Kingdom NERC - the Natural Environment Research Council Full timeOverviewOpportunity status: OpenFunders: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) with co-funders: AHRC (funders together with DFG)Funding type: GrantTotal fund: £5,900,000Maximum award: £420,000Publication date: 16 October 2025Opening date: 16 October 2025 9:00am UK timeClosing date: 11 February 2026 4:00pm UK timeLast updated: 21 October 2025Apply for...
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Swindon, United Kingdom NERC - the Natural Environment Research Council Full timeOpportunity status: Open Funders: Funding type: Grant Total fund: £5,000,000 Maximum award: £350,000 Publication date: 17 September 2025 Opening date: 20 November 2025 9:00am UK time Closing date: 25 February 2026 4:00pm UK time Last updated: 20 November 2025 - Apply for funding to pursue early-stage bioscience discovery research. Applications should open...
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Nuclear physics consolidated grants 2026
3 days ago
Swindon, United Kingdom NERC - the Natural Environment Research Council Full timeOpportunity status: Open Funders: Funding type: Grant Publication date: 6 November 2025 Opening date: 6 November 2025 9:00am UK time Closing date: 12 March 2026 4:00pm UK time Last updated: 18 November 2025 - Apply for funding to support . The Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) nuclear physics programme supports research in four areas: nuclear...
