External Funding Deadlines Calendar
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(Updated 12 June 2024)
| ResDev Notification Date | Closing Date | Primary Funder Name | Funding Scheme |
| 12-Jun-24 | 24-Jul-24 | Royal Society | ISPF International Collaboration Awards 2024 for Japan |
| 12-Jun-24 | 24-Jul-24 | Innovate UK | Smart grants |
| 12-Jun-24 | 24-Jul-24 | Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) | Farming Futures: Nutrient Management Phase 1 - Feasibility |
| 12-Jun-24 | 24-Jul-24 | Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) | Protected and controlled environment (PACE) horticulture |
| 12-Jun-24 | 24-Jul-24 | Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) | Farming Futures: Nutrient Management Phase 1 - Industrial Research |
| 13-Jun-24 | 25-Jul-24 | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) | Sustainable Industrial Futures |
| 13-Jun-24 | 25-Jul-24 | Wellcome Trust | Career development awards |
| 14-Jun-24 | 26-Jul-24 | Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) | Innovation Vouchers |
| 18-Jun-24 | 30-Jul-24 | Wellcome Trust | Discovery awards |
| 18-Jun-24 | 30-Jul-24 | Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) | AHRC responsive mode: Catalyst Award |
| 18-Jun-24 | 30-Jul-24 | Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) | AHRC responsive mode: Curiosity Award |
| 19-Jun-24 | 31-Jul-24 | Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences | Call for Proposals |
| 19-Jun-24 | 31-Jul-24 | Innovate UK | Innovation Exchange challenge: Avoiding Injury due to Manual Handling during Bolt Installation |
| 19-Jun-24 | 31-Jul-24 | Diabetes UK | Early-career small grants for basic scientists |
| 19-Jun-24 | 31-Jul-24 | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) | EPSRC UK-Japan collaboration in advanced functional materials |
| 19-Jun-24 | 31-Jul-24 | Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBITAK) | Fellowships for visiting scientists and scientists on sabbatical leave |
| 20-Jun-24 | 01-Aug-24 | European Molecular Biology Organisation (EMBO) | Global Lecture Courses |
| 21-Jun-24 | 02-Aug-24 | Medical Research Council (MRC) | Cancer Research Transatlantic Development and Skills Enhancement award |
| 25-Jun-24 | 06-Aug-24 | Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) | Gravitational Waves consolidated grants: 2024 |
| 26-Jun-24 | 07-Aug-24 | Royal Society | Wolfson fellowship |
| 26-Jun-24 | 07-Aug-24 | Royal Society | Wolfson Visiting Fellowship |
| 09-Jul-24 | 20-Aug-24 | Royal Astronomical Society (RAS) | Grants for Studies |
| 09-Jul-24 | 20-Aug-24 | Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) | Efficacy studies seeking to improve the health and wellbeing of women 24/50 |
| 09-Jul-24 | 20-Aug-24 | Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) | UKRI systems approaches to advance the UK’s transition to Net Zero |
| 09-Jul-24 | 20-Aug-24 | Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) | Efficacy and Mechanism Evaluation (EME) Programme Stage 1 |
| 09-Jul-24 | 20-Aug-24 | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) | Strategic infrastructure for engineering and physical sciences |
| 09-Jul-24 | 20-Aug-24 | Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) | The UKRI Ayrton challenge programme |
| 09-Jul-24 | 20-Aug-24 | Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) | Pre-announcement: The UK-Brazil global talent exchange funding opportunity pilot |
| 10-Jul-24 | 21-Aug-24 | Innovate UK | BridgeAI Supply Chain Demonstrator |
| 11-Jul-24 | 22-Aug-24 | Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) | Digital infrastructure: new approaches to skills or software |
| 17-Jul-24 | 28-Aug-24 | National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) | Public Scholars |
| 17-Jul-24 | 28-Aug-24 | Innovate UK | Europe Quantum Technology CR&D |
| 17-Jul-24 | 28-Aug-24 | Innovate UK | UK-Singapore collaborative research and development |
| 20-Jul-24 | 31-Aug-24 | Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) | NIHR - Innovation Observatory |
| 21-Jul-24 | 01-Sep-24 | Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) | ESA business incubation centre - United Kingdom |
| 22-Jul-24 | 02-Sep-24 | BRACE | Pilot grants |
| 23-Jul-24 | 03-Sep-24 | Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) | Open call for innovation - defence rapid impact innovation |
| 23-Jul-24 | 03-Sep-24 | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) | Health Technologies Connectivity Awards |
| 24-Jul-24 | 04-Sep-24 | Medical Research Foundation (MRF) | Cancer Pain Clinical Fellowships |
| 24-Jul-24 | 04-Sep-24 | Medical Research Foundation (MRF) | Adolescent Dermatology |
| 24-Jul-24 | 04-Sep-24 | Medical Research Council (MRC) | Clinician scientist fellowship |
| 25-Jul-24 | 05-Sep-24 | Breast Cancer Now | Improving Public Health, Equity and Wellbeing |
| 30-Jul-24 | 10-Sep-24 | Royal Society | University research fellowships |
| 30-Jul-24 | 10-Sep-24 | Royal Society | Entrepreneur in residence scheme |
| 30-Jul-24 | 10-Sep-24 | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) | Technologies to enable independence for people living with dementia |
| 30-Jul-24 | 10-Sep-24 | Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) | BBSRC Innovation to Commercialisation of University Research (ICURe) Explore |
| 31-Jul-24 | 11-Sep-24 | Horizon Europe: Widening Participation and Strengthening the European Research Area | HORIZON-WIDERA-2024-TALENTS-02-01 - ERA fellowships |
| 31-Jul-24 | 11-Sep-24 | British Ecological Society (BES) | Pedagogical Research and Development Grants |
| 31-Jul-24 | 11-Sep-24 | British Ecological Society (BES) | Long-term research grants |
| 31-Jul-24 | 11-Sep-24 | Medical Research Council (MRC) | Senior non-clinical fellowship |
| 31-Jul-24 | 11-Sep-24 | British Ecological Society (BES) | Small research grants |
| 31-Jul-24 | 11-Sep-24 | British Ecological Society (BES) | Synthesis grants |
| 31-Jul-24 | 11-Sep-24 | Medical Research Council (MRC) | Career development award |
| 31-Jul-24 | 11-Sep-24 | British Ecological Society (BES) | Research grants |
| 01-Aug-24 | 12-Sep-24 | Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) | Design Exchange Partnerships: design the green transition |
| 01-Aug-24 | 12-Sep-24 | Medical Research Council (MRC) | MRC Centre of Research Excellence: round two: outline application |
| 01-Aug-24 | 12-Sep-24 | Cancer Research UK (CRUK) | Clinical trial fellowship award |
| 01-Aug-24 | 12-Sep-24 | Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) | Knowledge asset grant fund - expand, extend |
| 01-Aug-24 | 12-Sep-24 | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) | International centre to centre research collaborations |
| 04-Aug-24 | 15-Sep-24 | Medical Research Council (MRC) | Genome Editing Mice for Medicine (GEMM) |
| 05-Aug-24 | 16-Sep-24 | Nuffield Foundation | Oliver Bird Fund for research into musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions |
| 05-Aug-24 | 16-Sep-24 | Nuffield Foundation | Call to Research Economic and Social Well-Being of People With Musculoskeletal Conditions |
| 05-Aug-24 | 16-Sep-24 | Nuffield Foundation | Research, development and analysis fund |
| 06-Aug-24 | 17-Sep-24 | Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) | Africa-UK physics partnership collaborative research projects |
| 06-Aug-24 | 17-Sep-24 | Medical Research Council (MRC) | Molecular and cellular medicine: programme grants: responsive mode |
| 06-Aug-24 | 17-Sep-24 | Medical Research Council (MRC) | Population and systems medicine: research grant: responsive mode |
| 06-Aug-24 | 17-Sep-24 | Medical Research Council (MRC) | Neurosciences and mental health: programme: responsive mode |
| 06-Aug-24 | 17-Sep-24 | Medical Research Council (MRC) | Population and systems medicine: programme: responsive mode |
| 06-Aug-24 | 17-Sep-24 | Medical Research Council (MRC) | Population and systems medicine - new investigator research grant |
| 07-Aug-24 | 18-Sep-24 | Royal Academy of Engineering (RAEng) | Research fellowships and engineering for development research fellowships |
| 07-Aug-24 | 18-Sep-24 | The British Academy (BA) | Knowledge Frontiers: International Interdisciplinary Research Projects |
| 08-Aug-24 | 19-Sep-24 | Cancer Research UK (CRUK) | Experimental medicine award |
| 11-Aug-24 | 22-Sep-24 | Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) | Knowledge Asset Grant Fund: Explore, 2024 -2025 |
| 14-Aug-24 | 25-Sep-24 | Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) | Responsive mode - new investigator scheme |
| 14-Aug-24 | 25-Sep-24 | The British Academy (BA) | Global Innovation Fellowships The German Council on Foreign Relations |
| 14-Aug-24 | 25-Sep-24 | Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) | BBSRC Network Grant: responsive mode 2024 round 3 |
| 15-Aug-24 | 26-Sep-24 | Horizon Europe: Widening Participation and Strengthening the European Research Area | HORIZON-WIDERA-2024-TALENTS-03-01 - ERA talents |
| 15-Aug-24 | 26-Sep-24 | Royal Society | International exchanges scheme - Taiwan cost-share programme |
| 15-Aug-24 | 26-Sep-24 | Royal Society | International exchanges scheme - Japan cost-share programme |
| 15-Aug-24 | 26-Sep-24 | Medical Research Council (MRC) | Infections and immunity: research grant: responsive mode |
| 15-Aug-24 | 26-Sep-24 | Cancer Research UK (CRUK) | Postdoctoral Research Bursary for Clinical Trainees |
| 15-Aug-24 | 26-Sep-24 | Royal Society | International exchanges scheme - standard programme |
| 19-Aug-24 | 30-Sep-24 | OFFERR | OFFERR call for proposals |
| 20-Aug-24 | 01-Oct-24 | The British Academy (BA) | Small research grants |
| 20-Aug-24 | 01-Oct-24 | Diabetes UK | Sir George Alberti research training fellowship |
| 20-Aug-24 | 01-Oct-24 | Swiss National Science Foundation | International co-investigator scheme |
| 20-Aug-24 | 01-Oct-24 | Wellcome Trust | Early-career awards |
| 20-Aug-24 | 01-Oct-24 | Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) | Ernest Rutherford fellowships |
| 20-Aug-24 | 01-Oct-24 | Diabetes UK | RD Lawrence fellowship |
| 20-Aug-24 | 01-Oct-24 | Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) | The Health and Social Care Delivery Research (HSDR) Programme |
| 21-Aug-24 | 02-Oct-24 | The British Academy (BA) | Postdoctoral fellowships |
| 21-Aug-24 | 02-Oct-24 | Royal Society | Faraday Discovery Fellowships |
| 22-Aug-24 | 03-Oct-24 | Cancer Research UK (CRUK) | Career Establishment Awards |
| 22-Aug-24 | 03-Oct-24 | Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) | UK-Canada sustainable critical minerals research partnerships |
| 22-Aug-24 | 03-Oct-24 | Cancer Research UK (CRUK) | Clinician scientist fellowship |
| 22-Aug-24 | 03-Oct-24 | Cancer Research UK (CRUK) | Career development fellowship |
| 22-Aug-24 | 03-Oct-24 | Cancer Research UK (CRUK) | Advanced clinician scientist fellowship |
| 22-Aug-24 | 03-Oct-24 | Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) | Design accelerators |
| 23-Aug-24 | 04-Oct-24 | Medical Research Council (MRC) | Experimental medicine stage one |
| 28-Aug-24 | 09-Oct-24 | Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) | Addressing environmental challenges - NERC highlight topics |
| 29-Aug-24 | 10-Oct-24 | Royal Society | Lisa Jardine grant scheme |
| 10-Dec-24 | 21-Jan-25 | EU - Horizon Europe | HORIZON-CL5-2024-D3-02-02 - Development of next generation synthetic renewable fuel technologies |
| 10-Dec-24 | 21-Jan-25 | EU - Horizon Europe | HORIZON-CL5-2024-D3-02-03 - Development of smart concepts of integrated energy driven bio-refineries for co-production of advanced biofuels, bio-chemicals and biomaterials |
| 10-Dec-24 | 21-Jan-25 | EU - Horizon Europe | HORIZON-CL5-2024-D3-02-04 - Critical technologies for the future ocean energy farms |
| 10-Dec-24 | 21-Jan-25 | EU - Horizon Europe | HORIZON-CL5-2024-D3-02-05 - PV-integrated electric mobility applications |
| 10-Dec-24 | 21-Jan-25 | EU - Horizon Europe | HORIZON-CL5-2024-D3-02-06 - Innovative, Community-Integrated PV systems |
| 10-Dec-24 | 21-Jan-25 | EU - Horizon Europe | HORIZON-CL5-2024-D3-02-07 - Resource Efficiency of PV in Production, Use and Disposal |
| 10-Dec-24 | 21-Jan-25 | EU - Horizon Europe | HORIZON-CL5-2024-D3-02-08 - Minimisation of environmental, and optimisation of socio-economic impacts in the deployment, operation and decommissioning of offshore wind farms |
| 10-Dec-24 | 21-Jan-25 | EU - Horizon Europe | HORIZON-CL5-2024-D3-02-09 - Demonstrations of innovative floating wind concepts |
| 10-Dec-24 | 21-Jan-25 | EU - Horizon Europe | HORIZON-CL5-2024-D3-02-10 - Market Uptake Measures of renewable energy systems |
| 10-Dec-24 | 21-Jan-25 | EU - Horizon Europe | HORIZON-CL5-2024-D3-02-11 -CCU for the production of fuels |
| 10-Dec-24 | 21-Jan-25 | EU - Horizon Europe | HORIZON-CL5-2024-D3-02-12- DACCS and BECCS for CO2 removal/negative emissions |
| 10-Dec-24 | 21-Jan-25 | EU - Horizon Europe | HORIZON-CL5-2024-D4-02-01 - Industrialisation of sustainable and circular deep renovation workflows (Built4People Partnership) |
| 10-Dec-24 | 21-Jan-25 | EU - Horizon Europe | HORIZON-CL5-2024-D4-02-02 - Robotics and other automated solutions for construction, renovation and maintenance in a sustainable built environment (Built4People Partnership) |
| 10-Dec-24 | 21-Jan-25 | EU - Horizon Europe | HORIZON-CL5-2024-D4-02-03 - BIM-based processes and digital twins for facilitating and optimising circular energy renovation (Built4People Partnership) |
| 10-Dec-24 | 21-Jan-25 | EU - Horizon Europe | HORIZON-CL5-2024-D4-02-04 - Design for adaptability, re-use and deconstruction of buildings, in line with the principles of circular economy (Built4People Partnership) |
| No deadline | European Molecular Biology Organisation (EMBO) | New venture fellowships | |
| No deadline | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) | EPSRC open fellowships: responsive mode | |
| No deadline | Medical Research Council (MRC) | Collaborate with the functional genomics screening laboratory | |
| No deadline | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) | EPSRC open plus fellowships: responsive mode | |
| No deadline | Innovate UK | Automotive Transformation Fund: Expression of Interest | |
| No deadline | Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) | Funding for farming in protected landscapes | |
| No deadline | Medical Research Council (MRC) | Tackling obesity | |
| Unknown | Cancer Research UK (CRUK) | Pioneer award | |
| No deadline | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) | QuantIC industrial partnership fund - new venture | |
| No deadline | Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) | ESRC responsive mode: secondary data analysis |