External Funding Deadlines Calendar
The list below includes upcoming funding deadlines for the major funders / most popular funding schemes – visit Research Professional for more funding opportunities for your specific discipline. When planning your application, please remember that the Research Development team needs at least 6 working weeks notice of your proposal, so that we have adequate time to assist you with your application and complete the institutional approval process - get in touch as early as possible.
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(Updated 21 January 2026)
| ResDev Notificaiton Date | Closing Date | Primary Funder | Funding Scheme |
| 27-Jan-26 | 10-Mar-26 | British Ecological Society (BES) | Pedagogical Research and Development Grants |
| 27-Jan-26 | 10-Mar-26 | Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) | Astronomy observation and theory small awards |
| 27-Jan-26 | 10-Mar-26 | Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) | NIHR Climate Change and Health Research Collaboration Awards |
| 27-Jan-26 | 10-Mar-26 | British Ecological Society (BES) | Small research grants |
| 27-Jan-26 | 10-Mar-26 | Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) | Astronomy solar and planetary studies small awards |
| 27-Jan-26 | 10-Mar-26 | British Ecological Society (BES) | Long-term research grants |
| 28-Jan-26 | 11-Mar-26 | Royal Society | Newton International Fellowships - Natural Sciences |
| 28-Jan-26 | 11-Mar-26 | Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) | Decarbonising the health and social care system |
| 29-Jan-26 | 12-Mar-26 | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) | Turing AI Global Fellowships |
| 29-Jan-26 | 12-Mar-26 | Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) | Nuclear physics consolidated research grants |
| 29-Jan-26 | 12-Mar-26 | Horizon Europe: Widening Participation and Strengthening the European Research Area | HORIZON-WIDERA-2026-06-ERA - Reforming and enhancing the European research and innovation system |
| 02-Feb-26 | 16-Mar-26 | Nuffield Foundation | Strategic Fund |
| 02-Feb-26 | 16-Mar-26 | Wellcome | Genomics in Context Awards: collaborative research at the intersection of genomics, humanities, social sciences and bioethics |
| 03-Feb-26 | 17-Mar-26 | Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) | Focal awards: art history, visual arts and creative practice |
| 04-Feb-26 | 18-Mar-26 | Royal Society | JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship |
| 04-Feb-26 | 18-Mar-26 | Royal Society | International Exchanges - Global rounds |
| 04-Feb-26 | 18-Mar-26 | Innovate UK | DRIVE35 Innovation Fund: Collaborate |
| 05-Feb-26 | 19-Mar-26 | UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) | International Placement Scheme |
| 10-Feb-26 | 24-Mar-26 | Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) | Open call for innovation - defence rapid impact innovation |
| 10-Feb-26 | 24-Mar-26 | Taighde Éireann – Research Ireland | UK-Ireland collaboration in the Creative Economy – Research Networking Awards |
| 11-Feb-26 | 25-Mar-26 | Innovate UK | Increasing EV charging capacity on the strategic road network |
| 11-Feb-26 | 25-Mar-26 | Innovate UK | Energy Catalyst Round 11: Early Stage |
| 11-Feb-26 | 25-Mar-26 | Innovate UK | Energy catalyst round 11 – late stage |
| 11-Feb-26 | 25-Mar-26 | Innovate UK | Energy Catalyst Round 11: Mid Stage |
| 12-Feb-26 | 26-Mar-26 | Cancer Research UK (CRUK) | Early Detection and Diagnosis Primer Award |
| 12-Feb-26 | 26-Mar-26 | Cancer Research UK (CRUK) | Senior cancer research fellowship |
| 12-Feb-26 | 26-Mar-26 | Cancer Research UK (CRUK) | Prevention and Population Programme Award |
| 12-Feb-26 | 26-Mar-26 | Cancer Research UK (CRUK) | Career Development Fellowship |
| 12-Feb-26 | 26-Mar-26 | Wellcome | Wellcome Career Development Awards |
| 12-Feb-26 | 26-Mar-26 | Cancer Research UK (CRUK) | Early detection and diagnosis programme awards |
| 12-Feb-26 | 26-Mar-26 | Cancer Research UK (CRUK) | Clinician scientist fellowship |
| 13-Feb-26 | 27-Mar-26 | Cancer Research UK (CRUK) | Career Establishment Awards |
| 17-Feb-26 | 31-Mar-26 | Wellcome | Wellcome Discovery Awards |
| 17-Feb-26 | 31-Mar-26 | Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) | Call for proposals for polio eradication |
| 18-Feb-26 | 01-Apr-26 | Royal Society | Industry Fellowships |
| 18-Feb-26 | 01-Apr-26 | Swiss National Science Foundation | International co-investigator scheme |
| 19-Feb-26 | 02-Apr-26 | Cancer Research UK (CRUK) | Discovery Programme Foundation Award |
| 19-Feb-26 | 02-Apr-26 | Cancer Research UK (CRUK) | Discovery Programme Award |
| 25-Feb-26 | 08-Apr-26 | Medical Research Council (MRC) | Early independence: clinician scientist fellowship |
| 25-Feb-26 | 08-Apr-26 | Horizon Europe: Excellent Science | MSCA COFUND |
| 25-Feb-26 | 08-Apr-26 | Medical Research Council (MRC) | Professional doctorate: clinical research training fellowship |
| 26-Feb-26 | 09-Apr-26 | Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) | Design Generators |
| 26-Feb-26 | 09-Apr-26 | Horizon Europe: Widening Participation and Strengthening the European Research Area | HORIZON-WIDERA-2026-02-WIDENING - Widening participation and spreading excellence |
| 02-Mar-26 | 13-Apr-26 | Nuffield Foundation | Main Grants |
| 02-Mar-26 | 13-Apr-26 | Breast Cancer Now | Project grants |
| 05-Mar-26 | 16-Apr-26 | Horizon Europe: Excellent Science | MSCA Staff Exchanges |
| 10-Mar-26 | 21-Apr-26 | Medical Research Council (MRC) | Early independence: career development fellowship |
| 10-Mar-26 | 21-Apr-26 | Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) | Focal awards: multilingual futures for UK growth and connectivity |
| 12-Mar-26 | 23-Apr-26 | Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) | Metascience research grants |
| 17-Mar-26 | 28-Apr-26 | Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) | Postdoctoral Fellowships for Research in Japan - Standard |
| 19-Mar-26 | 30-Apr-26 | Cancer Research UK (CRUK) | Postdoctoral clinical fellows - route 1 |
| 20-Mar-26 | 01-May-26 | Motor Neurone Disease Association (MNDA) (MND Association) | Healthcare research project grants |
| 20-Mar-26 | 01-May-26 | Motor Neurone Disease Association (MNDA) (MND Association) | Non-clinical research fellowships |
| 26-Mar-26 | 07-May-26 | Innovate UK | Commercialising Knowledge Assets Fund (CKAF) |
| No deadline | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) | EPSRC programme grants | |
| No deadline | Medical Research Council (MRC) | Collaborate with the functional genomics screening laboratory | |
| No deadline | Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) | Funding Opportunity for British-German Basic Research Projects in the Engineering and Physical Sciences (UKRI-EPSRC – DFG) | |
| No deadline | Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) | AHRC Responsive Mode: Collaborate with Researchers in Luxembourg | |
| Unknown | Cancer Research UK (CRUK) | Data for Children’s and Young People’s Cancer Pilot Award | |
| No deadline | Vivensa Foundation | DMT Academy Ignition Fund | |
| Unknown | Medical Research Council (MRC) | MRC: research grant: applicant-led | |
| Unknown | Medical Research Council (MRC) | MRC: partnership grant: applicant-led | |
| Unknown | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) | Advanced materials: highlight notice | |
| No deadline | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) | Mathematical sciences postdoctoral fellowship | |
| No deadline | Innovate UK | DRIVE35 Scale-up Fund | |
| No deadline | Cancer Research UK (CRUK) | Postdoctoral clinical fellows - route 2 | |
| No deadline | Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) | ESRC responsive mode: secondary data analysis | |
| No deadline | Cancer Research UK (CRUK) | Drug development project | |
| Unknown | Innovate UK | Defence technology exploitation programme | |
| No deadline | Scottish Government | Smart Scotland - feasibility and R&D grants | |
| No deadline | Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) | NERC Urgency Funding | |
| No deadline | Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) | Collaborate with researchers in Norway | |
| No deadline | Advanced Research+Invention Agency (ARIA) | Rolling opportunity seeds | |
| No deadline | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) | Mathematical sciences open and open plus fellowship | |
| No deadline | Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) | AHRC responsive mode: UKRI NSF-SBE lead agency | |
| No deadline | Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung | Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel research awards | |
| No deadline | Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) | AHRC responsive mode: standard research grant | |
| No deadline | Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) | Funding for farming in protected landscapes | |
| Unknown | Medical Research Council (MRC) | MRC: new investigator research grant: applicant-led |