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 six 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 September 2026)
| ResDev Notification Date | Closing date | Primary funder | Funding scheme |
| 18-Sep-26 | 30-Oct-26 | Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) | UBEL Doctoral Training Partnership |
| 20-Sep-26 | 01-Nov-26 | The Commonwealth Fund | Harkness Fellowships in Health Care Policy and Practice |
| 20-Sep-26 | 01-Nov-26 | Medical Research Council (MRC) | Collaborate with the UK Human Functional Genomics Initiative |
| 22-Sep-26 | 03-Nov-26 | Royal Academy of Engineering (RAEng) | RAEng/Leverhulme Trust research fellowships |
| 23-Sep-26 | 04-Nov-26 | Innovate UK | Future Leaders Fellowships: Business and non-academic |
| 23-Sep-26 | 04-Nov-26 | The British Academy (BA) | British Academy/ CIFAR Global Scholars |
| 23-Sep-26 | 04-Nov-26 | The British Academy (BA) | British Academy/Leverhulme small research grants |
| 23-Sep-26 | 04-Nov-26 | Royal Society | Royal Society Leverhulme Trust senior research fellowships |
| 24-Sep-26 | 05-Nov-26 | Horizon Europe: Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness | HORIZON-CL3-2026-01-FCT - Better protect the EU and its citizens against Crime and Terrorism Call - Civil Security for Society 2026 |
| 24-Sep-26 | 05-Nov-26 | Horizon Europe: Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness | HORIZON-CL3-2026-01-SSRI - Strengthened Security Research and Innovation |
| 24-Sep-26 | 05-Nov-26 | Leverhulme Trust | Research fellowships |
| 24-Sep-26 | 05-Nov-26 | Horizon Europe: Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness | HORIZON-CL3-2026-01-INFRA - Resilient Infrastructure |
| 24-Sep-26 | 05-Nov-26 | Horizon Europe: Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness | HORIZON-CL3-2026-01-BM - Effective management of EU external borders Call - Civil Security for Society 2026 |
| 24-Sep-26 | 05-Nov-26 | Horizon Europe: Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness | HORIZON-CL3-2026-01-DRS - Disaster-Resilient Society for Europe |
| 29-Sep-26 | 10-Nov-26 | Wellcome | Early-Career Awards |
| 30-Sep-26 | 11-Nov-26 | Medical Research Council (MRC) | UKRI Translation: MRC Impact Acceleration Awards |
| 01-Oct-26 | 12-Nov-26 | National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) | Health Technology Assessment Application Development Awards |
| 01-Oct-26 | 12-Nov-26 | National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) | Reconstruction surgery for FGM/C survivors |
| 02-Oct-26 | 13-Nov-26 | Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) | Fisheries and seafood scheme |
| 04-Oct-26 | 15-Nov-26 | Royal Astronomical Society (RAS) | Norman Lockyer fellowship |
| 04-Oct-26 | 15-Nov-26 | Royal Astronomical Society (RAS) | Research fellowships |
| 06-Oct-26 | 17-Nov-26 | Wellcome | Wellcome Career Development Awards |
| 07-Oct-26 | 18-Nov-26 | National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) | 2026 Clinical Lectureships in Dentistry |
| 07-Oct-26 | 18-Nov-26 | Medical Research Council (MRC) | UKRI Translation: MRC Proof of Concept: stage one |
| 07-Oct-26 | 18-Nov-26 | National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) | Increasing social support and parenting skills for parents with learning disabilities |
| 08-Oct-26 | 19-Nov-26 | Medical Research Council (MRC) | UK Obesity Research Institute |
| 09-Oct-26 | 20-Nov-26 | Aerospace Technology Institute (ATI) | Non-CO2 Programme |
| 13-Oct-26 | 24-Nov-26 | Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions | MSCA Doctoral Networks |
| 14-Oct-26 | 25-Nov-26 | National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) | EME Programme Researcher-led |
| 14-Oct-26 | 25-Nov-26 | National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) | NIHR NICE Rolling Call (EME Programme) |
| 15-Oct-26 | 26-Nov-26 | Horizon Europe: Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness | HORIZON-CL6-2026-04-GOVERNANCE - Innovative governance, environmental observations and digital solutions in support of the Green Deal: Call 04 - single stage (2026) |
| 19-Oct-26 | 30-Nov-26 | Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBITAK) | Fellowships for visiting scientists and scientists on sabbatical leave |
| 20-Oct-26 | 01-Dec-26 | Diabetes UK | Project grants |
| 20-Oct-26 | 01-Dec-26 | Horizon Europe: Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness | HORIZON-CL5-2026-11-D3 - Sustainable, secure and competitive energy supply: Call - Energy |
| 20-Oct-26 | 01-Dec-26 | National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) | BMBR Programme Researcher-led |
| 21-Oct-26 | 02-Dec-26 | Breast Cancer Now | Equity and Wellbeing scheme |
| 22-Oct-26 | 03-Dec-26 | Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) | Knowledge Synthesis Grants: The Changing Nature of Security and Conflict |
| 22-Oct-26 | 03-Dec-26 | Cancer Research UK (CRUK) | Early detection and diagnosis project award |
| 27-Oct-26 | 08-Dec-26 | National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) | Housing, place and the built environment for an ageing population |
| 27-Oct-26 | 08-Dec-26 | National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) | Using ‘big data’ to impact health and health inequalities |
| 27-Oct-26 | 08-Dec-26 | National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) | Air quality in indoor public spaces, workplace settings and transport microenvironments |
| 27-Oct-26 | 08-Dec-26 | National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) | PHR Researcher-led |
| 27-Oct-26 | 08-Dec-26 | National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) | NIHR NICE rolling funding opportunity (PHR Programme) |
| 04-Nov-26 | 16-Dec-26 | Innovate UK | UK-Singapore collaborative research and development |
| 04-Nov-26 | 16-Dec-26 | National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) | 20247 Public Health Research Programme Rapid Funding Scheme |
| 25-Nov-26 | 06-Jan-27 | National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) | NIHR NICE rolling funding opportunity (HTA Programme) |
| 25-Nov-26 | 06-Jan-27 | National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) | HTA researcher-led – primary research |
| 01-Dec-26 | 12-Jan-27 | Horizon Europe: Excellent Science | ERC-2027-CoG Consolidator grants |
| 17-Dec-26 | 28-Jan-27 | Leverhulme Trust | Emeritus fellowships |
| 20-Dec-26 | 31-Jan-27 | Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences | Call for Proposals |
| No deadline | Vivensa Foundation | DMT Academy Ignition Fund | |
| No deadline | Medical Research Council (MRC) | Collaborate with the functional genomics screening laboratory | |
| Unknown | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) | Advanced materials: highlight notice | |
| No deadline | Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) | ESRC responsive mode: secondary data analysis | |
| No deadline | Cancer Research UK (CRUK) | Postdoctoral clinical fellows - route 2 | |
| No deadline | Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung | Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel research awards | |
| No deadline | Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) | BBSRC standard research grant: applicant-led mode | |
| No deadline | Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) | AHRC responsive mode: UKRI NSF-SBE lead agency | |
| No deadline | Medical Research Council (MRC) | Using the ‘Our Future Health’ data resource for research | |
| No deadline | Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) | Funding for farming in protected landscapes | |
| No deadline | Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) | UKRI Translation: AHRC Proof of Concept | |
| No deadline | Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) | AHRC responsive mode: standard research grant | |
| No deadline | Advanced Research+Invention Agency (ARIA) | Rolling opportunity seeds | |
| No deadline | Medical Research Council (MRC) | MRC: partnership grant: applicant-led | |
| No deadline | Cancer Research UK (CRUK) | Drug development project | |
| No deadline | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) | EPSRC network grant: responsive mode | |
| No deadline | Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) | Pushing the frontiers of environmental research | |
| No deadline | Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) | ESRC responsive mode: research grants round two | |
| No deadline | Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) | AHRC responsive mode: Curiosity Award | |
| No deadline | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) | EPSRC standard research grant: responsive mode | |
| No deadline | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) | EPSRC working with overseas scientists: responsive mode | |
| No deadline | Medical Research Council (MRC) | MRC: new investigator research grant: applicant-led | |
| No deadline | Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) | AHRC responsive mode: working with Brazilian researchers | |
| No deadline | Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) | ESRC responsive mode: working with Luxembourg researchers round one | |
| No deadline | Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) | NERC Urgency Funding | |
| No deadline | Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) | AHRC responsive mode: catalyst awards |