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 15 January 2025)
| ResDev Notification Date | Closing Date | Primary Funder | Funding Scheme |
| 16-Jan-25 | 27-Feb-25 | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) | EPSRC-NSF: Exploiting Quantum Information Science in Chemistry |
| 16-Jan-25 | 27-Feb-25 | Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust (JRCT) | Peace and security programme grants |
| 18-Jan-25 | 01-Mar-25 | Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) | NEOF Pilot Multiomics Competition for Early Career Researchers |
| 18-Jan-25 | 01-Mar-25 | European Molecular Biology Organisation (EMBO) | Global Lecture Courses |
| 20-Jan-25 | 03-Mar-25 | BRACE | Equipment grants |
| 20-Jan-25 | 03-Mar-25 | BRACE | Pilot grants |
| 21-Jan-25 | 04-Mar-25 | Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) | Astronomy observation and theory small awards |
| 21-Jan-25 | 04-Mar-25 | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) | Critical mass programmes to drive a sustainable future |
| 21-Jan-25 | 04-Mar-25 | Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) | Astronomy large awards |
| 21-Jan-25 | 04-Mar-25 | Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) | Astronomy solar and planetary studies small awards |
| 22-Jan-25 | 05-Mar-25 | Medical Research Council (MRC) | Developmental pathway funding scheme |
| 23-Jan-25 | 06-Mar-25 | ERA-Net NEURON | Call for Proposals for Multinational and Translational Research Projects on Interdisciplinary Approaches to the Neuroscience of Pain |
| 23-Jan-25 | 06-Mar-25 | Blood Cancer UK | Project Grants |
| 23-Jan-25 | 06-Mar-25 | Cancer Research UK (CRUK) | Postdoctoral Research Bursary for Clinical Trainees |
| 28-Jan-25 | 11-Mar-25 | Royal Society | Lisa Jardine grant scheme |
| 29-Jan-25 | 12-Mar-25 | Royal Society | Postdoctoral fellowship programme |
| 29-Jan-25 | 12-Mar-25 | Royal Society | International exchanges scheme - standard programme |
| 31-Jan-25 | 14-Mar-25 | Innovate UK | European Space Agency: Space Supporting Environmental Claims |
| 04-Feb-25 | 18-Mar-25 | Royal Society | Newton International Fellowships - Natural Sciences |
| 04-Feb-25 | 18-Mar-25 | Human Frontier Science Program Organization (HFSPO) | Research Grants |
| 05-Feb-25 | 19-Mar-25 | Royal Society | Wolfson fellowship |
| 05-Feb-25 | 19-Mar-25 | Royal Society | Wolfson Visiting Fellowship |
| 06-Feb-25 | 20-Mar-25 | Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) | AHRC BRAID DOT: responsible AI collaborations with US researchers |
| 07-Feb-25 | 21-Mar-25 | Leverhulme Trust | Research Project Grants |
| 09-Feb-25 | 23-Mar-25 | European Space Agency (ESA) | European Space Agency: Space For a Sustainable Textile Industry |
| 11-Feb-25 | 25-Mar-25 | Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) | Postdoctoral fellowships |
| 12-Feb-25 | 26-Mar-25 | Pharmacy Research UK | Research training bursaries |
| 12-Feb-25 | 26-Mar-25 | Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) | Decarbonising the health and social care system |
| 12-Feb-25 | 26-Mar-25 | Royal Society | Research grants |
| 13-Feb-25 | 27-Mar-25 | Cancer Research UK (CRUK) | Early detection and diagnosis primer award |
| 13-Feb-25 | 27-Mar-25 | Cancer Research UK (CRUK) | Career Establishment Awards |
| 13-Feb-25 | 27-Mar-25 | Cancer Research UK (CRUK) | Senior cancer research fellowship |
| 13-Feb-25 | 27-Mar-25 | Cancer Research UK (CRUK) | Prevention and population research project awards |
| 13-Feb-25 | 27-Mar-25 | Cancer Research UK (CRUK) | Clinician scientist fellowship |
| 13-Feb-25 | 27-Mar-25 | Cancer Research UK (CRUK) | Early detection and diagnosis programme awards |
| 13-Feb-25 | 27-Mar-25 | Cancer Research UK (CRUK) | Advanced clinician scientist fellowship |
| 13-Feb-25 | 27-Mar-25 | Cancer Research UK (CRUK) | Career development fellowship |
| 16-Feb-25 | 30-Mar-25 | OFFERR | OFFERR call for proposals |
| 17-Feb-25 | 31-Mar-25 | Diabetes UK | Early-career small grants for basic scientists |
| 17-Feb-25 | 31-Mar-25 | Medical Research Council (MRC) | Artificial intelligence, engineering biology and quantum technologies: highlight notice |
| 18-Feb-25 | 01-Apr-25 | Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) | Opening up the Environment |
| 18-Feb-25 | 01-Apr-25 | Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) | Welsh Election Study 2026 |
| 18-Feb-25 | 01-Apr-25 | Nuffield Foundation | Research, development and analysis fund |
| 18-Feb-25 | 01-Apr-25 | Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) | ROK-UK Smart Clinical Trials Collaboration Award |
| 18-Feb-25 | 01-Apr-25 | The British Academy (BA) | Small research grants |
| 18-Feb-25 | 01-Apr-25 | Swiss National Science Foundation | International co-investigator scheme |
| 19-Feb-25 | 02-Apr-25 | Cancer Research UK (CRUK) | Discovery programme awards |
| 19-Feb-25 | 02-Apr-25 | Cancer Research UK (CRUK) | Clinical Research Funding Scheme |
| 19-Feb-25 | 02-Apr-25 | Cancer Research UK (CRUK) | Discovery programme foundation awards |
| 20-Feb-25 | 03-Apr-25 | Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) | NERC Independent Research Fellowship |
| 23-Feb-25 | 06-Apr-25 | Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) | ESA business incubation centre - United Kingdom |
| 25-Feb-25 | 08-Apr-25 | Wellcome Trust | Discovery awards |
| 26-Feb-25 | 09-Apr-25 | Royal Society | Industry Fellowships |
| 27-Feb-25 | 10-Apr-25 | Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) | Locally Unlocking Culture through Inclusive Access (LUCIA) |
| 27-Feb-25 | 10-Apr-25 | Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) | Pre-announcement: UKRI Metascience AI early career fellowships |
| 05-Mar-25 | 16-Apr-25 | Medical Research Council (MRC) | Career development award |
| 05-Mar-25 | 16-Apr-25 | Innovate UK | Canada-UK Collaborative R&D |
| 05-Mar-25 | 16-Apr-25 | Medical Research Council (MRC) | Experimental medicine stage one |
| 14-Mar-25 | 25-Apr-25 | Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) | Invitational Fellowships (Short-term) |
| 14-Mar-25 | 25-Apr-25 | Motor Neurone Disease Association (MNDA) (MND Association) | Non-clinical research fellowships |
| 14-Mar-25 | 25-Apr-25 | Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) | Postdoctoral Fellowship (Standard) |
| 14-Mar-25 | 25-Apr-25 | Motor Neurone Disease Association (MNDA) (MND Association) | Healthcare research project grants |
| 18-Mar-25 | 29-Apr-25 | Royal Academy of Engineering (RAEng) | UK intelligence community postdoctoral research fellowships |
| 19-Mar-25 | 30-Apr-25 | Medical Research Council (MRC) | Population and systems medicine: research grant: responsive mode |
| 19-Mar-25 | 30-Apr-25 | Medical Research Council (MRC) | Molecular and cellular medicine: research grant: responsive mode |
| 19-Mar-25 | 30-Apr-25 | Medical Research Council (MRC) | Infections and immunity: research grant: responsive mode |
| 19-Mar-25 | 30-Apr-25 | Medical Research Council (MRC) | Molecular and cellular medicine: new investigator: responsive mode |
| 19-Mar-25 | 30-Apr-25 | Medical Research Council (MRC) | Research grants - molecular and cellular medicine: responsive mode |
| 19-Mar-25 | 30-Apr-25 | Medical Research Council (MRC) | Neurosciences and mental health research: research grant: responsive mode |
| 25-Mar-25 | 06-May-25 | UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) | Pre-announcement: UKRI Creating opportunities: rethinking economic (in)activity |
| 02-Apr-25 | 14-May-25 | Leverhulme Trust | Philip Leverhulme prizes |
| No deadline | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) | EPSRC programme grants | |
| No deadline | Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) | AHRC Responsive Mode: Collaborate with Researchers in Luxembourg | |
| No deadline | Dunhill Medical Trust | DMT Academy Ignition Fund | |
| No deadline | Medical Research Council (MRC) | Collaborate with the functional genomics screening laboratory | |
| No deadline | AI for Collective Intelligence | AI4CI Rapid Response Fund | |
| 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 | |
| No deadline | Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) | Funding for farming in protected landscapes | |
| No deadline | Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) | AHRC responsive mode: standard research grant | |
| No deadline | Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) | AHRC responsive mode: UKRI NSF-SBE lead agency | |
| No deadline | Innovate UK | European Space Agency: Space For Intermodal Transport | |
| No deadline | Innovate UK | Horizon Europe Brokerage Visits | |
| No deadline | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) | Strategic infrastructure outlines | |
| No deadline | Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) | Collaborate with researchers in Norway | |
| Unknown | Innovate UK | European Space Agency: Commercial Applications of Space Weather Data | |
| No deadline | Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) | NERC Urgency Funding | |
| Unknown | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) | Pre-announcement: Japan-UK Joint call for Quantum Technologies for Innovation |