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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External Funding Deadlines Live Calendar
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(Updated 10 Apr 2025)
| ResDev Notification Date | Closing Date | Primary Funder | Funding Scheme |
| 10-Apr-25 | 22-May-25 | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) | Japan-UK joint call for collaborations in advancing human-centred AI |
| 10-Apr-25 | 22-May-25 | Wellcome Trust | Early-career awards |
| 15-Apr-25 | 27-May-25 | Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) | Clinical Impact Awards |
| 16-Apr-25 | 28-May-25 | Innovate UK | Contracts for Innovation: FOAK 2025 – Bridge Strikes |
| 16-Apr-25 | 28-May-25 | Innovate UK | Contracts for Innovation: FOAK 2025 – Personal Safety |
| 16-Apr-25 | 28-May-25 | Innovate UK | Contracts for Innovation: FOAK 2025 – Platform Train Interface |
| 16-Apr-25 | 28-May-25 | Innovate UK | Contracts for Innovation: FOAK 2025 – AI for Complex Processes |
| 17-Apr-25 | 29-May-25 | Innovate UK | DCMS Create Growth Programme Competition 4: small projects |
| 17-Apr-25 | 29-May-25 | Innovate UK | DCMS Create Growth Programme Competition 4: large projects |
| 18-Apr-25 | 30-May-25 | Innovate UK | Innovation Exchange challenge: Counter Multi-Domain Unmanned Vehicles & Vessels |
| 18-Apr-25 | 30-May-25 | Software Sustainability Institute | Research Software Maintenance Fund |
| 18-Apr-25 | 30-May-25 | Innovate UK | Innovation Exchange challenge: Integrated Air and Missile Defence |
| 19-Apr-25 | 31-May-25 | Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) | Innovations for Exceptionally Low-Cost Monoclonal Antibody (mAb) Manufacturing |
| 23-Apr-25 | 04-Jun-25 | Royal Society | International exchanges scheme - Italy cost-share programme |
| 23-Apr-25 | 04-Jun-25 | The British Academy (BA) | British Academy/Leverhulme small research grants |
| 23-Apr-25 | 04-Jun-25 | Royal Society | International exchanges scheme - standard programme |
| 24-Apr-25 | 05-Jun-25 | Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) | Facility access funding for bioscience partnerships |
| 24-Apr-25 | 05-Jun-25 | Medical Research Council (MRC) | DARE UK next-generation trusted research environment capabilities |
| 25-Apr-25 | 06-Jun-25 | Cancer Research UK (CRUK) | Therapeutic catalyst |
| 26-Apr-25 | 07-Jun-25 | Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) | Postdoctoral fellowship programme for research in Japan - short-term |
| 30-Apr-25 | 11-Jun-25 | Cancer Research UK (CRUK) | Cancer Grand Challenges |
| 07-May-25 | 18-Jun-25 | UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) | Transdisciplinary research to tackle antimicrobial resistance |
| 08-May-25 | 19-Jun-25 | UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) | Interdisciplinary research to tackle epidemic threats |
| 08-May-25 | 19-Jun-25 | Cancer Research UK (CRUK) | Biology to Prevention Award |
| 08-May-25 | 19-Jun-25 | Cancer Research UK (CRUK) | Early detection and diagnosis project award |
| 16-May-25 | 27-Jun-25 | Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) | Decarbonising the health and social care system |
| 19-May-25 | 30-Jun-25 | Innovate UK | European Space Agency: Integrated Digital Solutions For The Energy Sector |
| 22-May-25 | 03-Jul-25 | Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) | UKRI cross research council responsive mode pilot scheme |
| 29-May-25 | 10-Jul-25 | Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) | Population Health Career Scientist Award |
| 04-Jun-25 | 16-Jul-25 | Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) | Pushing the frontiers of environmental research |
| 04-Jun-25 | 16-Jul-25 | Medical Research Council (MRC) | Developmental pathway funding scheme |
| 10-Jun-25 | 22-Jul-25 | Wellcome Trust | Mental Health Award: Leveraging longitudinal data to transform early intervention in mental health |
| 17-Jun-25 | 29-Jul-25 | Wellcome Trust | Discovery awards |
| 19-Jun-25 | 31-Jul-25 | Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences | Call for Proposals |
| 19-Jun-25 | 31-Jul-25 | Diabetes UK | Early-career small grants for basic scientists |
| 20-Jun-25 | 01-Aug-25 | European Molecular Biology Organisation (EMBO) | Global Lecture Courses |
| 25-Jun-25 | 06-Aug-25 | National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) | Public Scholars |
| No deadline | Dunhill Medical Trust | DMT Academy Ignition Fund | |
| 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 | AI for Collective Intelligence | AI4CI Rapid Response Fund | |
| No deadline | Medical Research Council (MRC) | Collaborate with the functional genomics screening laboratory | |
| Unknown | Royal Academy of Engineering (RAEng) | Chair in emerging technologies award | |
| Unknown | Innovate UK | Contracts for Innovation: Local Partnerships Clean Energy Demonstrators | |
| 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 | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) | Mathematical sciences postdoctoral fellowship | |
| 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 | |
| Unknown | Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) | AHRC responsive mode: follow-on funding for impact and engagement | |
| No deadline | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) | Strategic infrastructure outlines | |
| 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 | 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 |