External funding deadlines calendar
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(Updated 25 February 2026)
| ResDev Notification Date | Closing Date | Primary Funder Name | Funding Scheme |
| 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 |
| 25-Feb-26 | 08-Apr-26 | Innovate UK | Full ADOPT Grant |
| 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 |
| 26-Feb-26 | 09-Apr-26 | Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) | Delivery of UK, European and International trade flow information |
| 02-Mar-26 | 13-Apr-26 | Nuffield Foundation | Main Grants |
| 02-Mar-26 | 13-Apr-26 | Breast Cancer Now | Project grants |
| 03-Mar-26 | 14-Apr-26 | Horizon Europe: Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness | HORIZON-CL5-2026-06-Two-Stage-D5 - Clean and competitive solutions for all transport modes: Call - Mobility |
| 03-Mar-26 | 14-Apr-26 | Horizon Europe: Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness | HORIZON-CL6-2026-02-CLIMATE - Land, ocean and water for climate action: Call 02 - single stage (2026) |
| 03-Mar-26 | 14-Apr-26 | Horizon Europe: Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness | HORIZON-CL6-2026-02-FARM2FORK - Fair, healthy and environment-friendly food systems from primary production to consumption: Call 02 - single stage (2026) |
| 03-Mar-26 | 14-Apr-26 | Horizon Europe: Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness | HORIZON-CL6-2026-02-COMMUNITIES - Resilient, inclusive, healthy and green rural, coastal and urban communities: Call 02 - single stage (2026) |
| 03-Mar-26 | 14-Apr-26 | Horizon Europe: Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness | HORIZON-CL5-2026-05-D5 - Clean and competitive solutions for all transport modes: Call - Mobility |
| 04-Mar-26 | 15-Apr-26 | Horizon Europe: Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness | HORIZON-CL4-2026-04-HUMAN - Digital and industrial technologies driving human-centric innovation: Call - DIGITAL |
| 04-Mar-26 | 15-Apr-26 | Horizon Europe: Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness | HORIZON-CL5-2026-08-Two-Stage-D1 - Climate sciences and responses for the transformation towards climate neutrality: Call - Climate |
| 04-Mar-26 | 15-Apr-26 | Horizon Europe: Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness | HORIZON-CL6-2026-03-GOVERNANCE-two-stage - Innovative governance, environmental observations and digital solutions in support of the Green Deal: Call 03 - two-stage (2026) |
| 04-Mar-26 | 15-Apr-26 | Innovate UK | UK-Germany Collaborative Innovation for Quantum Technologies |
| 04-Mar-26 | 15-Apr-26 | Horizon Europe: Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness | HORIZON-CL4-2026-05-MAT-PROD - Innovative Advanced Materials-based Technologies |
| 04-Mar-26 | 15-Apr-26 | Horizon Europe: Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness | HORIZON-CL5-2026-07-D1 - Climate sciences and responses for the transformation towards climate neutrality: Call - Climate |
| 04-Mar-26 | 15-Apr-26 | Horizon Europe: Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness | HORIZON-CL4-2026-04-DIGITAL - Achieving open strategic autonomy in digital and emerging enabling technologies: Call - DIGITAL |
| 04-Mar-26 | 15-Apr-26 | Horizon Europe: Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness | HORIZON-CL4-2026-05-DIGITAL - Achieving open strategic autonomy in digital and emerging enabling technologies: Call - DIGITAL |
| 04-Mar-26 | 15-Apr-26 | Horizon Europe: Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness | HORIZON-CL4-2026-04-DATA - Developing an agile and secure single market & infrastructure for data services and trustworthy artificial intelligence service Call: DIGITAL |
| 05-Mar-26 | 16-Apr-26 | Horizon Europe: Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness | HORIZON-CL4-2026-04-DATA - Developing an agile and secure single market & infrastructure for data services and trustworthy artificial intelligence service Call: DIGITAL |
| 05-Mar-26 | 16-Apr-26 | Horizon Europe: Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness | HORIZON-CL6-2026-01-ZEROPOLLUTION-two-stage - Clean environment and zero pollution: Call 01 - two stage (2026) |
| 05-Mar-26 | 16-Apr-26 | Horizon Europe: Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness | HORIZON-HLTH-2026-01-TOOL - Developing and using new tools, technologies and digital solutions for a healthy society: Cluster 1 - Health (Single stage - 2026) |
| 05-Mar-26 | 16-Apr-26 | Horizon Europe: Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness | HORIZON-HLTH-2026-01-STAYHLTH-03 - Staying healthy: Cluster 1- Health (Single stage - 2026) |
| 05-Mar-26 | 16-Apr-26 | Horizon Europe: Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness | HORIZON-CL6-2026-01-BIODIV-two-stage - Biodiversity and ecosystem services: Call 01 - two stage (2026) |
| 05-Mar-26 | 16-Apr-26 | Horizon Europe: Excellent Science | MSCA Staff Exchanges |
| 05-Mar-26 | 16-Apr-26 | Horizon Europe: Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness | HORIZON-HLTH-2026-01-STAYHLTH-02 - Staying healthy: Cluster 1 - Health (Single stage - 2026) |
| 05-Mar-26 | 16-Apr-26 | Horizon Europe: Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness | HORIZON-HLTH-2026-01-DISEASE - Tackling diseases and reducing disease burden: Cluster 1 - Health (Single stage - 2026) |
| 05-Mar-26 | 16-Apr-26 | Horizon Europe: Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness | HORIZON-HLTH-2026-04-CARE - Ensuring equal access to innovative, sustainable, and high-quality healthcare: Partnerships in Health (2026/3) |
| 05-Mar-26 | 16-Apr-26 | Horizon Europe: Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness | HORIZON-CL6-2026-01-CIRCBIO-two-stage - Circular economy and bioeconomy sectors: Call 01 - two stage (2026) |
| 05-Mar-26 | 16-Apr-26 | Horizon Europe: Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness | HORIZON-HLTH-2026-01-ENVHLTH - Environment and health: Cluster 1 - Health (Single stage - 2026) |
| 05-Mar-26 | 16-Apr-26 | Horizon Europe: Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness | HORIZON-HLTH-2026-01-CARE - Ensuring equal access to innovative, sustainable, and high-quality healthcare: Cluster 1 - Health (Single stage - 2026) |
| 05-Mar-26 | 16-Apr-26 | Horizon Europe: Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness | HORIZON-HLTH-2026-01-IND-03 - Maintaining an innovative, sustainable, and competitive EU health industry: Cluster 1 - Health (Single stage - 2026) |
| 06-Mar-26 | 17-Apr-26 | National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) | i4i THRIVE |
| 10-Mar-26 | 21-Apr-26 | Horizon Europe: Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness | HORIZON-CL4-2026-01-MAT - Leadership in materials and production for Europe: Call - INDUSTRY |
| 10-Mar-26 | 21-Apr-26 | National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) | 2025/468 NIHR James Lind Alliance Priority Setting Partnerships rolling call (PHR Programme) |
| 10-Mar-26 | 21-Apr-26 | National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) | Men's mental health |
| 10-Mar-26 | 21-Apr-26 | Medical Research Council (MRC) | Early independence: career development fellowship |
| 10-Mar-26 | 21-Apr-26 | National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) | Public Health Research - Veterans' health |
| 10-Mar-26 | 21-Apr-26 | National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) | Domestic violence against women and girls |
| 10-Mar-26 | 21-Apr-26 | National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) | Continuing areas of research interest to the Public Health Research (PHR) Programme |
| 10-Mar-26 | 21-Apr-26 | Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) | Focal awards: multilingual futures for UK growth and connectivity |
| 10-Mar-26 | 21-Apr-26 | National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) | Greenspace and natural environments |
| 11-Mar-26 | 22-Apr-26 | Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) | Early independence BBSRC fellowships outline |
| 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 |
| 17-Mar-26 | 28-Apr-26 | ESRC Centre for Digital Futures at Work | Marie Jahoda Innovation Fund |
| 19-Mar-26 | 30-Apr-26 | Cancer Research UK (CRUK) | Postdoctoral clinical fellows - route 1 |
| 20-Mar-26 | 01-May-26 | National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) | NIHR Three Schools’ Dementia Research Programme Post-Doctoral Fellowship Scheme |
| 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 |
| 25-Mar-26 | 06-May-26 | National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) | NIHR James Lind Alliance Priority Setting Partnerships rolling funding opportunity (HTA Programme) |
| 25-Mar-26 | 06-May-26 | National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) | NIHR NICE rolling funding opportunity (HTA Programme) |
| 25-Mar-26 | 06-May-26 | Innovate UK | Advancing innovation in drug and alcohol addiction healthcare |
| 25-Mar-26 | 06-May-26 | National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) | HTA researcher-led – primary research |
| 25-Mar-26 | 06-May-26 | National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) | Improving mobility and quality of life after stroke |
| 25-Mar-26 | 06-May-26 | Innovate UK | Contracts for Innovation in drug and alcohol addiction healthcare |
| 26-Mar-26 | 07-May-26 | Innovate UK | Commercialising Knowledge Assets Fund (CKAF) |
| 27-Mar-26 | 08-May-26 | Leverhulme Trust | Major research fellowships in the humanities and social sciences |
| 01-Apr-26 | 13-May-26 | UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) | Pre-announcement: UKRI Translation: Proof of Concept |
| 01-Apr-26 | 13-May-26 | National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) | NIHR PGfAR Fast Track - Seed funded research |
| 02-Apr-26 | 14-May-26 | National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) | Improving access to, experience of, and outcomes from physical health services in prisons |
| 02-Apr-26 | 14-May-26 | Leverhulme Trust | Philip Leverhulme prizes |
| 06-Apr-26 | 18-May-26 | National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) | Evidence Synthesis Programme (ESP): Researcher-Led – Evidence Synthesis |
| 07-Apr-26 | 19-May-26 | Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) | What Works Centre (WWC) for local employment support |
| 08-Apr-26 | 20-May-26 | National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) | Programme Development Grants (PDG) |
| 17-Apr-26 | 29-May-26 | Cancer Research UK (CRUK) | Therapeutic catalyst |
| 20-Apr-26 | 01-Jun-26 | Diabetes UK | Project grants |
| 24-Apr-26 | 05-Jun-26 | Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) | Postdoctoral Fellowships for Research in Japan - Short-term (PE) |
| 05-May-26 | 16-Jun-26 | UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) | Future leaders fellowships |
| 05-May-26 | 16-Jun-26 | Horizon Europe: Excellent Science | HORIZON-INFRA-2026-01-EOSC - INFRAEOSC - Enabling an operational, open and FAIR EOSC ecosystem (2026- 27) |
| 05-May-26 | 16-Jun-26 | Horizon Europe: Excellent Science | HORIZON-INFRA-2026-SERV-01 - INFRASERV - Research infrastructures services to support a healthier future, a global climate and energy vision, a circular and resilient economy, and to advance frontier knowledge (2026-27) |
| 05-May-26 | 16-Jun-26 | Horizon Europe: Excellent Science | HORIZON-INFRA-2026-TECH-01 - INFRATECH - Next generation of scientific instrumentation, tools, methods, and advanced digital solutions of research infrastructures and fostering innovation and co-creation with industry (2026-27) |
| 05-May-26 | 16-Jun-26 | Horizon Europe: Excellent Science | HORIZON-INFRA-2026-DEV-01 - INFRADEV - Consolidation and evolution of the European Research Infrastructure landscape (2026-27) |
| 06-May-26 | 17-Jun-26 | ERA4Health | Multi-country Investigator-Initiated Clinical Trials in Cardiovascular, Autoimmune and Metabolic diseases (Trials4Health) call |
| 07-May-26 | 18-Jun-26 | Cancer Research UK (CRUK) | Prevention and Population Project Award |
| 07-May-26 | 18-Jun-26 | Cancer Research UK (CRUK) | Early detection and diagnosis project award |
| 07-May-26 | 18-Jun-26 | Cancer Research UK (CRUK) | Biology to Prevention Award |
| 27-May-26 | 08-Jul-26 | National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) | RfPB Commissioned - Building a health and social care system fit for the future 2026/352 |
| 02-Jun-26 | 14-Jul-26 | Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) | UK international ocean drilling programme site survey |
| 09-Jun-26 | 21-Jul-26 | Wellcome | Early-Career Awards |
| 19-Jun-26 | 31-Jul-26 | Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences | Call for Proposals |
| 19-Jun-26 | 31-Jul-26 | Diabetes UK | Early-career small grants for basic scientists |
| No deadline | Vivensa Foundation | DMT Academy Ignition Fund | |
| No deadline | Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) | AHRC Responsive Mode: Collaborate with Researchers in Luxembourg | |
| No deadline | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) | EPSRC programme grants | |
| Unknown | Medical Research Council (MRC) | MRC: partnership grant: applicant-led | |
| No deadline | Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) | Funding Opportunity for British-German Basic Research Projects in the Engineering and Physical Sciences (UKRI-EPSRC – DFG) | |
| Unknown | Medical Research Council (MRC) | MRC: research grant: applicant-led | |
| No deadline | Medical Research Council (MRC) | Collaborate with the functional genomics screening laboratory | |
| Unknown | Cancer Research UK (CRUK) | Accelerator Award | |
| No deadline | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) | EPSRC doctoral prize | |
| Unknown | Cancer Research UK (CRUK) | Data for Children’s and Young People’s Cancer Pilot Award | |
| 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 | |
| Unknown | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) | Advanced materials: highlight notice | |
| Unknown | National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) | i4i Connect | |
| Unknown | National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) | MRFF and NHMRC – CTA Initiative – 2025 Aus-UK Platform Studies in Areas of Unmet Clinical Need Grant Opportunity | |
| No deadline | Cancer Research UK (CRUK) | Postdoctoral clinical fellows - route 2 | |
| 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 | |
| Unknown | UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) | SDR UK Fellowships | |
| Unknown | Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) | Northern Ireland Election Study 2026 to 2031 | |
| 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 | |
| Unknown | Medical Research Council (MRC) | MRC: new investigator research grant: applicant-led | |
| No deadline | Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) | Funding for farming in protected landscapes | |
| No deadline | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) | Strategic infrastructure outlines | |
| Unknown | Innovate UK | Smart grants | |
| No deadline | Advanced Research+Invention Agency (ARIA) | Rolling opportunity seeds | |
| 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 | Cancer Research UK (CRUK) | Drug development project |