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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 28 October 2026)

ResDev Notification Date Closing date Primary funder Funding Scheme
28-Oct-26 09-Dec-26 National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Research professorships
03-Nov-26 15-Dec-26 Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) What Works Centre for a climate resilient UK
04-Nov-26 16-Dec-26 National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Programme Development Grants (PDG)
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
06-Nov-26 18-Dec-26 National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Impact Accelerator Awards
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) Broad call for interventions for improving outcomes in adults with faecal incontinence
25-Nov-26 06-Jan-27 National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) HTA researcher-led – primary research
25-Nov-26 06-Jan-27 Academy of Medical Sciences Academy of Medical Sciences Professorship Scheme
26-Nov-26 07-Jan-27 Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) Advancing solutions for critical mineral production and recycling
26-Nov-26 07-Jan-27 Research England Collaboration for a Sustainable Future: coordinating groups
09-Dec-26 20-Jan-27 Innovate UK Eureka Globalstars Japan
09-Dec-26 20-Jan-27 National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) NIHR research programme for social care
09-Dec-26 20-Jan-27 National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) NIHR James Lind Alliance Priority Setting Partnerships rolling funding opportunity (HSDR Programme)
10-Dec-26 21-Jan-27 Kidney Research UK Future Leaders Fellowship (Cohort 2)
11-Dec-26 22-Jan-27 European Molecular Biology Organisation (EMBO) Postdoctoral fellowships
15-Dec-26 26-Jan-27 EUREKA (E!) SMART Advanced Manufacturing call for projects
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
20-Dec-26 31-Jan-27 Ministry of Defence (MoD) Nuclear Deterrence Fund
22-Dec-26 02-Feb-27 Horizon Europe: Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness HORIZON-CL4-2027-06-MAT-PROD - Leadership in materials and production for Europe: Call - INDUSTRY-FTRI
22-Dec-26 02-Feb-27 Horizon Europe: Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness HORIZON-CL4-2027-02-MAT-PROD - Leadership in materials and production for Europe: Call - INDUSTRY-two-stage
22-Dec-26 02-Feb-27 Innovate UK Horizon Europe Springboard Scheme for Cluster 4 Industry Themes
22-Dec-26 02-Feb-27 Horizon Europe: Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness HORIZON-CL4-2027-02-DIGITAL - Achieving open strategic autonomy in digital and emerging enabling technologies: Call - INDUSTRY-two-stage
22-Dec-26 02-Feb-27 Horizon Europe: Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness HORIZON-CL4-2027-01-MAT-PROD - Leadership in materials and production for Europe: Call - INDUSTRY
23-Dec-26 03-Feb-27 National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Public Health Intervention Responsive Studies Teams (PHIRST) - suggestions for local government intervention evaluations
23-Dec-26 03-Feb-27 Medical Research Council (MRC) MRC Centre of Research Excellence: round five: outline application
24-Dec-26 04-Feb-27 Research England Collaboration for a Sustainable Future: pilots & UK seed funding
06-Jan-27 17-Feb-27 Horizon Europe: Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness HORIZON-HLTH-2027-02-TOOL-01-two-stage - Developing and using new tools, technologies and digital solutions for a healthy society: Cluster 1 - Health (Two stage - 2027)
06-Jan-27 17-Feb-27 Horizon Europe: Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness HORIZON-HLTH-2027-01-CARE - Ensuring equal access to innovative, sustainable, and high-quality healthcare: Cluster 1 - Health (Single stage - 2027/1)
06-Jan-27 17-Feb-27 Horizon Europe: Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness HORIZON-HLTH-2027-01-STAYHLTH-01 - Staying healthy: Cluster 1 - Health (Single stage - 2027/1)
06-Jan-27 17-Feb-27 Horizon Europe: Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness HORIZON-HLTH-2027-01-IND-01 - Maintaining an innovative, sustainable, and competitive EU health industry: Cluster 1 - Health (Single stage - 2027/1)
06-Jan-27 17-Feb-27 Horizon Europe: Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness HORIZON-HLTH-2027-01-DISEASE - Tackling diseases and reducing disease burden: Cluster 1 - Health (Single stage - 2027/1)
06-Jan-27 17-Feb-27 Horizon Europe: Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness HORIZON-HLTH-2027-02-two-stage - Tackling diseases and reducing disease burden: Cluster 1 - Health (Two stage - 2027)
06-Jan-27 17-Feb-27 Horizon Europe: Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness HORIZON-HLTH-2027-01-ENVHLTH - Environment and health: Cluster 1 - Health (Single stage - 2027/1)
06-Jan-27 17-Feb-27 Horizon Europe: Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness HORIZON-HLTH-2027-02-IND-02-two-stage - Maintaining an innovative, sustainable, and competitive EU health industry: Cluster 1 - Health (Two stage - 2027)
12-Jan-27 23-Feb-27 Wellcome Wellcome Discovery Awards
18-Jan-27 01-Mar-27 European Molecular Biology Organisation (EMBO) Global Lecture Courses
21-Jan-27 04-Mar-27 Horizon Europe: Widening Participation and Strengthening the European Research Area HORIZON-WIDERA-2027-04-WIDENING - Widening participation and spreading excellence
21-Jan-27 04-Mar-27 Horizon Europe: Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness HORIZON-CL5-2027-01-D1 - Climate sciences and responses for the transformation towards climate neutrality: Call - Climate
28-Jan-27 11-Mar-27 Horizon Europe: Widening Participation and Strengthening the European Research Area HORIZON-WIDERA-2027-05-ERA - Reforming and enhancing the European research and innovation system
04-Feb-27 18-Mar-27 Horizon Europe: Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness HORIZON-CL4-2027-05-DIGITAL - Achieving open strategic autonomy in digital and emerging enabling technologies: Call - DIGITAL
04-Feb-27 18-Mar-27 Horizon Europe: Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness HORIZON-CL4-2027-04-DIGITAL-EMERGING - Achieving open strategic autonomy in digital and emerging enabling technologies: Call - DIGITAL
04-Feb-27 18-Mar-27 Horizon Europe: Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness HORIZON-CL4-2027-04-DATA - Developing an agile and secure single market & infrastructure for data services and trustworthy artificial intelligence service: Call - DIGITAL
04-Feb-27 18-Mar-27 Horizon Europe: Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness HORIZON-CL4-2027-04-HUMAN - Digital and industrial technologies driving human-centric innovation: Call - DIGITAL
17-Feb-27 31-Mar-27 National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Academic clinical fellowships in dentistry
17-Feb-27 31-Mar-27 Horizon Europe: Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness HORIZON-CL5-2027-02-D3 - Sustainable, secure and competitive energy supply: Call - Batteries and Energy
17-Feb-27 31-Mar-27 Horizon Europe: Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness HORIZON-CL5-2027-02-D2 - Cross-sectoral solutions for the climate transition: Call - Batteries and Energy
18-Feb-27 01-Apr-27 Swiss National Science Foundation International co-investigator scheme
23-Feb-27 06-Apr-27 Horizon Europe: Excellent Science HORIZON-MSCA-2027-COFUND-02-01: MSCA Choose Europe for Science 2027
23-Feb-27 06-Apr-27 Horizon Europe: Excellent Science MSCA COFUND
25-Feb-27 08-Apr-27 Horizon Europe: Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness HORIZON-CL6-2027-01-CIRCBIO-two-stage - Circular economy and bioeconomy sectors: Call 01 - two stage (2027)
25-Feb-27 08-Apr-27 Horizon Europe: Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness HORIZON-CL6-2027-02-FARM2FORK-two-stage - Fair, healthy and environment-friendly food systems from primary production to consumption: Call 02 - two-stage (2027)
25-Feb-27 08-Apr-27 Horizon Europe: Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness HORIZON-CL6-2027-02-CLIMATE-two-stage - Land, ocean and water for climate action: Call 02 - two-stage (2027)
02-Mar-27 13-Apr-27 Horizon Europe: Excellent Science MSCA Staff Exchanges
02-Mar-27 13-Apr-27 Horizon Europe: Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness HORIZON-HLTH-2026-03 - Tackling diseases and reducing disease burden: Partnerships in Health (2026/2)
03-Mar-27 14-Apr-27 Horizon Europe: Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness HORIZON-CL5-2027-04-Two-Stage-D5 - Clean and competitive solutions for all transport modes: Call - Batteries and Mobility
03-Mar-27 14-Apr-27 Horizon Europe: Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness HORIZON-CL5-2027-03-D5 - Clean and competitive solutions for all transport modes: Call - Mobility
03-Mar-27 14-Apr-27 Horizon Europe: Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness HORIZON-CL5-2027-04-Two-Stage-D2 - Cross-sectoral solutions for the climate transition: Call - Batteries and Mobility
03-Mar-27 14-Apr-27 Medical Research Council (MRC) Experimental medicine to define mechanisms of gambling disorder
  No deadline Medical Research Council (MRC) MRC: research grant: applicant-led
  No deadline Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) EPSRC programme grants
  Unknown Cancer Research UK (CRUK) Data for Children’s and Young People’s Cancer Pilot Award
  No deadline Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) AHRC Collaborate with researchers in Luxembourg: applicant-led mode
  No deadline Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) Funding Opportunity for British-German Basic Research Projects in the Engineering and Physical Sciences (UKRI-EPSRC – DFG)
  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
  No deadline Cancer Research UK (CRUK) Postdoctoral clinical fellows - route 2
  No deadline Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) ESRC responsive mode: working with Brazilian researchers round two
  No deadline Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) BBSRC standard research grant: applicant-led mode
  No deadline Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) EPSRC new investigator award: 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 Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) UKRI Translation: AHRC Proof of Concept
  No deadline Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) AHRC Standard research grant: applicant-led mode
  No deadline Advanced Research+Invention Agency (ARIA) Rolling opportunity seeds
  Unknown Innovate UK Defence technology exploitation programme
  No deadline Medical Research Council (MRC) MRC: partnership grant: applicant-led
  No deadline Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) Lead agency opportunity with the NSF
  No deadline Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) AHRC Curiosity Award: applicant-led mode