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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 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 17th May 2023)

ResDev Notification Date Closing date Primary funder name Opportunity Name
18-May-23 29-Jun-23 Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) Strategic infrastructure for engineering and physical sciences
19-May-23 30-Jun-23 Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) Centre for doctoral training in water and waste infrastructure and services engineered for resilience (Water-WISER)
22-May-23 03-Jul-23 Medical Research Council (MRC) Genome Editing Mice for Medicine (GEMM)
23-May-23 04-Jul-23 UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Future leaders fellowships
24-May-23 05-Jul-23 Innovate UK Novel low-emission food production systems: Investor Partnership
24-May-23 05-Jul-23 Innovate UK Future Economy Investor Partnerships SME: round 2
25-May-23 06-Jul-23 Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) Population health career scientist award
25-May-23 06-Jul-23 Cancer Research UK (CRUK) Multidisciplinary project award
25-May-23 06-Jul-23 Cancer Research UK (CRUK) Cancer immunology project awards
27-May-23 08-Jul-23 Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) Carbon Recycling Network and BBNet - proof of concept call
29-May-23 10-Jul-23 Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) Population Research UK coordination hub
30-May-23 11-Jul-23 Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) India-UK partnership to address farmed animal diseases and health
30-May-23 11-Jul-23 Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) Land use for net zero – research (LUNZ-Research)
31-May-23 12-Jul-23 Royal Society Wolfson fellowship
31-May-23 12-Jul-23 Medical Research Council (MRC) Funding for early stage development of new healthcare interventions
31-May-23 12-Jul-23 Innovate UK Faraday battery challenge - innovation feasibility studies
01-Jun-23 13-Jul-23 Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) Place-based approaches to sustainable living
01-Jun-23 13-Jul-23 Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) XRtists: supporting the implementation of immersive technologies
01-Jun-23 13-Jul-23 Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) Resilient UK coastal communities and seas
02-Jun-23 14-Jul-23 Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) Arctic Research Station Access Scheme
03-Jun-23 15-Jul-23 Kay Kendall Leukaemia Fund Research support awards
06-Jun-23 18-Jul-23 Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) Research and partnership hubs for health technologies
07-Jun-23 19-Jul-23 Medical Research Council (MRC) Developmental pathway funding scheme
07-Jun-23 19-Jul-23 Innovate UK UK-Taiwan Collaborative R&D
08-Jun-23 20-Jul-23 Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) Pushing the frontiers of environmental science research
08-Jun-23 20-Jul-23 Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) UKRI cross research council responsive mode pilot scheme
08-Jun-23 20-Jul-23 Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) Deliver foundations for a transformation in digital footprint data
14-Jun-23 26-Jul-23 Innovate UK UK-Switzerland bilateral: collaborative research and development
14-Jun-23 26-Jul-23 Alzheimer's Research UK (ARUK) Clinical research training fellowship
14-Jun-23 26-Jul-23 Medical Research Council (MRC) Population health improvement network of clusters
15-Jun-23 27-Jul-23 Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) Deliver a UK national capability for cosmogenic in situ 14C
15-Jun-23 27-Jul-23 Wellcome Trust Career development awards
15-Jun-23 27-Jul-23 Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) Building a Secure and Resilient World: Research and Coordination Hub
17-Jun-23 29-Jul-23 Dunhill Medical Trust Interventions targeting the social determinants of healthy older age
17-Jun-23 29-Jul-23 Cancer Research UK (CRUK) Prospective sample collection awards
17-Jun-23 29-Jul-23 Cancer Research UK (CRUK) Prospective Sample Collection Awards
17-Jun-23 29-Jul-23 Cancer Research UK (CRUK) Biomarker project awards
19-Jun-23 31-Jul-23 Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences Call for Proposals
19-Jun-23 31-Jul-23 Diabetes UK Early-career small grants for basic scientists
19-Jun-23 31-Jul-23 Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) ADR UK research fellowships
20-Jun-23 01-Aug-23 European Molecular Biology Organisation (EMBO) Global Lecture Courses
20-Jun-23 01-Aug-23 Medical Research Council (MRC) Partnership grants - applied global health research
20-Jun-23 01-Aug-23 Medical Research Council (MRC) Research grants - applied global health research
26-Jun-23 07-Aug-23 British Council International collaboration grants - artistic projects
27-Jun-23 08-Aug-23 Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) EPSRC programme grants
28-Jun-23 09-Aug-23 Royal Society Wolfson Visiting Fellowship
04-Jul-23 15-Aug-23 Royal Astronomical Society (RAS) Grants for studies in astronomy and geophysics
09-Jul-23 20-Aug-23 Royal Astronomical Society (RAS) Grants for Studies
13-Jul-23 24-Aug-23 Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) Research for a digitally enabled circular economy and sustainable digital technologies
19-Jul-23 30-Aug-23 Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) Digital Futures at Work - Digit Innovation fund
20-Jul-23 31-Aug-23 Diabetes UK PhD studentship
21-Jul-23 01-Sep-23 Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) ISIS facility development studentships
21-Jul-23 01-Sep-23 Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Postdoctoral fellowship programme for research in Japan - standard
21-Jul-23 01-Sep-23 Leverhulme Trust Research Project Grants
21-Jul-23 01-Sep-23 Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Invitational fellowship programme for research in Japan - long-term
25-Jul-23 05-Sep-23 Medical Research Council (MRC) Programme grants - molecular and cellular medicine
25-Jul-23 05-Sep-23 Medical Research Council (MRC) New investigator research grant - molecular and cellular medicine
25-Jul-23 05-Sep-23 Medical Research Council (MRC) Partnership grant - molecular and cellular medicine
25-Jul-23 05-Sep-23 Medical Research Council (MRC) Research grants - molecular and cellular medicine
26-Jul-23 06-Sep-23 Innovate UK Automotive Transformation Fund: Expression of Interest
26-Jul-23 06-Sep-23 Innovate UK India – UK Collaborative R&D for industrial sustainability
26-Jul-23 06-Sep-23 Medical Research Council (MRC) Clinical research training fellowship
26-Jul-23 06-Sep-23 Cancer Research UK (CRUK) Clinical trial fellowship award
26-Jul-23 06-Sep-23 Medical Research Council (MRC) Clinician scientist fellowship
26-Jul-23 06-Sep-23 Medical Research Council (MRC) Clinical research training fellowships
27-Jul-23 07-Sep-23 UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Turing AI world-leading researcher fellowships
27-Jul-23 07-Sep-23 Royal Society University research fellowships
27-Jul-23 07-Sep-23 Cancer Research UK (CRUK) Early detection and diagnosis primer award
27-Jul-23 07-Sep-23 Royal Academy of Engineering (RAEng) Research chairs and senior research fellowships scheme
28-Jul-23 08-Sep-23 National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research (NC3Rs) BBSRC/NC3Rs joint call on development of next generation non-animal technologies
01-Aug-23 12-Sep-23 Medical Research Council (MRC) Partnership grant - infections and immunity
01-Aug-23 12-Sep-23 Medical Research Council (MRC) Programme grants - infections and immunity
01-Aug-23 12-Sep-23 Medical Research Council (MRC) Research grants - infections and immunity
01-Aug-23 12-Sep-23 Medical Research Council (MRC) New investigator research grant - infections and immunity
02-Aug-23 13-Sep-23 Medical Research Council (MRC) Senior non-clinical fellowship
02-Aug-23 13-Sep-23 Nuffield Foundation Research, development and analysis fund
02-Aug-23 13-Sep-23 Medical Research Council (MRC) Career development award
02-Aug-23 13-Sep-23 Horizon Europe: Widening Participation and Strengthening the European Research Area #VALUE!
03-Aug-23 14-Sep-23 Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) Design Exchange Partnerships: design the green transition round two
03-Aug-23 14-Sep-23 Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) AHRC responsive mode: standard research grant
03-Aug-23 14-Sep-23 Research England Museums, galleries and collections funding
03-Aug-23 14-Sep-23 Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) AHRC responsive mode: follow-on funding for impact and engagement
03-Aug-23 14-Sep-23 EUREKA (E!) Eurostars - European partnership on innovative SMEs
04-Aug-23 15-Sep-23 BRACE PhD studentships
04-Aug-23 15-Sep-23 BRACE Equipment grants
04-Aug-23 15-Sep-23 BRACE Pilot grants