External Funding Deadlines Calendar
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(Updated 24 April 2024)
| ResDev Notification Date | Closing Date | Primary Funder Name | Funding Scheme |
| 24-Apr-24 | 05-Jun-24 | Royal Society | International exchanges scheme - Italy cost-share programme |
| 24-Apr-24 | 05-Jun-24 | Royal Society | International exchanges scheme - standard programme |
| 26-Apr-24 | 07-Jun-24 | Innovate UK | Global incubator programme to New York, USA - clean growth |
| 30-Apr-24 | 11-Jun-24 | Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) | Global Centres (GC) addressing global challenges through bioeconomy |
| 01-May-24 | 12-Jun-24 | Medical Research Council (MRC) | Better methods, better research |
| 01-May-24 | 12-Jun-24 | Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) | Projects peer review panel - large or complex scientific projects |
| 01-May-24 | 12-Jun-24 | Medical Research Council (MRC) | Better methods, better research new investigator |
| 01-May-24 | 12-Jun-24 | Medical Research Council (MRC) | Understanding public involvement in non-clinical research |
| 01-May-24 | 12-Jun-24 | Medical Research Council (MRC) | Develop guidance for better research methods |
| 02-May-24 | 13-Jun-24 | Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) | TEAMxUK: Quantifying atmospheric processes in mountainous regions |
| 02-May-24 | 13-Jun-24 | Medical Research Council (MRC) | Partnership grants - applied global health research |
| 02-May-24 | 13-Jun-24 | Medical Research Council (MRC) | Research grants - applied global health research |
| 03-May-24 | 14-Jun-24 | Cancer Research UK (CRUK) | Therapeutic catalyst |
| 03-May-24 | 14-Jun-24 | Leverhulme Trust | Leverhulme research centres |
| 04-May-24 | 15-Jun-24 | Academy of Medical Sciences | Springboard awards |
| 05-May-24 | 16-Jun-24 | London Mathematical Society | Emmy Noether fellowships |
| 07-May-24 | 18-Jun-24 | UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) | Future leaders fellowships |
| 07-May-24 | 18-Jun-24 | Medical Research Council (MRC) | Enhancing biomedical and health related data and digital platform resources |
| 07-May-24 | 18-Jun-24 | Wellcome Trust | Accelerator Awards |
| 08-May-24 | 19-Jun-24 | Innovate UK | GBIP in the USA - V2X Bi-Directional and Smart Charging |
| 09-May-24 | 20-Jun-24 | Cancer Research UK (CRUK) | Biology to Prevention Award |
| 09-May-24 | 20-Jun-24 | Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) | AHRC Cultural heritage research translated into climate change policy |
| 09-May-24 | 20-Jun-24 | Cancer Research UK (CRUK) | Early detection and diagnosis project award |
| 10-May-24 | 21-Jun-24 | Leverhulme Trust | Arts scholarships |
| 14-May-24 | 25-Jun-24 | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) | EPSRC programme grants |
| 14-May-24 | 25-Jun-24 | Innovate UK | Future Leaders Fellowships: Business and non-academic |
| 14-May-24 | 25-Jun-24 | Wellcome Trust | Infectious Disease Award: Understanding dengue and Zika spread, immunity and clinical outcomes |
| 15-May-24 | 26-Jun-24 | Innovate UK | Smart Shipping Acceleration Fund |
| 15-May-24 | 26-Jun-24 | Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) | Community-led Heritage Research and Skills Hub |
| 15-May-24 | 26-Jun-24 | Cancer Research UK (CRUK) | Discovery programme awards |
| 15-May-24 | 26-Jun-24 | Innovate UK | Knowledge transfer partnerships |
| 15-May-24 | 26-Jun-24 | Cancer Research UK (CRUK) | Discovery programme foundation awards |
| 16-May-24 | 27-Jun-24 | Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) | AHRC Responsive Mode: Collaborate with Researchers in Luxembourg |
| 16-May-24 | 27-Jun-24 | Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) | AHRC responsive mode: working with Brazilian researchers |
| 16-May-24 | 27-Jun-24 | Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) | AHRC responsive mode: follow-on funding for impact and engagement |
| 16-May-24 | 27-Jun-24 | Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) | AHRC responsive mode: standard research grant |
| 16-May-24 | 27-Jun-24 | Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) | Digital Research Technical Professional Skills NetworkPlus |
| 16-May-24 | 27-Jun-24 | Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) | AHRC responsive mode: UKRI NSF-SBE lead agency: round one |
| 17-May-24 | 28-Jun-24 | Medical Research Council (MRC) | FAPESP and UKRI (MRC) artificial intelligence (AI) for health |
| 19-May-24 | 30-Jun-24 | Academy of Medical Sciences | Academy of Medical Sciences Professorship Scheme |
| 21-May-24 | 02-Jul-24 | Action Medical Research | Research training fellowship award |
| 23-May-24 | 04-Jul-24 | Medical Research Council (MRC) | Small molecule High Throughput Screen using AstraZeneca facilities |
| 28-May-24 | 09-Jul-24 | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) | EPSRC Network Plus: Tomorrow’s Engineering Research Challenges |
| 28-May-24 | 09-Jul-24 | Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) | Support knowledge exchange for European humanities research |
| 29-May-24 | 10-Jul-24 | Medical Research Council (MRC) | Funding for early stage development of new healthcare interventions |
| 30-May-24 | 11-Jul-24 | Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) | Population health career scientist award |
| 30-May-24 | 11-Jul-24 | Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) | NIHR Global Advanced Fellowships - Round 1 |
| 31-May-24 | 12-Jul-24 | Innovate UK | ICURe Explore |
| 02-Jun-24 | 14-Jul-24 | Action Medical Research | Research training fellowships |
| 04-Jun-24 | 16-Jul-24 | Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) | Centre for Law and Social Justice |
| 05-Jun-24 | 17-Jul-24 | Medical Research Council (MRC) | Developmental pathway funding scheme |
| 05-Jun-24 | 17-Jul-24 | Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) | Pushing the frontiers of environmental research |
| 05-Jun-24 | 17-Jul-24 | Innovate UK | UK-Taiwan CRD |
| 11-Jun-24 | 23-Jul-24 | Wellcome Trust | Mental Health Award: applying neuroscience to understand symptoms in anxiety, depression and psychosis |
| 12-Jun-24 | 24-Jul-24 | Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) | Protected and controlled environment (PACE) horticulture |
| 13-Jun-24 | 25-Jul-24 | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) | Pre-announcement: Sustainable Industrial Futures |
| 13-Jun-24 | 25-Jul-24 | Wellcome Trust | Career development awards |
| 18-Jun-24 | 30-Jul-24 | Wellcome Trust | Discovery awards |
| 19-Jun-24 | 31-Jul-24 | Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences | Call for Proposals |
| 19-Jun-24 | 31-Jul-24 | Diabetes UK | Early-career small grants for basic scientists |
| 20-Jun-24 | 01-Aug-24 | European Molecular Biology Organisation (EMBO) | Global Lecture Courses |
| 21-Jun-24 | 02-Aug-24 | Medical Research Council (MRC) | Cancer Research Transatlantic Development and Skills Enhancement award |
| 25-Jun-24 | 06-Aug-24 | Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) | Gravitational Waves consolidated grants: 2024 |
| 26-Jun-24 | 07-Aug-24 | Royal Society | Wolfson fellowship |
| 26-Jun-24 | 07-Aug-24 | Royal Society | Wolfson Visiting Fellowship |
| 09-Jul-24 | 20-Aug-24 | Royal Astronomical Society (RAS) | Grants for Studies |
| No deadline | European Molecular Biology Organisation (EMBO) | New venture fellowships | |
| No deadline | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) | EPSRC open fellowships: responsive mode | |
| No deadline | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) | EPSRC open plus fellowships: responsive mode | |
| No deadline | Innovate UK | Automotive Transformation Fund: Expression of Interest | |
| No deadline | Medical Research Council (MRC) | Collaborate with the functional genomics screening laboratory | |
| No deadline | Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) | Funding for farming in protected landscapes | |
| Unknown | Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) | UKRI Metascience research grants | |
| Unknown | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) | Pre-announcement: Health Technologies Connectivity Awards | |
| No deadline | Medical Research Council (MRC) | Tackling obesity | |
| No deadline | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) | EPSRC synthetic biology postdoctoral fellowship | |
| No deadline | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) | QuantIC industrial partnership fund - new venture | |
| No deadline | Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) | Renewal scheme for current Future Leaders Fellows | |
| No deadline | Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) | ESRC responsive mode: secondary data analysis | |
| Unknown | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) | Pre-announcement: EPSRC UK-Japan collaboration in advanced functional materials | |
| Unknown | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) | Japan-UK joint opportunity in semiconductor research (JST-EPSRC) |