External Funding Deadlines Calendar
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(Updated 30 May 2025)
| ResDev Notification Date | Closing Date | Primary Funder | Funding Scheme |
| 03-Jun-25 | 15-Jul-25 | Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) | UKRI policy fellowships 2025 |
| 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 |
| 04-Jun-25 | 16-Jul-25 | Innovate UK | Global Business Innovation Programme - Maritime Technologies South Korea 2025 |
| 04-Jun-25 | 16-Jul-25 | Medical Research Council (MRC) | Partnership grants - applied global health research |
| 06-Jun-25 | 18-Jul-25 | Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) | Quantum Business Incubation Centre |
| 10-Jun-25 | 22-Jul-25 | Wellcome Trust | Mental Health Award: Leveraging longitudinal data to transform early intervention in mental health |
| 10-Jun-25 | 22-Jul-25 | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) | Research to advance UK recycling capabilities |
| 12-Jun-25 | 24-Jul-25 | Wellcome Trust | Wellcome Career Development Awards |
| 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 |
| 20-Jun-25 | 01-Aug-25 | Dunhill Medical Trust | Early Career Post-doctoral Fellowship Pilot Scheme |
| 25-Jun-25 | 06-Aug-25 | National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) | Public Scholars |
| 09-Jul-25 | 20-Aug-25 | Royal Astronomical Society (RAS) | Grants for Studies |
| 17-Jul-25 | 28-Aug-25 | Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) | Projects peer review panel - large or complex scientific projects |
| 18-Jul-25 | 29-Aug-25 | Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) | Postdoctoral Fellowships for Research in Japan - Standard |
| 21-Jul-25 | 01-Sep-25 | BRACE | Equipment grants |
| 21-Jul-25 | 01-Sep-25 | Leverhulme Trust | Research Project Grants |
| 21-Jul-25 | 01-Sep-25 | BRACE | Pilot grants |
| 23-Jul-25 | 03-Sep-25 | Medical Research Council (MRC) | Clinician scientist fellowship |
| 23-Jul-25 | 03-Sep-25 | Medical Research Council (MRC) | Postdoctoral clinical research training fellowship |
| 24-Jul-25 | 04-Sep-25 | Medical Research Council (MRC) | Molecular and cellular medicine: programme |
| 24-Jul-25 | 04-Sep-25 | Medical Research Council (MRC) | Infections and immunity: new investigator |
| 24-Jul-25 | 04-Sep-25 | Royal Society | Wolfson fellowship |
| 24-Jul-25 | 04-Sep-25 | Medical Research Council (MRC) | Neurosciences and mental health: programme |
| 24-Jul-25 | 04-Sep-25 | Horizon Europe: Widening Participation and Strengthening the European Research Area | HORIZON-WIDERA-2025-03 - Improved access to Excellence: Hop-on facility |
| 24-Jul-25 | 04-Sep-25 | Medical Research Council (MRC) | Infections and immunity: research grant |
| 24-Jul-25 | 04-Sep-25 | Royal Society | Wolfson Visiting Fellowship |
| 24-Jul-25 | 04-Sep-25 | Medical Research Council (MRC) | Population and systems medicine: research grant |
| 24-Jul-25 | 04-Sep-25 | Medical Research Council (MRC) | Molecular and cellular medicine: research grant |
| 24-Jul-25 | 04-Sep-25 | Medical Research Council (MRC) | Molecular and cellular medicine: new investigator |
| 24-Jul-25 | 04-Sep-25 | Medical Research Council (MRC) | Infections and immunity: programme |
| 24-Jul-25 | 04-Sep-25 | Medical Research Council (MRC) | Population and systems medicine: new investigator |
| 24-Jul-25 | 04-Sep-25 | Medical Research Council (MRC) | Neurosciences and mental health: research grant |
| 24-Jul-25 | 04-Sep-25 | Medical Research Council (MRC) | Neurosciences and mental health: new investigator |
| 25-Jul-25 | 05-Sep-25 | Dunhill Medical Trust | Starter Grants for Clinical Lecturers |
| 28-Jul-25 | 08-Sep-25 | British Ecological Society (BES) | Pedagogical Research and Development Grants |
| 28-Jul-25 | 08-Sep-25 | British Ecological Society (BES) | Long-term research grants |
| 28-Jul-25 | 08-Sep-25 | British Ecological Society (BES) | Synthesis grants |
| 28-Jul-25 | 08-Sep-25 | British Ecological Society (BES) | Small research grants |
| 29-Jul-25 | 09-Sep-25 | Medical Research Council (MRC) | Small molecule High Throughput Screen using AstraZeneca facilities |
| 29-Jul-25 | 09-Sep-25 | Royal Society | APEX awards |
| 30-Jul-25 | 10-Sep-25 | Royal Society | University research fellowships |
| 30-Jul-25 | 10-Sep-25 | Horizon Europe: Widening Participation and Strengthening the European Research Area | HORIZON-WIDERA-2025-TALENTS-01-01 — ERA fellowships |
| 30-Jul-25 | 10-Sep-25 | Medical Research Council (MRC) | Career development award |
| 31-Jul-25 | 11-Sep-25 | Cancer Research UK (CRUK) | Prevention and population research programme awards |
| 31-Jul-25 | 11-Sep-25 | Cancer Research UK (CRUK) | Early detection and diagnosis programme awards |
| 01-Aug-25 | 12-Sep-25 | Innovate UK | European Space Agency: Space For Intermodal Transport |
| 05-Aug-25 | 16-Sep-25 | Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) | Pre-announcement: Engineer next generation veterinary vaccine technology platforms |
| 05-Aug-25 | 16-Sep-25 | Horizon Europe: Widening Participation and Strengthening the European Research Area | HORIZON-WIDERA-2025-04 - Improved access to Excellence: Support for R&I policy making in the EU enlargement countries |
| 06-Aug-25 | 17-Sep-25 | Royal Academy of Engineering (RAEng) | Research Fellowships |
| 06-Aug-25 | 17-Sep-25 | Royal Society | Entrepreneur in residence scheme |
| 07-Aug-25 | 18-Sep-25 | Cancer Research UK (CRUK) | Early detection and diagnosis primer award |
| 07-Aug-25 | 18-Sep-25 | Royal Society | Industry Fellowships |
| 07-Aug-25 | 18-Sep-25 | Horizon Europe: Excellent Science | HORIZON-INFRA-2025-01-SERV - INFRASERV - Research infrastructures services to support health research, accelerate the green transition and the digital transformation, and advance frontier knowledge (2025): Research Infrastructures 2025 |
| 07-Aug-25 | 18-Sep-25 | Horizon Europe: Excellent Science | HORIZON-INFRA-2025-01-DEV - INFRADEV - Consolidation and evolution of the European Research Infrastructure landscape (2025): Research Infrastructures 2025 |
| 07-Aug-25 | 18-Sep-25 | Horizon Europe: Excellent Science | HORIZON-INFRA-2025-01-TECH - INFRATECH - Next generation of scientific instrumentation, tools, methods, and advanced digital solutions of research infrastructures and foster innovation and co-creation with industry (2025): Research Infrastructures 2025 |
| 07-Aug-25 | 18-Sep-25 | Horizon Europe: Excellent Science | HORIZON-INFRA-2025-01-EOSC - INFRAEOSC - Enabling an operational, open and FAIR EOSC ecosystem (2025): Research Infrastructures 2025 |
| 07-Aug-25 | 18-Sep-25 | Horizon Europe: Widening Participation and Strengthening the European Research Area | HORIZON-WIDERA-2025-06 - Reforming and enhancing the European research and innovation system: Enhancing the European R&I system |
| 12-Aug-25 | 23-Sep-25 | Royal Society | Faraday Discovery Fellowships |
| 13-Aug-25 | 24-Sep-25 | Cancer Research UK (CRUK) | Clinical trial award |
| 13-Aug-25 | 24-Sep-25 | Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) | BBSRC new investigator award: 2025 round 3: applicant-led mode |
| 13-Aug-25 | 24-Sep-25 | Cancer Research UK (CRUK) | Clinical Research Funding Scheme |
| 13-Aug-25 | 24-Sep-25 | Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) | BBSRC standard research grant: 2025 round 3: applicant-led mode |
| 14-Aug-25 | 25-Sep-25 | Royal Society | International exchanges scheme - Japan cost-share programme |
| 14-Aug-25 | 25-Sep-25 | Cancer Research UK (CRUK) | Postdoctoral Research Bursary for Clinical Trainees |
| No deadline | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) | EPSRC programme grants | |
| No deadline | Dunhill Medical Trust | DMT Academy Ignition Fund | |
| No deadline | Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) | Funding Opportunity for British-German Basic Research Projects in the Engineering and Physical Sciences (UKRI-EPSRC – DFG) | |
| No deadline | Medical Research Council (MRC) | Collaborate with the functional genomics screening laboratory | |
| 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 | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) | QuantIC industrial partnership fund - new venture | |
| No deadline | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) | Mathematical sciences postdoctoral fellowship | |
| No deadline | Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) | ESRC responsive mode: secondary data analysis | |
| No deadline | Cancer Research UK (CRUK) | Postdoctoral clinical fellows - route 2 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 |