Grants closing in October 2026

Thesis prize recognizing outstanding doctoral research in oncology, awarded by Fondation ARC.

SofinaBoël Fellowships 2027 from the F.R.S.-FNRS, the research-funding agency for Belgium's French-speaking community (Wallonia–Brussels). The host institution must be a French-Community university or approved research centre in Belgium.

Funds compute hardware (CPU/GPU) investments for EPSRC-remit research communities in the UK. Applicants must hold a mandatory pre-submission meeting with EPSRC on procurement and Trusted Research & Innovation plans; only the lead research organisation may submit, and Norway-based project co-leads are excluded.

For recruitment or retainment of an outstanding established biomedical researcher (PI for 7+ years) to work in Denmark; awardee must work on-site at the Danish host institution at least 75% FTE and fully establish their group in Denmark within two years. Open to any nationality.

Supports Danish primary and secondary school teachers (public or private) in STEM/natural science subjects to attend short continuing professional development courses in school year 2027/28. Individual applications only (one per teacher per year), with prior approval from school principal. Covers course fee, up to 5 course days (substitute cover), and 3 development days. Proposals must be in Danish.

Supports individual continuing-education courses for teachers of science, technology and mathematics subjects at Danish public or private primary/lower-secondary schools and gymnasiums (stx, htx, hhx, hf, vuc). Applicant must be an individual teacher with prior approval from their school leader; funding covers course fee and substitute-teacher cover for course days and development days, for courses held in the 2027/28 school year.

UKRI Safer Streets R&D MAP funding opportunity to establish one Research & Innovation Consortium developing measures and pilots to improve trust and confidence in UK policing, prioritising children under 18 and victims of violence against women and girls. Requires track record or credible plan for collaboration with UK police forces; associated studentships not eligible; excludes conventional surveys/opinion polls and purely theoretical research.

EIC call (HORIZON-EIC-2026-PATHFINDERCHALLENGES-01): HORIZON EIC Grants

Trans-Atlantic Platform (TAP) call supporting collaborative transnational social sciences and humanities (SSH) research on societal preparedness for uncertain futures. Requires international, interdisciplinary research teams; submission via the elan portal or national partner agencies.

EIC call (HORIZON-EIC-2026-PATHFINDERCHALLENGES-01): HORIZON EIC Grants

COST funds research networks (COST Actions) on any topic, bottom-up, rather than research costs. The 2026 Open Call will fund up to 80 Actions.

EIC call (HORIZON-EIC-2026-STEP-DEFENCE-01): HORIZON EIC Equity Only

EIC call (HORIZON-EIC-2026-PATHFINDERCHALLENGES-01): HORIZON EIC Grants

Dorothy Hodgkin Fellowship from the Royal Society, the UK's national academy of sciences. Funds research and fellowships across the natural sciences; most schemes require a UK host institution (some exchange and visiting schemes involve overseas partners). Applications close 29 October 2026.

ERDERA Clinical Trial Call 2026 (pre-announcement), listed under ERDERA on the ERA-LEARN call calendar. See the call guidance for funding, eligibility and consortium requirements.

Funding to extend the CoSTAR Network's creative R&D infrastructure, supporting new national labs for TV, film, games and performance sectors. Applicants are expected to form a consortium/partnership with co-investment and industry support; interviews expected week commencing 25 January 2027.

Funding to extend the CoSTAR Network's creative technology R&D infrastructure (Createch Futures), supporting film, TV, games and performance sectors; requires consortium/partnership capability, industry support and co-investment commitment beyond the grant period.

Supports events (conferences, symposia, workshops) of 1-3 days held in Denmark, Faroe Islands or Greenland. Main applicant must be a specific person employed at a university or non-profit research institution/professional association in these regions, not a scientific society or professional event organiser.

Expansion of AHRC's CoSTAR programme funding Satellite Labs for creative R&D infrastructure in screen and performance industries, co-sited with a screen production facility, studio or performance company. UK-only; international collaborations not eligible; requires minimum 50% third-party match funding.

Part of AHRC's CoSTAR programme expansion funded by DCMS Createch Futures, delivering Showcase Labs co-sited with a screen production or performance facility. UK-only; international collaborations not eligible; requires minimum 50% third-party match funding and lead must be UK-resident with doctorate or equivalent experience.

Supports research projects addressing existing and emerging defence challenges in Ireland, open to early, mid and established career investigators.

Grants to companies, technology centres, innovation support centres, business associations and science/technology parks in Spain to hire PhD holders for R&D, co-financing salary and social security costs over 3 annual periods. Positions must be located in Spain; a reserve of €400,000 is set aside for hiring people with disabilities ≥33%.

Joint transnational call for rare disease research funded through the ERDERA network, requiring multinational consortium partners across participating countries.

The AIRC SIS grants will foster the creation of new research units in Southern or Insular Italy. They will be led by talented scientists with a strong commitment to cancer research, seeking an opportunity of developing their independent careers and establishing a network of collaborations with resea

Bilateral collaboration call with Korea on 6G (NextG) and quantum technology research; invitation-only.

Open only to approved Norwegian research organisations invited to apply because they will host an HFSP Postdoctoral Fellowship recipient awarded in March 2026. The postdoctoral candidate must be the project manager. Supplements HFSP funding to bring the fellow's salary to institutional norms. Proposals may be submitted in Norwegian or English; Norwegian text is legally binding.