Grants closing in November 2026

Invite-only full application stage for NERC Large Grants. Applicants must be based at UK research organisations eligible for NERC funding. Associated studentships may be available. Proposals must align with NERC's environmental science remit.

BiodivFuture supports future-looking research and innovation addressing biodiversity, novel ecosystems, and socio-ecological dynamics linked to the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework across terrestrial, freshwater, marine and coastal realms.

Consortium of two Technology Transfer Offices (universities/research organisations) and one Entrepreneurship Support Provider (venture builder, incubator, accelerator, or entrepreneurship consultancy) to deliver a six-month venture-building programme for researchers moving from research to start-up incorporation.

Funding to deliver a venture-building programme for Master's and PhD students developing early-stage healthcare solutions; applicants must form a consortium of one University Incubator and one Entrepreneurship Support Provider with demonstrated venture-building experience.

Infrastructure Priority Programme funding natural science research in Antarctica, extended 2025-2030, with annual proposals for funding periods up to three years. Proposals must be written in English and submitted via the DFG's elan system; geological projects should focus on Antarctica's recent history (not older than ~34 million years).

Call for multidisciplinary consortia (Industry, Education, Research) to design an EIT-labelled online course on healthcare entrepreneurship across three learning levels. Consortium must include 2-3 independent legal entities from at least 2 Horizon Europe countries with mandatory industry partner involvement.

Funds a consortium of two Technology Transfer Offices and one Entrepreneurship Support Provider to deliver masterclasses, mentoring and Pitch Day for a six-month venture-building programme supporting researchers moving research into incorporated healthcare start-ups.

Call for consortia to design and deliver EIT Health Bootcamp learning paths for health start-ups (foundational and thematic paths: digital health validation, deep tech/AI commercialisation, cross-border investment, patient access). EIT Health funds max 50% of costs; remaining 50% must be co-funded. Individuals cannot apply.

Consortium of one University Incubator and one Entrepreneurship Support Provider delivers activities of the 'Beyond the Idea: From Concept to Venture' venture-building programme for MSc/PhD students in healthcare, incl. masterclasses, mentoring and Pitch Day for two cohorts over two years.

Open to researchers at German universities, universities of applied sciences, and research institutions. Proposals must be written in English and submitted via the DFG elan portal. Focuses on four Antarctic research topics (climate dynamics, environmental change, polar connectivity, polar processes). Projects with geological questions must address Antarctic history ≤34 million years. Partner infrastructure (e.g. AWI) required for Antarctic access.

Supports international, interdisciplinary and transformative research harnessing disruptive technology to address global challenges and accelerate progress toward the SDGs; independent investigator-led.

For researchers who obtained their PhD within 8 years before 1 October 2026, aiming to establish or expand a research group. Application must be in English and requires a signed embedding guarantee from the Dutch host institution supporting the research.

Part of UKRI Quantum Programme (Quantum Mission 1); proposals must address convergence of quantum computing with HPC/AI centred on a defined application use case developed with an end-user. Expected to secure at least 1:1 leverage from public or private funding sources; fixed start date 1 June 2027.

Collaborative projects aimed at growing knowledge, skills and talent in a learning community on immersive experiences (IX).

Supports randomised controlled clinical trials (RCTs) of high scientific quality addressing unmet medical/societal needs, not in industry focus. Applicants must be natural persons meeting SNSF eligibility requirements, affiliated with Swiss institutions, forming a research group. Excludes pilot, proof-of-concept, observational, and preclinical studies. Patient and public involvement (PPI) is required. A PPI preparatory grant of up to CHF 5,000 is available alongside the letter of intent.

Funds basic research and credentialing-phase research into biological and psychosocial mechanisms of cancer, including target/biomarker discovery and observational/cohort studies. Two-stage process: pre-proposal then full proposal by invitation; participating institutes must register in KWF-GMS at least 6 weeks before closing.

SNSF Ambizione lets early-career researchers run an independent project at a Swiss host institution (salary + project funds, up to 4 years). Requires a Swiss link (Swiss nationality/degree or 12+ months research in Switzerland).

International joint initiative harnessing disruptive technology to address global challenges and accelerate progress toward the UN Sustainable Development Goals; projects must address at least one SDG.

2026 International Joint Initiative for Research Harnessing Disruptive Technologies to Address Global Challenges, aimed at accelerating progress toward the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

International interdisciplinary call on transformative technologies addressing UN Sustainable Development Goals; requires stakeholder involvement from academia, industry or society; Swiss co-applicants must meet SNSF Project Funding eligibility criteria and be part of an existing multinational consortium.

Fully funded 4-year non-clinical PhD studentship (stipend + research costs) for applicants who self-identify as Black heritage background, run through CRUK-affiliated PhD centres (City of London, Cambridge, Oxford, Convergence, Manchester, Newcastle, Scotland). Non-UK nationals eligible but only home/UK fee rate is covered; shortfall to international fees must come from another source, not the student.

Stage two (invitation only) for academically-led translational health research: prevention, diagnosis, prognosis or treatment of significant health needs, or research tools improving intervention development. Covers early prototype to phase 2a clinical studies. UK lead organisation required; international co-leads eligible up to 30% of total costs (HIC/India/China). 80% FEC funded.

Leverhulme Trust Senior Research Fellowships 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 4 Nove

Novel ecosystems: biodiversity, socio-ecological consequence — joint transnational call by the Biodiversa-plus European Partnership, listed on the ERA-LEARN joint-call calendar. Funded by national/regional agencies in participating countries; requires a transnational consortium. See the call page fo

Invite-only funding opportunity for interventional human studies validating mechanistic hypotheses in precision prevention; applicants must have completed a successful expression of interest, MRC funds 80% FEC (100% for exceptions and eligible international costs), and SoECAT required for NHS/health research.

Supports innovative, large-scale environmental science research tackling big questions not addressable through other NERC discovery science routes. Open to research groups and individuals at any career stage at eligible UK organisations. International co-leads permitted only from Norway (UKRI–RCN agreement) or via lead agency agreements (NSF/US, FAPESP/Brazil, FNR/Luxembourg). Invite-only at full-application stage.

NRF (South Africa) - Bilateral call with The National Research Foundation 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.

Amorçage de jeunes équipes 2026 - Session 3 (Programme généraliste) — funding call from France's Fondation pour la Recherche Médicale (FRM), the country's leading private biomedical-research foundation. Open to researchers at French host institutions across all areas of biology, medicine and health.

Annual award for a distinguished researcher living and working in the USA with strong Irish connections; recognises international research excellence rather than a standard project grant.

Open to UK research organisations (lead must be at an approved organisation). Funds speculative, high-risk research to improve sustainability of future AI systems (algorithms, hardware, software, architectures). UKRI funds 80% of FEC up to £602,500. Fixed start date of 1 February 2027; no-cost extensions for non-people reasons not permitted. PhD studentship costs and equipment over £25k per item not funded.

BiodivFuture call from Poland's National Science Centre (NCN), funding basic research across all disciplines. Open to researchers at Polish host institutions; the international Weave-UNISONO and bilateral DAINA/GRIEG calls additionally involve foreign partner teams.

Water4All 2026 Joint Transnational Call - Sustainable Water — joint transnational call by the Water4All European Partnership, listed on the ERA-LEARN joint-call calendar. Funded by national/regional agencies in participating countries; requires a transnational consortium. See the call page for parti

Personal research fellowship funding for early/mid-career researchers to conduct independent research at a Finnish research organisation.

Academically led translational single-step projects generating critical preliminary data for new medicines, devices, diagnostics or other medical interventions. UK research organisations eligible as lead; international researchers may join as project co-leads. Businesses and non-approved charities cannot lead. No clinical trials or fundamental research. Proposals must be submitted in English via UKRI Funding Service.

Funding for research teams applied for by the principal investigator; part of the Research Council of Finland's regular research team funding calls.

Funding for research teams (Academy Projects) applied for by the principal investigator; call text to be published 24 September 2026.

Fremme kunnskapsbasert omstilling for bærekraftige kommunale helse-, omsorgs- og velferdstjenester. Kommuner, fylkeskommuner og forskningsorganisasjoner kan søke.

Aims to promote knowledge-based transformation for sustainable municipal health, care and welfare services. Municipalities, county municipalities and research organisations may apply.

Funding to strengthen the eight SFI-V centres' activities on internationalisation and measures enabling uptake and innovation impact among centre partners.

Norwegian Centres of Excellence scheme funding long-term, potentially ground-breaking research. Approx. 11 new centres to share ~NOK 1.76 billion. Stage 2 is by invitation only (36 selected from 176 Stage 1 applicants). Host institutions must be Norwegian research organisations. Evaluation criteria aligned with ERC Synergy Grant standards.

Funding for appointing a Professional Doctorate (PD) candidate in one of 7 domains within the pilot Professional Doctorate programme. For Dutch universities of applied sciences (hogescholen).

Supports early-stage, curiosity-driven, high-risk exploratory environmental research within NERC's remit; project lead must be UK-resident and employed by an eligible UK research organisation. Not for PhD studentships, equipment purchase, fellowships or training.

Seed funding for early-stage, pre-development technology concepts in cancer immunotherapy; applicants must hold a tenure-track position at a not-for-profit research center or institution. Does not fund clinical trials or refinement of existing technologies.

Supports early-stage, pre-development concepts with potential to transform cancer immunotherapy. Targets bold, innovative technology ideas prior to formal development stage.

The Wallenberg Foundation Scholarship Program for Postdoctoral studies at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Broad Institute from the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation, a major Swedish private research funder. The applicant must hold a long-term association with a Swedish higher-education

SBEP Fourth Joint Call - 2026 (preannouncement) — joint transnational call by the SBEP European Partnership, listed on the ERA-LEARN joint-call calendar. Funded by national/regional agencies in participating countries; requires a transnational consortium. See the call page for participating funders.

The Wallenberg Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowships at Nanyang Technological University Singapore from the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation, a major Swedish private research funder. The applicant must hold a long-term association with a Swedish higher-education institution (≥70% of working time i

The Wallenberg – Bienenstock Postdoctoral Fellowship Program at Stanford, USA from the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation, a major Swedish private research funder. The applicant must hold a long-term association with a Swedish higher-education institution (≥70% of working time in Sweden).

FNR PEARL — for Leading Researchers — Advanced career grants. Hosted at a Luxembourg research institution.

FNR ATTRACT — for Established Researchers — Advanced career grants. Hosted at a Luxembourg research institution.

Funds 4-year practice-oriented research by lectors and researchers together with a broad knowledge network of knowledge institutions and professional practice. Dutch hogescholen only.

Fifth co-funded call under the Driving Urban Transitions to a sustainable future (DUT) partnership, supporting transnational projects helping cities tackle urban challenges and transition to climate neutrality and resilience.

DUT Call 2026 — joint transnational call by the DUT European Partnership, listed on the ERA-LEARN joint-call calendar. Funded by national/regional agencies in participating countries; requires a transnational consortium. See the call page for participating funders.

Topic HORIZON-JU-EUROHPC-2026-TIPT-09-01. Funds scale-up of European trapped-ion quantum computing platforms to >1000 physical qubits, integrated with HPC, targeting TRL 4→7. Participation limited to legal entities in EU Member States or EuroHPC JU Participating States; entities controlled by non-eligible countries require guarantees. Indicative 1 grant of up to €20M.

Supports transnational research and/or innovation projects that help cities tackle urban challenges and transition towards a climate neutral and resilient future.

Supports transnational research and innovation projects helping cities manage urban challenges and transition to a climate-neutral and resilient future.

Funding programme for sport science and physical activity research (ACTIVE), part of the Research Council of Finland's shift funding portfolio.

Funding to strengthen research and development activities and cooperation involving Finland's wellbeing services counties.

Academically-led translational projects developing novel therapeutics, devices, diagnostics or interventions from early prototype through to phase 2a clinical studies. Project lead must be employed by an eligible UK research organisation; international researchers may participate as project co-lead (international). Funds 80% FEC; no matched funding required beyond standard 20% FEC.

ERA-NET for research and innovation on materials. Norwegian researchers and industry participating in international research collaboration within materials science. Host institution must be Norwegian. Two-stage process: sketch then full proposal.

M-ERA.NET Joint Call 2026 — joint transnational call by the M-ERA.NET 3 European Partnership, listed on the ERA-LEARN joint-call calendar. Funded by national/regional agencies in participating countries; requires a transnational consortium. See the call page for participating funders.

Water4All JTC 2026 Call - “Sustainable Water Management” (excluding extreme events and circularity) 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

Biodiversa+ Call 26/27 - “Novel ecosystems: biodiversity, socio-ecological consequences and future trajectories (BiodivFuture)” 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

Up to €2.4 million available for Norwegian researchers and businesses to participate in international ERA-NET research collaboration on materials research.

Research Council of Norway offers up to €2.4M to Norwegian researchers and industry participating in international materials research collaboration under M-ERA.NET.

Funds empirical/quantitative (or qualitative/mixed-methods) research to develop consensus estimates of economic and social returns to R&D investment, supported through the UK Metascience Unit. Projects must start by 1 April 2027; UKRI funds 80% of FEC with 20% expected from host institution; applicants encouraged to engage with parallel Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and Coefficient Giving-funded cohort.

Thematic track of the Health Holland PPP SME Call 2027 funding public-private R&D consortia developing labour-saving medical technologies (TRL 4-7) in AI/data-supported triage, remote monitoring, or healthcare process support. Requires cofinancing, mandatory consortium agreement template, and Dutch SME lead applicant established in the Netherlands.

PPP funding for public-private LSH R&D collaborations; main applicant must be a for-profit enterprise established in the Netherlands. Requires industrial research (TRL 4-6), co-funding by all consortium partners, and mandatory standard consortium agreement. Cannot duplicate a proposal submitted to the Science for Industry Call 2026.

Pilot Weave collaboration between SNSF and Spain's AEI enabling joint Swiss-Spanish research project proposals under SNSF's Project Funding scheme. Each agency funds only its own national beneficiaries; no thematic overlap with other ongoing projects allowed.

Covers MSCA Doctoral Networks, Joint Doctorates (joint/double/multiple doctoral degrees) and Industrial Doctorates (mandatory non-academic sector involvement); beneficiaries must recruit and host doctoral candidates under full employment contracts.

Pilot Weave Lead Agency scheme between SNSF and AEI (Spain) enabling joint Swiss-Spanish research project proposals; part of SNSF's Project Funding scheme with standard national eligibility rules and each agency funding its own beneficiaries.

MSCA Doctoral Networks fund partnerships of universities, research institutions, businesses and other socio-economic actors to implement doctoral training programmes, including Industrial and Joint Doctorates with joint supervision arrangements. Open to organisations from EU, Associated and third countries.

DUT Call 2026 - "A funding opportunity for transformative urban research and innovation " 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

FLAMENCO call from Poland's National Science Centre (NCN), funding basic research across all disciplines. Open to researchers at Polish host institutions; the international Weave-UNISONO and bilateral DAINA/GRIEG calls additionally involve foreign partner teams.

Part of the RICHeS Programme (Tranche 2). Funds capital equipment, facility upgrades, and cascading innovation funding for collaborative projects with industry/SMEs in UK conservation and heritage science. 100% FEC for eligible capital costs. Studentships, postdoctoral associates, and original research unrelated to capability development are not funded. UK organisations with standard UKRI eligibility only.

Funds research studies addressing James Lind Alliance Priority Setting Partnerships' priorities, identified collaboratively by patients, carers, and clinicians. Rolling opportunity across multiple NIHR research programmes; applications can be submitted at any time as rounds re-open shortly after the previous round closes.

FNR AFdoc — for PhD Candidate (with Masters)s — PhD Grant. Hosted at a Luxembourg research institution.

Call for projects starting in 2028 ("HALO 2028") using the HALO research aircraft for atmospheric and Earth system science; proposals must be in English and submitted via the DFG elan portal. Funds cover development of mission-specific high-tech sensors/instruments; permanently installed instruments aboard HALO are not fundable.

Funding for scholarly conferences and events. Applicants must hold a doctoral degree and apply from a university or non-profit research institution. Max 15-20 speakers; congresses, large conferences, doctoral workshops and summer schools are not supported. German research connection required.

Grant for an accomplished senior-level researcher (minimum docent level) to conduct medical research in Finland. Covers research costs and group personnel costs (salaries and personal grants to group members); the group leader cannot pay themselves wages from this grant. Only one application per call.

Individual project proposals within the existing Priority Programme on combinatorics, covering themes such as enumeration, matroids, convexity, lattice points, statistics and mathematical physics. Applicants must register and submit via the DFG elan portal; both new project and renewal proposals are accepted.

Grant for foreign senior medical researchers (visiting professors) to work at a Finnish research institution; applicant must already hold a 1-3 year Senior researcher grant and cannot already work in Finland. The Finnish host and visiting professor must draw up the application jointly.

Aimed at young group leaders (doctor or graduated docent, generally post-postdoc) establishing a research group in Finland. Covers research and group personnel costs; grant may be extended for two additional years up to five years total. Only one application per call.

Targeted at accomplished senior-level researchers (docent level minimum) for medical research in Finland. Covers research costs and group personnel costs; the group leader cannot pay themselves wages from this grant. Only one application per call.