Research grants for UK researchers

Online certified education programme open to Master students, Master graduates, PhD students, and healthcare professionals in healthcare-related studies. Covers health data analytics, AI, FAIR principles, GDPR, EHDS, telemedicine, and precision medicine. Costs vary: EU students €1,000, non-EU students €2,000, EU professionals €2,000, non-EU professionals €4,000. Professional English required.

Online education programme open to Master's and PhD students and working/healthcare professionals seeking to upskill in digital medical devices. Covers AI, cybersecurity, MDR/IVDR regulation, and personalised health solutions. Costs vary by applicant type (EU student €1,000 to non-EU professional €4,000 excl. VAT); professional English required.

EIT Label-certified online education programme (up to 30 ECTS) open to Master students/graduates, PhD students, and healthcare professionals in healthcare-related fields. Professional English required. Costs vary: EU students €1,000, non-EU students €2,000, EU professionals €2,000, non-EU professionals €4,000 (excl. VAT). Focuses on high value care, innovation, entrepreneurship, and leadership in healthcare.

Full proposal stage (by invitation only) for the Crazy 8 Brain Tumor grant targeting pediatric brain tumor research. Open since January 2026; notification in November 2026.

For postdoctoral researchers with a PhD in a biological discipline who wish to pursue frontier, interdisciplinary life sciences research in a new country. Applicants must change country, cannot work in their country of nationality or PhD country, and must have at least one lead-author publication. 100% FTE commitment required; for-profit host institutions ineligible.

For postdoctoral researchers holding a doctoral degree in a non-biological discipline (e.g. physics, chemistry, mathematics, engineering, computer science) with little or no life sciences experience, wishing to transition into frontier life sciences research in a new country. Same mobility, publication, and host-institution rules as LTF; 100% FTE commitment required.

For postdoctoral researchers with a PhD in a biological discipline who wish to pursue frontier, interdisciplinary life sciences research in a new country. Applicants must change country, cannot work in their country of nationality or PhD country, and must have at least one lead-author publication. Purely applied, clinical, or pharmaceutical projects are excluded. Full-time commitment required; 100% FTE.

For postdoctoral researchers holding a doctoral degree from a non-biological discipline (e.g. physics, chemistry, mathematics, engineering, computer science) with little or no life sciences experience, wishing to transition into frontier life sciences research in a new country. Applicants must change country, cannot work in their country of nationality or PhD country, and must have at least one lead-author publication. Full-time commitment required; 100% FTE.

Accelerates translation of laboratory discoveries into novel cancer therapeutics. Translational research focus; reviewed three times per year.

For postdoctoral applicants with a PhD in a biological discipline or prior life sciences experience. Must propose to undertake fellowship in an HFSPO member country and must not have previously worked/studied in the proposed host country or with the host supervisor. Excludes clinical, pharmaceutical, applied engineering/biotech projects. Preference for interdisciplinary training involving new methods or study systems.

For postdoctoral applicants with a PhD outside the life sciences (e.g. physics, chemistry, mathematics, engineering, computer science) who have never worked in the life sciences. Must propose fellowship in an HFSPO member country; mobility rule prohibits prior work/study in proposed host country or with host supervisor. Excludes clinical, pharmaceutical, and applied projects.

Invite-only call for researchers who attended the UKRI Metascience sandpit on scientometrics for research assessment. Funds 12-month projects developing, validating, and critiquing novel scientometric indicators for research assessment and metascience. UKRI funds 80% FEC; project FEC must be within 10% of the sandpit pitch amount. Projects must start by 1 September 2026.

Open to UK-based researchers, healthcare practitioners and industry (legal entities). Seeks clinical interventions and technological innovations (medical devices or IVDs near regulatory clearance) to support dementia diagnosis within 18 weeks of referral by 2029. Applicants must have been invited following a successful Expression of Interest; commercial organisations must provide training and support at zero cost during evaluation.

Childhood cancer bio-therapeutic research grant from Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation. Opened April 2026; notification November 2026. Scope and eligibility details available on the applicants page.

Thematic multilateral call on personalised medicine under the EP PerMed partnership. Budget cap per call and/or proposal applies. Luxembourg partner must submit INTER application at both pre-proposal and full proposal stage via FNR online system. Thematic call — no bottom-up funding.

Horizon Europe Research Infrastructure programme calls open March 10 – June 16, 2026. Targets research infrastructure projects; EU consortium requirement applies. FCT coordinates Portuguese national participation. An EC info day was held March 18, 2026. Eligible entities include universities, research centres, and ERIC members.

Supports projects harnessing biological and mechanistic insights to provide new targets and approaches for cancer primary prevention.

Funds exceptional science to drive transformational change in how and when early cancers and pre-cancerous states are detected and diagnosed.

Funds high-quality, hypothesis-driven research in primary cancer prevention and population research; welcomes applications including prevention interventional studies.

Modular scheme supporting high-quality clinical research, associated translational research, and collection of samples and data. Clinical and patient-sample focus; bold and creative applications encouraged.

International awards recognising outstanding contributions across multiple categories: Basic Sciences, Biology & Biomedicine, Climate Change & Environmental Sciences, Economics/Finance/Management, Humanities, ICT, Music & Opera, and Social Sciences. These are prizes for lifetime/career achievement rather than funded research grants.

Thematic multilateral call on neurodegenerative disorders under the EP BrainHealth partnership. Budget cap per call and/or proposal applies. Luxembourg partner must submit INTER application at both pre-proposal and full proposal stage via FNR online system. Thematic call — no bottom-up funding.

UK-based organisations only (international applicants ineligible). Targets large cultural organisations (galleries, libraries, archives, museums) to onboard content to the CCE platform by 30 April 2027. Covers legal/rights clearance, metadata, technical integration, and staffing. Prior 'Launch Partners Fund' recipients are ineligible. No matched funding required; 100% FEC funded.

For mid-career researchers ready to lead a substantial research programme. Administering organisation must be in the UK, Republic of Ireland, or a low/middle-income country (excluding India and mainland China); must be a not-for-profit HEI, research institute, or healthcare organisation. Applicant must contribute at least 80% research time; health professionals must be registered with relevant regulator.

Royal Society Wolfson 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 1 July 2026.

Royal Society Wolfson Visiting 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 1 July 20

Thematic multilateral call under the ERDERA partnership (rare diseases). Budget cap per call and/or proposal applies. Luxembourg partner must submit INTER application at both pre-proposal and full proposal stage via FNR online system. Thematic call — no bottom-up funding.

Share of £2M (inclusive of VAT) to develop innovative interventions, technologies, and frameworks supporting children and families experiencing homelessness. Open to organisations including those based in the EU, EEA, or internationally. Contracts awarded to a single legal entity only; subcontractors permitted but lead must be one organisation.

Continuation of 2024 PPE Consolidated Grants for two remaining years. Open to eligible UK research organisations that received a 2024 PPE award. Applicants must submit an update to their 2024 application; new or additional activities only in exceptional circumstances. STFC funds 80% FEC. Covers named experiments (ATLAS, CMS, LHCb, etc.) including M&O and common fund requests.

Supports internationally mobile postdoctoral researchers; international mobility is a key requirement (host lab must be in a different country). Includes salary/stipend, relocation allowance, and childcare support. A first-author refereed preprint is accepted as equivalent to a publication. Max one candidate per host lab per selection round.

Long-term support for broad, multidisciplinary programmes with transformative potential in primary cancer prevention and population research.

Open to UK research groups and individuals at any career stage (NERC eligibility applies). Must include at least one new international project partner (any country). NERC funds 80% FEC up to £100k; international partner travel/subsistence up to £15k at 100% FEC. Joint applications with São Paulo (FAPESP) or Taiwan (NSTC) partners eligible for co-funding. No PhD studentship costs or equipment ≥£25k. Projects must start by 1 February 2027.

Sandpit to co-develop projects enhancing existing ESRC social science data service infrastructures for federated discovery and access. Applicants must submit an individual expression of interest; in-person attendance at sandpit is mandatory. Institutions must fund 20% of full economic costs. International travel costs not covered. UK-based applicants at UKRI/ESRC-eligible organisations only.

Funds long-term, integrated and potentially renewable programmes of exceptional science to drive transformational change in early cancer and pre-cancerous state detection and diagnosis.

For early-career researchers (PhD passed + ≤3 years postdoc, with allowances). Administering organisation must be in UK, Republic of Ireland, or eligible LMIC (not India or mainland China); must be not-for-profit HEI, research institute, or healthcare org. At least 80% research time required; no co-applicants accepted. Grant funds cannot be transferred to mainland China.

For early-career researchers (PhD passed + ≤3 years postdoc) at not-for-profit institutions in UK, Republic of Ireland, or eligible LMICs (excl. India and mainland China). Must contribute ≥80% research time. No co-applicants accepted. Funds salary plus up to £400k research expenses. Health professionals must hold relevant professional registration.

For early-career researchers across biomedical, clinical, social science, and arts & humanities disciplines. Applications managed in English on the Wellcome Funding platform; administering organisation must approve and submit by 15:00 GMT/BST on deadline day. Global eligibility; researchers based in LMICs encouraged. Global Talent visa endorsement available for UK-based award holders.

Invite-only call for UK university-led clusters bringing together academia, industry, and regional partners to drive R&D and growth in the creative industries. Proposals must address regional/national impact, include EDI framework, sustainability plan, and governance plan. Project partners (industry, academia, third sector, government, UK or overseas) are encouraged. No institutional matched funding requirement beyond standard 20% FEC.

Open to English Higher Education Providers registered with OfS (approved fee cap) and, under HERA 2017 s.97(3), organisations with strong KE/commercialisation metrics expertise. Applications can be collaborative or independent, but only eligible English HEPs or organisations may lead. Funds a national KE metrics advisory unit to design next-generation KE data tools, commercialisation metrics (spinouts, patents), and AI-based analytical approaches for policy and institutional funding.

Research opportunity focused on video games and gambling-related harms. Applicants must complete a Declaration of Interests Form disclosing any links to gambling operators or industry. Project partners from industry, academia, third sector or government (UK or overseas) are encouraged to contribute directly or in-kind.