UKRI grant deadlines
89 open UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) calls with an upcoming deadline, soonest first. Updated October 26, 2026. All open UKRI calls →
Standard due dates by program
- UKRI Future Leaders Fellowships:
- UKRI runs the scheme in rounds and has been changing its format, so check UKRI's announcements for the next round.
UKRI grant deadlines October 2026
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Pre-announcement: Trust and confidence in policing: R&I ConsortiumUKRIUp to £2,000,000
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Trust and confidence in policing: Research & Innovation ConsortiumUKRIUp to £2,000,000
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High performance compute resources for EPSRC communitiesUKRINot specified
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Advancing innovation in accelerated cancer diagnosisUKRIUp to £25,400,000
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National Materials Innovation Programme: CR&D Rd1UKRIUp to £12,000,000
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CfI: Innovation in play to improve child outcomesUKRINot specified
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CfI: counter UAS demonstrations in prison environmentsUKRI£40,000 – £80,000
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CoSTAR Showcase Labs: Createch infrastructure and commercialisationUKRIUp to £4,000,000
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CoSTAR Satellite Labs: Accessible creative R&D infrastructureUKRIUp to £2,000,000
UKRI grant deadlines November 2026
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Collaborate with the UK Human Functional Genomics InitiativeUKRI£15,000 – £100,000
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Focal award: EPSRC and MHCLG Fire Engineering Skills HubUKRIUp to £5,900,000
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EPSRC-Defra Reimagining Circularity: full stageUKRIUp to £5,410,000
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Engineering Biology Collaborative R&D: Round 3UKRIUp to £8,500,000
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ESRC responsive mode: secondary data analysis round twoUKRIUp to £300,000
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ESRC responsive mode: new investigator grants round twoUKRI£100,000 – £350,000
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ESRC responsive mode: research grants round twoUKRI£350,000 – £1,000,000
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UKRI translation: MRC proof of concept: stage twoUKRINot specified
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DRIVE35 Scale-up Fund drawdown fiveUKRIUp to £150,000,000
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CfI: Battery innovation for dual use and defence phase 1UKRINot specified
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Large Grant full applications: November 2026 (invite only)UKRI£1,120,000 – £3,450,000
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Invite only: Precision prevention: biological mechanisms of response variationUKRIUp to £5,000,000
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Economic Statistics Centre of Excellence 2027-2030 – invite onlyUKRIUp to £8,007,500
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Expression of interest: First-of-a-Kind (FOAK) builder: programme entryUKRIUp to £315,000
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Purchase mid-range equipment for biomedical research: MRC EquipUKRI£200,000 – £1,000,000
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Transformative sustainable AI technologiesUKRIUp to £602,500
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UKRI Translation: MRC Impact Acceleration AwardsUKRI£50,000 – £300,000
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Frontier AI: SME Champions, phase 1UKRIUp to £3,100,000
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ADOPT Facilitator support grant: round 12UKRIUp to £2,500
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Exploring the frontiers of environmental research 2026UKRI£100,000 – £200,000
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NERC-Innovate UK ICURe Discover programmeUKRIUp to £2,500
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Longitudinal population studies strategic prioritisation exerciseUKRINot specified
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UKRI Translation: MRC Proof of Concept: stage oneUKRINot specified
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MDI programme innovation and scale-up hubUKRIUp to £4,000,000
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Economic research on the returns to R&D investmentUKRIUp to £308,000
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Bioinformatics and Biological Resources Fund (26BBR)UKRIUp to £2,000,000
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NQS Mission 2: Components, systems and architecturesUKRIUp to £2,560,000
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NQS Mission 2 Coordination NetworkUKRIUp to £630,937
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Data for metascience sandpit 2027UKRIUp to £2,000,000
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Unlocking advanced capabilities in conservation and heritage scienceUKRI£500,000 – £1,500,000
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Battery Innovation Programme: investor partnershipsUKRINot specified
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Expression of interest: Small-satellite missions sandpitUKRIUp to £1,870,000
UKRI grant deadlines December 2026
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Long-term cultural and sporting events legacyUKRI£1,100,000 – £1,320,000
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Attendance and engagement at UK sporting, cultural and heritage sitesUKRI£1,100,000 – £1,320,000
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UKRI Enabling AI adoption across science and engineeringUKRIUp to £250,000
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Commercialising Knowledge Assets Fund (CKAF) winterUKRIUp to £250,000
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Germany Bilateral Collaborative R&D: round 5UKRIUp to £2,400,000
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Battery innovation: feasibility studies round threeUKRIUp to £25,000,000
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Battery innovation: concept development round threeUKRIUp to £25,000,000
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Doctoral focal award: chip design and verificationUKRIUp to £6,000,000
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Engineering Biology Investor Partnerships round 1UKRIUp to £8,000,000
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Full ADOPT grant: round 10UKRIUp to £5,000,000
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Sustainable Medicines Manufacturing Innovation: CR&D round 2UKRIUp to £7,000,000
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Growth Cohorts: next-gen low carbon concrete cohort entry round 2UKRINot specified
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UK Obesity Research Institute: full applicationUKRIUp to £72,000,000
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UKRI: Integration of AI/HPC with quantum computingUKRIUp to £3,750,000
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Gambling harms research grantsUKRIUp to £2,000,000
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BridgeAI Deployment Catalyst: AI for assurance and complianceUKRIUp to £5,000,000
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BridgeAI Deployment Catalyst: AI for operational systemsUKRIUp to £5,000,000
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BridgeAI Deployment Catalyst: AI for decision critical systemsUKRIUp to £5,000,000
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Manufacturing Scale-up Research and Innovation: Automotive and AerospaceUKRIUp to £600,000
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Manufacturing Scale-up Network PlusUKRIUp to £5,625,000
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Public Engagement Spark Awards 2026BUKRI£5,000 – £20,000
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What Works Centre for a climate resilient UKUKRIUp to £21,100,000
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UK-Singapore CRD 2026UKRIUp to £3,000,000
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Physical sciences NRF portfolio refresh (invite only)UKRI£25,000 – £400,000
UKRI grant deadlines January 2027
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Collaboration for a Sustainable Future: coordinating groupsUKRI£10,000 – £100,000
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Advancing solutions for critical mineral production and recyclingUKRIUp to £305,000
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Centres of Excellence for Regulatory Science and InnovationUKRINot specified
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Professional doctorate: clinical research training fellowshipUKRIUp to £25,000
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Capacity building: clinical research training fellowshipUKRINot specified
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Early independence: clinician scientist fellowshipUKRINot specified
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Underground hydrogen storage demonstrator DEVEX supportUKRIUp to £1,500,000
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Testing and validating underground hydrogen storage componentsUKRIUp to £5,000,000
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Mid-range equipment for biosciences research: ALERT 2026UKRI£200,000 – £1,500,000
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Eureka collaborative R&D: Globalstars Japan 2027UKRINot specified
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Focal awards: multilingual futures for UK growth and connectivityUKRINot specified
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Knowledge Transfer Partnership: 2026 to 2027 round 4UKRIUp to £12,500,000
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Small molecule high throughput screen using AstraZeneca facilitiesUKRIUp to £270,000
UKRI grant deadlines February 2027
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MRC Centre of Research Excellence: round five: outline applicationUKRIUp to £26,250,000
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Collaboration for a Sustainable Future: pilots & UK seed fundingUKRI£100,000 – £5,000,000
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Experimental medicine: invited stage two applicationUKRINot specified
UKRI grant deadlines April 2027
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Water4All 2026 call: sustainable water managementUKRIUp to £312,500
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Pre-announcement: Future Data Services: Joining up the data service workforceUKRI£110,000 – £280,000
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Experimental medicine to define mechanisms of gambling disorder: stage oneUKRIUp to £3,000,000
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Experimental medicine stage oneUKRINot specified
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Biodiversa+ 2026 to 2027: novel ecosystems (BiodivFuture)UKRIUp to £375,000
UKRI grant deadlines August 2027
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Projects Peer Review Panel (PPRP) 2027UKRINot specified
UKRI grant deadlines September 2027
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Connecting Culture FundUKRI£5,000 – £100,000
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