Who funds circadian rhythms research?

We count 56 funded circadian rhythms projects, active between 2021 and 2034, from 6 funders. The most came from Wellcome (23 projects), EU · ERC (17 projects) and EU · MSCA (9 projects). The median award is $2.5M, across the 51 of 56 projects that list an amount.

Funded projects

56

Funders

6

Median award

$2.5M

Open calls now

0

Top funders of circadian rhythms research

Projects whose title or summary mentions circadian rhythms. Median award: of the projects that list an amount, in US dollars; “—” when fewer than 3 do.

Open circadian rhythms funding calls

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Funded circadian rhythms projects

A sample, latest start first, at most three per program.

• Out of the dark, how daytime light influences sleep and supports circadian rhythms
  Wellcome · £3,700,000 · ends 2034
• The Biochemical Basis of Circadian Synchronisation
  Wellcome · £1,922,493 · ends 2033
• How do CNS border-derived B-cells shape brain immunity and behaviour during chronic infections?
  Wellcome · £2,490,754 · ends 2033
• Title: Investigating the molecular basis of sleep homeostasis in Drosophila
  UKRI · MRC · ends 2028
• Does the time of day that exercise is performed influence glycaemic outcomes across different phases of the menstrual cycle?
  UKRI · BBSRC · ends 2028
• Spatiotemporal imaging of neuronal and glial signals in the mammalian master circadian clock at multiple timescales
  UKRI · BBSRC · ends 2028
• Honey bees are essential for pollinating many of the crops that feed our communities, yet their health is increasingly threatened by…
  USDA · $200,000 · ends 2028
• The Bacillus subtilis circadian clock: its metabolic regulation and crosstalk with plants
  UKRI · BBSRC · £613,396 · ends 2027
• Sleep and Circadian Rhythms in Chronic Disease and Lifecourse Epidemiology
  EU · ERC · €2,358,499 · 2027–2032 · UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL
• University of Warwick — Maternal, Newborn, Child Nutrition and Health
  Gates Foundation · $450,957 · ends 2027

How we count

Funded projects come from public award records (NIH RePORTER, NSF, EU CORDIS, UKRI Gateway to Research, Wellcome, the Gates Foundation, DOE, NASA and USDA NIFA) whose title or summary matches “circadian”. NIH lists each budget year separately; one project counts once. Amounts are as the funder lists them; medians use only projects that list one, in US dollars. Open calls and forecasts are from our listings of October 28, 2026. A project can mention a topic without being mainly about it, so treat the counts as a guide to who funds the area.