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UKRI Pre-announcement: Gambling harms research grants 2026

Cross-council UKRI pre-announcement inviting expressions of interest and later full applications for research that advances understanding or solutions for gambling-related harms.

Status: Open Type: Grant Amount: up to £2,000,000 FEC total; UKRI funds up to 80% of FEC Deadline: Dec 8, 2026 Location: United Kingdom

UKRI Transformative Sustainable AI Technologies Grant 2026–2027: Up to £602,500

UKRI supports speculative, high-risk research that could produce a step change in the sustainability of future AI systems, with projects starting in February 2027.

Status: Open Type: Grant Amount: Up to £602,500 full economic cost; UKRI funds 80% of the full economic cost Deadline: Nov 10, 2026 Location: United Kingdom

UKRI Translation: AHRC Proof of Concept

Open UKRI scheme supporting Arts and Humanities Research Council-linked projects to translate prior AHRC or UKRI research into measurable economic, social, cultural, or policy impact.

Status: Rolling Type: Grant Amount: Up to £150,000 (up to 100% FEC for some international co-lead costs) Deadline: Rolling or ongoing Location: United Kingdom

UKRI Translation: BBSRC Proof of Concept 2026: A £3 Million Call for Bioscience Commercialisation Projects Worth £100,000 to £800,000 at 80% Full Economic Cost, Closing 14 October 2026

BBSRC has reopened its translation scheme, formerly the Follow-on Fund, under a new name: £3 million is available for up to 24-month projects that turn BBSRC-funded bioscience into products, services or solutions, with applications closing 14 October 2026 at 4:00pm UK time.

Status: Open Type: Grant Amount: £100,000 to £800,000 full economic cost per project; BBSRC funds 80% of FEC (up to £640,000) Deadline: Oct 14, 2026 Location: United Kingdom

UKRI Translation: EPSRC ACT Proof of Concept (invite only)

Invite-only UKRI Translation funding for early to mid-stage commercialisation of engineering and physical sciences research in Advanced Connectivity Technologies, with awards of £100,000 to £500,000 and a £5,550,000 total fund.

Status: Deadline Passed Type: Grant Amount: £100,000 to £500,000 per project; total fund £5,550,000 Deadline: Sep 3, 2026 Location: United Kingdom

UKRI Translation: EPSRC Prosperity Partnerships 2027

Closed 2026 UKRI EPSRC call that funded ambitious collaborative research programmes through established business-academic partnerships, with applications from £500,000 FEC and a mandatory business cash contribution matching the EPSRC request.

Status: Historical Type: Grant Amount: Total programme funding £40,000,000 Deadline: Historical reference Location: United Kingdom

UKRI Translation: Impact Acceleration Accounts 2027: Flexible Three-Year Institutional Grants for Research Impact

UKRI's 2027 Impact Acceleration Accounts provide eligible UK research organisations with three years of flexible early-stage funding to move research toward commercial, policy, societal, or environmental impact.

Status: Deadline Passed Type: Grant Amount: AHRC £155,000 per year; EPSRC institution-specific allocations; STFC £70,000 per year Deadline: Sep 15, 2026 Location: United Kingdom

UKRI Translation: MRC Impact Acceleration Award 2026: £50,000 to £300,000 for One High-Risk Development Step Toward a New Medicine, Device, or Diagnostic — Applications Close 11 November 2026

The Medical Research Council funds a single, tightly scoped package of translational development work — £50,000 to £300,000 at 80% full economic cost, over six to 18 months — to generate the critical data that decides whether a medical product idea progresses or stops.

Status: Open Type: Grant Amount: £50,000 to £300,000 full economic cost (MRC funds 80% of FEC plus 100% of permitted exceptions) Deadline: Nov 11, 2026 Location: United Kingdom

UKRI Translation: Proof of Concept 2026 — Applications Closed

The UKRI Translation: Proof of Concept 2026 funding opportunity is closed. The completed cycle offered £100,000 to £250,000 of full economic cost for six- to nine-month research-commercialisation projects led from eligible UK research organisations; no later cycle is announced on the official page.

Status: Historical Type: Grant Amount: £100,000 to £250,000 full economic cost (FEC); UKRI funds 80% of FEC Deadline: Historical reference Location: United Kingdom

UKRI Translation: STFC Proof of Concept 2026–2027: Up to £600,000 for STFC Commercialisation, Invite-Only Deadline 26 August 2026

UKRI Translation: STFC Proof of Concept supports invited UK research organisations to move STFC-funded particle physics, astronomy and nuclear-community technology from TRL 5–7 toward commercialisation over a minimum 24-month award starting in April 2027.

Status: Deadline Passed Type: Grant Amount: Up to £600,000 full economic cost; STFC funds 80% (stated as £240,000 per year for 24 months) Deadline: Aug 26, 2026 Location: United Kingdom