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Creative Industries Clusters Round 2 (Invite Only)

Invite-only AHRC grant programme to establish up to four new Creative Industries Clusters in 2026/2027 with significant emphasis on regional economic growth, industry co-design, co-investment, skills development, and leveraged partnerships.

Status: Open Type: Grant Amount: Total fund: £27,000,000. Maximum award: £6,750,000 per application (AHRC share). Deadline: Jul 22, 2026 Location: United Kingdom

Defra Farming Innovation Investor Partnership 2026: Up to £5,000,000 for UK Farming Innovation with Private Co-Investment

UKRI and Innovate UK are funding a UK-only call for micro, small and medium enterprises that can partner with private investors to build innovative farming solutions, with applications open and closing on 17 June 2026.

Status: Open Type: Grant Amount: up to £5,000,000 total competition budget (individual project award size not stated) Deadline: Jun 17, 2026 Location: United Kingdom

Doctoral Focal Award: Environmental Evidence Synthesis (UKRI NERC/ESRC)

UKRI’s NERC- and ESRC-backed doctoral focal award funds long-cycle training grants for environmental evidence synthesis, with two cohorts of social science-linked PhD positions and up to 30 doctoral places across 2027-2030.

Status: Open Type: Grant Amount: £8,144,000 total programme, up to £4,072,000 per doctoral focal award Deadline: Jul 15, 2026 Location: United Kingdom

DRIVE35 Scale-Up: £5M to Manufacture the Future of EVs

Grant funding for UK businesses to run feasibility studies that reduce the risk of scaling manufacturing of zero-emission vehicle technologies in the UK.

Status: Deadline Passed Type: Grant Amount: Share of up to £5 million total; project requests allowed from £150,000 to £750,000 Deadline: Dec 17, 2025 Location: United Kingdom

Dual-use Aviation Systems and Autonomy 2026: Innovate UK Grant Competition for Collaborative Delivery

Innovate UK is funding collaborative UK projects to develop dual-use aviation technologies for civil and defence use, with a competition-wide budget of up to £10 million and expected project-level requests of £300,000–£1.25 million.

Status: Open Type: Grant Amount: Total competition fund £10,000,000; project grant request £300,000 to £1,250,000 Deadline: Jun 3, 2026 Location: United Kingdom

Early independence: clinician scientist fellowship 2026-2027 (MRC)

UK Medical Research Council fellowship for clinicians and healthcare professionals moving from training or role-dependent research to independent clinical-science leadership, with 2026/2027 future application rounds.

Status: Open Type: Fellowship Amount: No stated maximum Deadline: Sep 2, 2026 Location: United Kingdom

Environmental Sciences: Global Partnerships Seedcorn Fund 2026

NERC’s 2026 Seedcorn Fund supports UK research groups building new, long-term international environmental science partnerships, with applications open from 5 May 2026 to 16 July 2026.

Status: Open Type: Grant Amount: Up to £100,000 full economic cost (FEC) per project Deadline: Jul 16, 2026 Location: United Kingdom and Global

ESRC Connect Awards (pilot) 2026: Fund Early-Stage Collaborations in the Social Sciences

UKRI’s ESRC Connect Awards pilot funds exploratory, high-risk social science collaborations to test new research fields with awards of £50,000–£150,000 over up to six months.

Status: Open Type: Grant Amount: £50,000 - £150,000 FEC per award; ESRC funds 80% of project FEC Deadline: Jun 10, 2026 Location: United Kingdom

ESRC Postdoctoral Fellowships 2026: Up to 9 Months of Social Science Research Support

UKRI's ESRC Postdoctoral Fellowships support early career social scientists with up to 9 months full-time or 18 months part-time of postdoctoral development at an ESRC DTP host.

Status: Open Type: Grant Deadline: Jun 1, 2026 Location: United Kingdom

ESRC Responsive Mode: Research Grants Round Two (Open Ongoing Call)

An always-open ESRC funding opportunity that supports original, high-quality social science research in UK-based teams, with awards from £350,000 to £1,000,000 (project FEC) and flexible timing through multiple rounds.

Status: Rolling Type: Grant Amount: £350,000 - £1,000,000 project FEC; ESRC funds up to 80% of FEC Deadline: Rolling or ongoing Location: United Kingdom