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Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP): 2026 to 2027 Round 2

UKRI and Innovate UK are opening an open-to-apply KTP round for UK-registered knowledge base organisations partnering with UK businesses on 12- to 36-month innovation projects.

Status: Open Type: Grant Amount: up to £10,000,000 (competition total budget) Deadline: Jun 24, 2026 Location: United Kingdom

Mathematical Sciences Early Independence Fellowship (EPSRC): UKRI Fellowship for Building Independent Research Careers

Open UKRI/EPSRC fellowship launched in 2026 to support post-PhD mathematical science researchers to make a transition to long-term research independence through a fellowship project funded up to £1,250,000 FEC.

Status: Rolling Type: Fellowship Amount: Up to £1,250,000 full economic cost (FEC); EPSRC funds 80% Deadline: Rolling or ongoing Location: United Kingdom

Medicines Manufacturing: Labs of the Future 2026: Up to £1.5 Million for UK SME Automation Projects

UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £7.5 million to develop and use digital, automated and robotic technologies that improve pharmaceutical process development and manufacturing.

Status: Deadline Passed Type: Grant Amount: Up to £7.5 million total fund; project grant requests must be £500,000 to £1.5 million Deadline: May 27, 2026 Location: United Kingdom

MRC Centre of Research Excellence Round Four: Invited Full Application (MRC CoRE) 2026

A UKRI/MRC invited second-stage funding round for long-term, interdisciplinary MRC Centres of Research Excellence tackling major health challenges across UK research organisations.

Status: Open Type: Grant Amount: Total program: £50,000,000; minimum year 1-7 FEC per award £26,250,000 Deadline: Sep 10, 2026 Location: United Kingdom

MRC Equip 2026: Up to £1 Million for Mid-Range Biomedical Research Equipment in UKRI-Eligible Labs

UKRI’s MRC Equip pre-announcement offers up to £1 million FEC for a single piece of capital equipment that supports biomedical research in eligible UK organisations.

Status: Open Type: Grant Amount: £200,000 to £1,000,000 FEC; MRC funds 100% of FEC Deadline: Nov 5, 2026 Location: United Kingdom

MRC Experimental Medicine Stage One: Funding for Human Mechanistic Disease Research

UKRI's Medical Research Council (MRC) Experimental Medicine Stage One supports human mechanistic studies that test a biological hypothesis through an experimental intervention or challenge.

Status: Open Type: Grant Amount: No fixed funding cap is stated; MRC funds up to 80% of project full economic cost (FEC) Deadline: Oct 7, 2026 Location: United Kingdom

National Materials Innovation Programme: Feasibility Studies Round 2

UKRI’s Innovate UK competition for UK registered businesses to fund materials innovation projects that advance toward industrial adoption, with up to £2 million in total and project requests between £50,000 and £100,000.

Status: Open Type: Grant Amount: Up to £2,000,000 total funding allocation Deadline: Jun 24, 2026 Location: United Kingdom

Ofgem Strategic Innovation Fund round 5 Discovery C6

Collaborative Discovery Phase funding for UK electricity and gas network operators to test solutions across seven grid and system innovation challenge areas, with round funding up to £30 million and up to £200,000 requested per Discovery project.

Status: Open Type: Grant Amount: Up to £200,000 per Discovery project; up to £30,000,000 total round funding Deadline: Jun 24, 2026 Location: United Kingdom

Open Business Creators Startup Fund 2026: £1,000 Idea Grants and £5,000 Startup Awards for Open University Students and Alumni

The 2026 Open Business Creators Startup Fund offers equity-free support for Open University students and recent alumni through small cash awards for early-stage ideas and young UK-registered startups.

Status: Open Type: Grant Amount: £1,000 or £5,000 Deadline: Jun 12, 2026 Location: United Kingdom

Particle Physics Experiment Consolidated Grants 2026

An open UKRI/STFC continuation grant call for UK particle physics experiment teams to update 2024 PPE plans and request two-year funding for ongoing experiment programmes starting 1 October 2027.

Status: Open Type: Grant Deadline: Jul 9, 2026 Location: United Kingdom