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STFC PATT Travel Grants 2026: Two Years of Travel and Subsistence at 100 Percent Full Economic Cost, From a £15,000 Minimum, for UK Astronomy Groups Spending More Than £7,500 a Year on Observing Runs — Applications Close 15 October 2026
The Science and Technology Facilities Council funds travel and subsistence for UK-based astronomers travelling to telescopes for competitively awarded science observation time, with two-year group grants starting 1 April 2027 at 100 percent full economic cost and a minimum award of £15,000.
UK Counter UAS Technologies Grant (Innovate UK): 2026 Historical Reference
Historical reference for Innovate UK's closed 2026 competition funding collaborative UK projects developing dual-use counter Uncrewed Aerial Systems technologies for civil and military settings.
UK International Ocean Drilling Programme Site Survey (UKRI/NERC)
Historical reference for NERC funding that supported UK-led ship-borne and virtual site surveys used to develop applications for scientific ocean drilling expeditions. The official opportunity is closed and no replacement application window has been announced.
UK Obesity Research Institute Full Application 2026: Up to £72 Million From MRC and the British Heart Foundation for One Seven-Year National Institute, Closing 19 November 2026
The Medical Research Council, co-funding with the British Heart Foundation, opened the full application stage for the UK Obesity Research Institute on 30 July 2026, offering a single director-led award of up to £72 million over an initial seven years for mechanistic biomedical research into obesity, with applications closing 19 November 2026 at 4:00pm UK time.
UKRI 2026 to 2027 Strategic Longer and Larger (sLoLa) Outlines
A closed UKRI and BBSRC outlines-stage grant for large, team-based bioscience discovery research in the UK. The project full economic cost had to be over £2,000,000, with BBSRC funding 80% of FEC.
UKRI Enabling AI Adoption Across Science and Engineering 2026: Up to £250,000 for Exploratory AI Research
An upcoming UKRI grant for UK research teams that combine artificial-intelligence expertise with domain science or engineering to test responsible AI applications in engineering biology, advanced materials, quantum technologies, medical research, or fusion energy.
UKRI Metascience Scientometrics for Research Assessment (Invite-only)
Historical reference for UKRI's closed, invite-only follow-on funding opportunity for projects from the UKRI Metascience sandpit on novel scientometric indicators and research-assessment methods.
UKRI Next Generation AI: Explainable AI 2026: Up to £482,000 for High-Risk AI Research Projects
The UKRI and EPSRC Next Generation AI: Explainable AI grant supports speculative, high-risk fundamental research that could produce a step change in the explainability of future artificial intelligence systems, with applications due 20 October 2026.
UKRI Policy Fellowships 2026: Up to £280,000 for 18-Month Research-to-Policy Placements Starting May 2027, Deadline 10 September
UKRI offers 50 co-designed, 18-month policy fellowships for eligible researchers to work with UK government, arm's-length bodies or What Works Network hosts on national and global policy challenges, with applications due 10 September 2026.
UKRI Policy Internships 2026: Three-Month Policy Placements for UKRI-Funded Doctoral Students
UKRI’s 2026 Policy Internships competition is open for existing UKRI-funded PhD students to secure a three-month placement in a high-impact policy environment while continuing their doctoral studies.