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A Guide for the Commercialisation of Creative Industries Research: One £250,000 AHRC and Research England Award at 100 Percent Full Economic Cost to Write the Sector's Missing Spin-Out Playbook — Closing 15 October 2026

AHRC and Research England are funding a single 12-month project worth up to £250,000 at 100 percent of full economic cost to co-develop a creative industries specific spin-out and investment guide, with applications closing at 4:00pm UK time on 15 October 2026.

Status: Open Type: Grant Amount: Up to £250,000 at 100% full economic cost Deadline: Oct 15, 2026 Location: United Kingdom

AHRC Design Generators Round Two: A £1 Million Fund Awarding £150,000 to £200,000 per Project for Design-Led Green Transition Research — Applications Close 29 September 2026

The Arts and Humanities Research Council is offering £1 million in total for 9-to-12-month design-led projects that intervene in existing systems to support the green transition, with each award worth £150,000 to £200,000 at 80 percent of full economic cost and a mandatory non-academic co-lead.

Status: Open Type: Grant Amount: £150,000 to £200,000 per project at 80% full economic cost, from a £1 million total fund Deadline: Sep 29, 2026 Location: United Kingdom

British Academy APEX Awards 2027: Up to £200,000 for Established UK Researchers to Pursue Genuinely Interdisciplinary Projects Across the Sciences, Engineering, and Humanities

The APEX Awards, run jointly by the British Academy, the Royal Society, and the Royal Academy of Engineering, offer UK-based established researchers up to £200,000 over 24 months for curiosity-driven, cross-disciplinary projects, with a 2027-round deadline of 8 September 2026.

Status: Open Type: Grant Amount: Up to £200,000 Deadline: Sep 8, 2026 Location: United Kingdom

British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowships 2027: A Three-Year Funded Research Post in the UK for Early-Career Humanities and Social Sciences Scholars

The British Academy funds a three-year postdoctoral fellowship for outstanding early-career humanities and social sciences researchers at a UK university, covering 80% of salary and indirect costs plus a research expenses allowance, with an outline-stage deadline of 30 September 2026.

Status: Open Type: Fellowship Amount: 80% of full economic costs (salary and indirect costs) over three years, plus a research … Deadline: Sep 30, 2026 Location: United Kingdom

GSK IMPACT Awards 2027: £40,000–£50,000 in Unrestricted Funding Plus £13,500 of Leadership Training for Small UK Health Charities

The 2027 GSK IMPACT Awards give up to ten small and medium UK health charities £40,000 each in unrestricted funding, with the overall winner receiving £50,000, plus a leadership development programme, film and photography, and a national network of past winners.

Status: Open Type: Award Amount: £40,000 unrestricted per winner; £50,000 for the overall winner Deadline: Aug 19, 2026 Location: United Kingdom

Innovate UK Scaling Performance of Quantum Computing Hardware CR&D 2026: Share of £33 Million for Fault-Tolerant Quantum Hardware

Innovate UK is investing up to £33 million in collaborative R&D grants of £1 million to £3.5 million to develop device-level hardware and software for universal fault-tolerant quantum computers, with applications closing 18 September 2026.

Status: Open Type: Grant Amount: Up to £33 million total; £1 million to £3.5 million grant request per project Deadline: Sep 18, 2026 Location: United Kingdom

Royal Society University Research Fellowship 2027: Up to £1.87 Million Over Eight Years to Build an Independent Science Career in the UK or Ireland

The Royal Society University Research Fellowship gives outstanding early-career scientists an eight-year, flexible fellowship worth up to £1.87 million to establish an independent research group at a UK or Republic of Ireland institution; the 2027 round is open from 14 July to 9 September 2026.

Status: Open Type: Fellowship Amount: Up to £1.87 million over eight years Deadline: Sep 9, 2026 Location: United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland

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.

Status: Open Type: Grant Amount: Minimum award £15,000; STFC funds 100% of the full economic cost of travel and subsistence Deadline: Oct 15, 2026 Location: United Kingdom

UKRI What Works Innovation Fellowships — Tackling Violence Against Women and Girls 2026: Three 18-Month Fellowships Worth Up to £220,000 Full Economic Cost, Embedded Inside Government-Backed What Works Centres

UKRI's R&D Missions Accelerator Programme is funding three 18-month What Works Innovation Fellowships hosted by Foundations, the College of Policing's What Works Centre for Crime Reduction, and the Youth Endowment Fund, open to UK-based researchers at any career stage who hold a PhD or equivalent research experience; applications close at 16:00 on Tuesday 8 September 2026 with a 4 January 2027 start.

Status: Open Type: Fellowship Amount: Up to £220,000 full economic cost per fellowship, inclusive of a £40,000 budget for research and … Deadline: Sep 8, 2026 Location: United Kingdom

Urban Studies Foundation International Fellowships 2026

The Urban Studies Foundation’s International Fellowships fund 3-9 month writing-up fellowships for early- to mid-career urban scholars from the Global South to turn completed research into publishable outputs with a mentor and host institution.

Status: Deadline Passed Type: Grant Amount: Variable award; no published fixed budget cap. Budgets are in GBP and assessed case by case. Deadline: Jul 6, 2026 Location: Global South and Worldwide host institutions