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Research Funding Opportunities

The following table lists research funding opportunities relevant to colleagues at the University of Reading and is maintained by Research Services (RES). Please note that some schemes require that applications are business-led. For more details, please contact res@reading.ac.uk or visit the Finding Funding pages of the RES website (requires UoR log-in).

Please note that Research Services also has a dedicated page for EU funding opportunities with updates on EU funding and policy developments, as well as an Annual Funding Calendar which gives details of annual and recurring calls and not open calls with no deadlines.

You may also be interested to search University UK’s Gateway to international opportunities, a regularly updated​ depository of funding opportunities for international research collaboration and knowledge exchange, aimed at UK-based researchers/institutions.

For the interest of colleagues who are developing research grant proposals, RES also maintains a Successful Proposal Library, containing examples of past applications.

Last updated on Friday 15th November 2024.

Lead FunderCo-Funder(s)Suitable for Early Career Researchers?CallInternal deadlineExternal deadlineNotes
British AcademyBritish Academy Research Projects15/11/202422/11/2024
British AcademyYesJSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship for Overseas Researchers04/12/202411/12/2024
BBSRCInternational partnership: Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Diseases13/11/202420/11/2024
Royal SocietyLeverhulme TrustRoyal Society Leverhulme Trust Senior Research
Fellowships 2025
13/11/202420/11/2024
Royal SocietyRoyal Society Wolfson Fellowships30/10/202406/11/2024
Wellcome TrustWellcome Career Development Awards19/11/202426/11/2024
Wellcome TrustWellcome Discovery Awards27/11/202403/12/2024
British AcademyStein Arnold Exploration Fund01/01/202508/01/2025
British AcademyYesNeil Ker Memorial Fund07/01/202508/01/2025
BBSRCMid-range equipment for biosciences research: ALERT 202402/01/202509/01/2025
Independent Social Reserch FoundationFlexible Grants for Small Groups03/01/202510/01/2025
NERCPushing the frontiers of environmental research 202514/01/202521/01/2025
AHRCYesNew Generation Thinkers 202521/01/202528/01/2025
British AcademyInternational Writing Workshops22/01/202529/01/2025
MRCCentre of Research Excellence Round Three06/02/202513/02/2025
BBSRCIndustrial Doctoral Landscape Award 2024-2511/02/202518/02/2025
AHRCCollaborate with German partners on arts and humanities research Round Seven12/02/202519/02/2025
Wellcome TrustWellcome Early-Career Awards18/02/202525/02/2025
EPSRCExploiting Quantum Information Science in Chemistry20/02/202527/02/2025
British AcademyHorizon Europe Pump Priming Collaboration between UK and EU Partners26/02/202505/03/2025
ESRCYesPostdoctoral Fellowships18/03/202525/03/2025EoI stage - deadline 15th January 2025
NERCUrgency Funding20/03/202527/03/2025
MRCAI, engineering biology and quantum technologies: highlight notice24/03/202531/03/2025
AHRCLocally unlocking culture through inclusive access (LUCIA)03/04/202510/04/2025