Research Funding Opportunities
The following table lists research funding opportunities relevant to the University of Reading. This list is maintained by Research Services (RES) and includes schemes that form part of the Newton Fund, GCRF, and the Industrial Strategy. 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.
Last updated on Thursday 28th July 2022.
| Lead Funder | Co-Funder(s) | Industrial Strategy/GCRF/Newton? | Call | Internal deadline | External deadline | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wellcome Trust | Biological vulnerability to extreme heat in maternal and child health | 2022-08-01 | 2022-08-08 | 8th August outline deadline. Full proposals 12th September | ||
| IEG | Fellowships for Doctoral Students | 2022-08-08 | 2022-08-15 | |||
| John Templeton Foundation | Large Grants | 2022-08-12 | 2022-08-19 | |||
| John Templeton Foundation | Small Grants | 2022-08-12 | 2022-08-19 | |||
| Royal Astronomical Society | Grants for studies | 2022-08-13 | 2022-08-20 | |||
| MRC | Pre-Announcement: Public Health Intervention Development | 2022-08-25 | 2022-09-01 | Pre-announcement | ||
| The Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) | Postdoctoral Fellowship | 2022-08-22 | 2022-09-02 | |||
| The Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) | International Fellowships for Research in Japan | 2022-08-27 | 2022-09-02 | |||
| Royal Society | University Research Fellowship | 2022-08-30 | 2022-09-06 | |||
| British Academy | Mid-Career Fellowships | 2022-08-31 | 2022-09-07 | |||
| MRC | Clinician scientist fellowship | 2022-09-01 | 2022-09-07 | |||
| MRC | Clinical research training fellowship | 2022-09-01 | 2022-09-07 | |||
| Royal Academy of Engineering | Research Chairs and Senior Research Fellowships | 2022-09-01 | 2022-09-08 | |||
| InterAct | InterAct open call | 2022-09-02 | 2022-09-09 | |||
| British Heart Foundation | Translational Awards | 2022-09-05 | 2022-09-12 | |||
| EPSRC | MRC | Transformative healthcare technologies: phase two | 2022-09-06 | 2022-09-13 | ||
| British Academy | Innovation Fellowship -Route A Researcher-Led | 2022-09-07 | 2022-09-14 | |||
| EPSRC | BBSRC | Research for a Plastics Circular Economy | 2022-09-08 | 2022-09-15 | Outline. Full proposals deadline 17th January 2023 | |
| The Lister Institute | Research Prizes | 2022-09-13 | 2022-09-20 | |||
| NERC | Centre for Doctoral Training: environmental solutions to zoonoses | 2022-09-15 | 2022-09-22 | 29 July 2022 Closing date for notifications of intent | ||
| ESRC | Innovate UK, UKRI | Lead a network of innovation and research funding policy experts | 2022-09-20 | 2022-09-27 | ||
| EPSRC | NERC | Quantum sensing for environmental sciences | 2022-09-27 | 2022-10-04 | ||
| Leverhulme Trust | Visiting Professorships | 2022-09-29 | 2022-10-06 | |||
| EPSRC | Research aligned with cybersecurity research institutes | 2022-10-04 | 2022-10-11 | |||
| British Academy | Postdoctoral Fellowships | 2022-10-05 | 2022-10-12 | |||
| British Academy | Researchers at Risk Fellowships | 2022-10-05 | 2022-10-12 | |||
| UKRI | Future Leaders Fellowships Round 7 | 2022-10-11 | 2022-10-18 | 18th October outline deadline. Full proposal deadline 6th December | ||
| BBSRC | NERC, MRC | UKRI-Defra One Health approach to vector borne diseases | 2022-10-20 | 2022-10-27 | ||
| Royal Society | Dorothy Hodgkin Fellowship | 2022-09-23 | 2022-11-01 | |||
| British Academy | Writing Workshops | 2022-11-02 | 2022-11-09 |