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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 Thursday 25th July 2024.

Lead FunderCo-Funder(s)Suitable for Early Career Researchers?CallInternal deadlineExternal deadlineNotes
BBSRCTurning innovative technology concepts into market reality21/07/202428/07/2024
Wellcome TrustDiscovery Awards23/07/202430/07/2024
EPSRCJSPSEPSRC UK-Japan Collaboration in Advanced Functional Materials24/07/202431/07/2024
EPSRCFunding opportunity
Funding opportunity:Pre-announcement: Sustainable Industrial Futures		25/07/202401/08/2024EOI deadline
STFCQuantum Business Incubation Centre-TEXT28/07/202404/08/2024
Royal SocietyWolfson Fellowship 31/07/202407/08/2024
Royal SocietyWolfson Visiting Fellowship01/08/202407/08/2024
ESRCUKRI systems approaches to advance the UK’s transition to net zero: full13/08/202420/08/2024
EPSRCStrategic infrastructure for engineering and physical sciences: June 202413/08/202420/08/2024
ESRCThe UK-Brazil Global Talent Exchange Funding Opportunity Pilot13/08/202420/08/2024
British AcademyMid-Career Fellowshisp14/08/202421/08/2024
NERCAHRC, BBSRC, ESRC, EPSRC, MRC, STFC, Innovate UKDigital infrastructure: new approaches to skills or software15/08/202422/08/2024
MRFCancer Pain Clinical Fellowships28/08/202404/09/2024
MRCPredoctoral clinical research training fellowship28/08/202404/09/2024
MRFAdolescent Dermatology28/08/202404/09/2024
MRCClinician scientist fellowship28/08/202404/09/2024
EPSRCESRC, AHRC, BBSRC, MRC, STFC, NERCUK future internet NetworkPlus: outline03/09/202410/09/2024Outline
EPSRCTechnologies to enable independence for people living with dementia03/09/202410/09/2024
EPSRCInternational centre to centre research collaborations: Outlines05/09/202412/09/2024
EPSRCWorking with centres: Advanced materials05/09/202412/09/2024
British CouncilDisability inclusion partnerships06/09/202413/09/2024
MRCBespoke Mouse Models for Your Research08/09/202415/09/2024
British CouncilGender Equality Partnership09/09/202416/09/2024
MRCInfections and immunity: research grant: responsive mode10/09/202417/09/2024
MRCMolecular and cellular medicine: programme: responsive mode10/09/202417/09/2024
MRCInfections and immunity: programme: responsive mode10/09/202417/09/2024
MRCInfections and immunity: research grant: responsive mode10/09/202417/09/2024
MRCMolecular and cellular medicine: new investigator: responsive mode10/09/202417/09/2024
MRCPopulation and systems medicine: research grant: responsive mode10/09/202417/09/2024
MRCNeurosciences and mental health research: research grant: responsive mode10/09/202417/09/2024
MRCNeurosciences and mental health: programme: responsive mode10/09/202417/09/2024
MRCNeurosciences and mental health: new investigator: responsive mode10/09/202417/09/2024
MRCInfections and immunity: new investigator: responsive mode10/09/202417/09/2024
MRCPopulation and systems medicine: programme: responsive mode10/09/202417/09/2024
British AcademyKnowledge Frontiers: International Interdisciplinary Research11/09/202418/09/2024
BBSRCStandard research grant: 2024 round 3: responsive mode18/09/202425/09/2024Internal EoI deadline 17/06/2024
Royal SocietyLeverhulme TrustSenior Research Fellowship18/09/202425/09/2024
Royal SocietyResearch Grant25/09/202402/10/2024
NERCDigital Research Technical Professional Skills NetworkPlus25/09/202402/10/2024
UKRIMetascience Research GrantsPre-announcement
UKRIModelling UK Supply Chains as complex systems for resiliencePre-announcement
ESRCAHRC, NERC, DEFRAResilient UK Coastal Communities and Seas Network PlusPre-announcement
ESRCESRC Policy Talent Accelerator Network PlusPre-announcement