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External funding deadlines calendar
The list below includes upcoming funding deadlines for the major funders/most popular funding schemes – visit for more funding opportunities for your specific discipline. When planning your application, please remember that the Research Development team needs at least six working weeks notice of your proposal, so that we have adequate time to assist you with your application and complete the institutional approval process – get in touch as early as possible.
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External Funding Deadlines Live Calendar
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(Updated 25 March 2026)
| ResDev Notification date | Closing date | Primary funder name | Funding scheme |
| 25-Mar-26 | 06-May-26 | National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) | |
| 25-Mar-26 | 06-May-26 | National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) | |
| 25-Mar-26 | 06-May-26 | Innovate UK | |
| 25-Mar-26 | 06-May-26 | National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) | |
| 25-Mar-26 | 06-May-26 | National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) | |
| 25-Mar-26 | 06-May-26 | Innovate UK | |
| 26-Mar-26 | 07-May-26 | National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) | |
| 26-Mar-26 | 07-May-26 | Wellcome | |
| 26-Mar-26 | 07-May-26 | Innovate UK | |
| 27-Mar-26 | 08-May-26 | Leverhulme Trust | |
| 01-Apr-26 | 13-May-26 | UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) | |
| 01-Apr-26 | 13-May-26 | National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) | |
| 01-Apr-26 | 13-May-26 | National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) | |
| 02-Apr-26 | 14-May-26 | UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) | |
| 02-Apr-26 | 14-May-26 | National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) | |
| 02-Apr-26 | 14-May-26 | Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) | |
| 02-Apr-26 | 14-May-26 | National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) | |
| 02-Apr-26 | 14-May-26 | Leverhulme Trust | |
| 02-Apr-26 | 14-May-26 | National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) | |
| 02-Apr-26 | 14-May-26 | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) | |
| 06-Apr-26 | 18-May-26 | National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) | |
| 07-Apr-26 | 19-May-26 | Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) | |
| 08-Apr-26 | 20-May-26 | National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) | |
| 09-Apr-26 | 21-May-26 | Medical Research Council (MRC) | |
| 09-Apr-26 | 21-May-26 | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) | |
| 09-Apr-26 | 21-May-26 | Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) | |
| 17-Apr-26 | 29-May-26 | Cancer Research UK (CRUK) | |
| 20-Apr-26 | 01-Jun-26 | Diabetes UK | |
| 29-Apr-26 | 10-Jun-26 | Innovate UK | |
| 05-May-26 | 16-Jun-26 | UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) | |
| 05-May-26 | 16-Jun-26 | Horizon Europe: Excellent Science | |
| 05-May-26 | 16-Jun-26 | Horizon Europe: Excellent Science | |
| 05-May-26 | 16-Jun-26 | Horizon Europe: Excellent Science | |
| 05-May-26 | 16-Jun-26 | Horizon Europe: Excellent Science | |
| 05-May-26 | 16-Jun-26 | Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) | |
| 06-May-26 | 17-Jun-26 | National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) | |
| 06-May-26 | 17-Jun-26 | ERA4Health | |
| 07-May-26 | 18-Jun-26 | Cancer Research UK (CRUK) | |
| 18-May-26 | 29-Jun-26 | Wellcome | |
| 20-May-26 | 01-Jul-26 | Royal Society | |
| 20-May-26 | 01-Jul-26 | Royal Society | |
| 27-May-26 | 08-Jul-26 | National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) | |
| 27-May-26 | 08-Jul-26 | National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) | |
| 27-May-26 | 08-Jul-26 | National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) | |
| 02-Jun-26 | 14-Jul-26 | Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) | |
| 03-Jun-26 | 15-Jul-26 | Innovate UK | |
| 03-Jun-26 | 15-Jul-26 | Innovate UK | |
| 03-Jun-26 | 15-Jul-26 | Innovate UK | |
| 09-Jun-26 | 21-Jul-26 | Wellcome | |
| 19-Jun-26 | 31-Jul-26 | Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences | |
| 07-Jul-26 | 18-Aug-26 | National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) | |
| 08-Jul-26 | 19-Aug-26 | Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust (JRCT) | |
| 08-Jul-26 | 19-Aug-26 | Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust (JRCT) | |
| 08-Jul-26 | 19-Aug-26 | Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust (JRCT) | |
| 08-Jul-26 | 19-Aug-26 | Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust (JRCT) | |
| 16-Jul-26 | 27-Aug-26 | Horizon Europe: Excellent Science | |
| 16-Jul-26 | 27-Aug-26 | Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) | |
| 21-Jul-26 | 01-Sep-26 | National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) | |
| 23-Jul-26 | 03-Sep-26 | Horizon Europe: Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness | |
| 29-Jul-26 | 09-Sep-26 | Royal Society | |
| 29-Jul-26 | 09-Sep-26 | Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions | |
| 29-Jul-26 | 09-Sep-26 | Medical Research Council (MRC) | |
| 29-Jul-26 | 09-Sep-26 | Horizon Europe: Widening Participation and Strengthening the European Research Area | |
| 30-Jul-26 | 10-Sep-26 | Medical Research Council (MRC) | |
| No deadline | Vivensa Foundation | ||
| No deadline | Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) | ||
| Unknown | Cancer Research UK (CRUK) | ||
| No deadline | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) | ||
| No deadline | Medical Research Council (MRC) | ||
| No deadline | Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) | ||
| No deadline | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) | ||
| No deadline | Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) | ||
| Unknown | National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) | ||
| No deadline | Cancer Research UK (CRUK) | ||
| No deadline | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) | ||
| No deadline | Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) | ||
| Unknown | UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) | ||
| No deadline | Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung | ||
| No deadline | Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) | ||
| No deadline | Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) | ||
| No deadline | Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) | ||
| No deadline | Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) | ||
| No deadline | Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) | ||
| No deadline | Scottish Government | ||
| No deadline | Advanced Research+Invention Agency (ARIA) |