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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 Monday 8th April 2024.

Lead FunderCo-Funder(s)Suitable for Early Career Researchers?CallInternal deadlineExternal deadlineNotes
NERCDoctoral Focal Awards in the Environmental Sciences02/04/202409/04/2024
British AcademyYesODA Challenge-Oriented Research Grants03/04/202410/04/2024
EPSRCYesQuantum Technologies Career Acceleration Fellowships03/04/202410/04/2024
The Wellcome TrustWellcome Discovery Awards09/04/202416/04/2024
Royal Academy of EngineeringYesUK Intelligence Community Postdoctoral Research Fellowships16/04/202423/04/2024
MRCAfrican Research Leaders17/04/202424/04/2024
Japan Society for the Promotion of ScienceYesStandard Program Postdoctoral Fellowships for Research in Japan19/04/202426/04/2024
NERC, AHRCCONFAP, CNPq, BAYLAT, SNSFAmazon 10 Initiative: Research Expeditions to the Amazon23/04/202430/04/2024
BBSRCNERCDoctoral Landscape Award 202423/04/202430/04/2024
NIHRHealth Technology Assessment Programme24/04/202401/05/2024
BBSRCYesFellowships Scheme25/04/202402/05/2024
STFCPublic Engagement Spark Awards 202402/05/202409/05/2024
EPSRCAccelerating research outcomes to deliver a prosperous net zero09/05/202416/05/2024
BBSRCStrategic Longer and Larger (SLOLA) Grants14/05/202421/05/2024May be an internal competition - check with your RDM
EPSRCTransforming prediction and early diagnosis in the community22/05/202429/05/2024
MRCNIHRYesBetter methods, better research new investigator05/06/202412/06/2024
MRCNIHRBetter methods, better research05/06/202412/06/2024
MRCNIHRUnderstanding public involvement in non-clinical research05/06/202412/06/2024
MRCNIHRDevelop guidance for better research methods/a>05/06/202412/06/2024
NERCYesTEAMxUK Quantifying atmosphetic processes in moutainous regions06/06/202413/06/2024
MRCNIHREnhancing biomedical and health related data and digital platform resources11/06/202418/06/2024
British Heart FoundationTranslational awards12/06/202419/06/2024
BBSRCEnhancing equality, diversity and inclusion in BBSRC funded networks18/06/202425/06/2024
AHRCCommunity-led heritage research and skills hub19/06/202426/06/2024
MRCFAPESP and UKRI Artificial Intelligence for Health21/06/202428/06/2024
UKRIDEFRAMaximising UK adaptation to climate change research projects09/07/202416/07/2024
STFCEarly stage research and development scheme10/07/202417/07/2024
NERCPushing the frontiers of environmental research10/07/202417/07/2024
ESRCADR UK Research FellowshipsPre-announcement
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
Innovate UKDevelop interdisciplinary research proposals to tackle epidemic threatsPre-announcement