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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 6 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 22 October 2025)
| ResDev Notification Date | Closing Date | Primary Funder | Funding Scheme |
| 22-Oct-25 | 03-Dec-25 | Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) | |
| 22-Oct-25 | 03-Dec-25 | Horizon Europe: Excellent Science | |
| 23-Oct-25 | 04-Dec-25 | Cancer Research UK (CRUK) | |
| 23-Oct-25 | 04-Dec-25 | Cancer Research UK (CRUK) | |
| 23-Oct-25 | 04-Dec-25 | Innovate UK | |
| 24-Oct-25 | 05-Dec-25 | Innovate UK | |
| 29-Oct-25 | 10-Dec-25 | Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) | |
| 30-Oct-25 | 11-Dec-25 | Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) | |
| 31-Oct-25 | 12-Dec-25 | CARB-X | |
| 31-Oct-25 | 12-Dec-25 | Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) | |
| 04-Nov-25 | 16-Dec-25 | Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) | |
| 05-Nov-25 | 17-Dec-25 | Innovate UK | |
| 05-Nov-25 | 17-Dec-25 | Innovate UK | |
| 05-Nov-25 | 17-Dec-25 | Innovate UK | |
| 26-Nov-25 | 07-Jan-26 | The British Academy (BA) | |
| 28-Nov-25 | 09-Jan-26 | Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) | |
| 29-Nov-25 | 10-Jan-26 | Medical Research Council (MRC) | |
| 02-Dec-25 | 13-Jan-26 | Horizon Europe: Excellent Science | |
| 03-Dec-25 | 14-Jan-26 | Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) | |
| 03-Dec-25 | 14-Jan-26 | Medical Research Council (MRC) | |
| 03-Dec-25 | 14-Jan-26 | Medical Research Council (MRC) | |
| 03-Dec-25 | 14-Jan-26 | Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) | |
| 04-Dec-25 | 15-Jan-26 | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) | |
| 10-Dec-25 | 21-Jan-26 | Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) | |
| 10-Dec-25 | 21-Jan-26 | Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) | |
| 10-Dec-25 | 21-Jan-26 | Innovate UK | |
| 11-Dec-25 | 22-Jan-26 | NERC Environmental Omics Facility (NEOF) | |
| 18-Dec-25 | 29-Jan-26 | Leverhulme Trust | |
| 18-Dec-25 | 29-Jan-26 | Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) | |
| 18-Dec-25 | 29-Jan-26 | Medical Research Council (MRC) | |
| 20-Dec-25 | 31-Jan-26 | Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences | |
| 23-Dec-25 | 03-Feb-26 | UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) | |
| 24-Dec-25 | 04-Feb-26 | Medical Research Council (MRC) | |
| 26-Dec-25 | 06-Feb-26 | Cancer Research UK (CRUK) | |
| 31-Dec-25 | 11-Feb-26 | Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) | |
| 01-Jan-26 | 12-Feb-26 | UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) | |
| 06-Jan-26 | 17-Feb-26 | Wellcome | |
| 08-Jan-26 | 19-Feb-26 | Diabetes UK | |
| 08-Jan-26 | 19-Feb-26 | Cancer Research UK (CRUK) | |
| 08-Jan-26 | 19-Feb-26 | Leverhulme Trust | |
| No deadline | Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) | ||
| No deadline | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) | ||
| No deadline | Medical Research Council (MRC) | ||
| Unknown | Cancer Research UK (CRUK) | ||
| Unknown | AI for Collective Intelligence | ||
| No deadline | Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) | ||
| Unknown | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) | ||
| No deadline | Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) | ||
| No deadline | Cancer Research UK (CRUK) | ||
| No deadline | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) | ||
| No deadline | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) | ||
| No deadline | Innovate UK | ||
| Unknown | Innovate UK | ||
| No deadline | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) | ||
| No deadline | Cancer Research UK (CRUK) | ||
| No deadline | Scottish Government | ||
| No deadline | Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) | ||
| No deadline | Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) | ||
| Unknown | UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) | ||
| No deadline | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) | ||
| No deadline | Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) | ||
| No deadline | Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) | ||
| No deadline | Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) |