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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 29 January 2025)
| ResDev Notification Date | Closing Date | Primary Funder | Funding Scheme |
| 29-Jan-25 | 12-Mar-25 | Royal Society | |
| 29-Jan-25 | 12-Mar-25 | Royal Society | |
| 31-Jan-25 | 14-Mar-25 | Innovate UK | |
| 31-Jan-25 | 14-Mar-25 | Innovate UK | |
| 31-Jan-25 | 14-Mar-25 | Environment Agency | |
| 31-Jan-25 | 14-Mar-25 | Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) | |
| 04-Feb-25 | 18-Mar-25 | Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) | |
| 04-Feb-25 | 18-Mar-25 | Royal Society | |
| 04-Feb-25 | 18-Mar-25 | Human Frontier Science Program Organization (HFSPO) | |
| 04-Feb-25 | 18-Mar-25 | The British Academy (BA) | |
| 05-Feb-25 | 19-Mar-25 | Royal Society | |
| 05-Feb-25 | 19-Mar-25 | Medical Research Council (MRC) | |
| 05-Feb-25 | 19-Mar-25 | Medical Research Council (MRC) | |
| 05-Feb-25 | 19-Mar-25 | Royal Society | |
| 05-Feb-25 | 19-Mar-25 | Medical Research Council (MRC) | |
| 05-Feb-25 | 19-Mar-25 | Medical Research Council (MRC) | |
| 05-Feb-25 | 19-Mar-25 | Medical Research Council (MRC) | |
| 06-Feb-25 | 20-Mar-25 | Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) | |
| 06-Feb-25 | 20-Mar-25 | Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) | |
| 06-Feb-25 | 20-Mar-25 | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) | |
| 07-Feb-25 | 21-Mar-25 | Leverhulme Trust | |
| 09-Feb-25 | 23-Mar-25 | European Space Agency (ESA) | |
| 11-Feb-25 | 25-Mar-25 | Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) | |
| 12-Feb-25 | 26-Mar-25 | Pharmacy Research UK | |
| 12-Feb-25 | 26-Mar-25 | Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) | |
| 12-Feb-25 | 26-Mar-25 | Royal Society | |
| 12-Feb-25 | 26-Mar-25 | Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) | |
| 12-Feb-25 | 26-Mar-25 | Royal Society | |
| 13-Feb-25 | 27-Mar-25 | Cancer Research UK (CRUK) | |
| 13-Feb-25 | 27-Mar-25 | Cancer Research UK (CRUK) | |
| 13-Feb-25 | 27-Mar-25 | Cancer Research UK (CRUK) | |
| 13-Feb-25 | 27-Mar-25 | Cancer Research UK (CRUK) | |
| 13-Feb-25 | 27-Mar-25 | Cancer Research UK (CRUK) | |
| 13-Feb-25 | 27-Mar-25 | Cancer Research UK (CRUK) | |
| 13-Feb-25 | 27-Mar-25 | Cancer Research UK (CRUK) | |
| 13-Feb-25 | 27-Mar-25 | Cancer Research UK (CRUK) | |
| 13-Feb-25 | 27-Mar-25 | Cancer Research UK (CRUK) | |
| 16-Feb-25 | 30-Mar-25 | OFFERR | |
| 17-Feb-25 | 31-Mar-25 | Medical Research Council (MRC) | |
| 18-Feb-25 | 01-Apr-25 | Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) | |
| 18-Feb-25 | 01-Apr-25 | The British Academy (BA) | |
| 18-Feb-25 | 01-Apr-25 | Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) | |
| 18-Feb-25 | 01-Apr-25 | Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) | |
| 18-Feb-25 | 01-Apr-25 | Nuffield Foundation | |
| 18-Feb-25 | 01-Apr-25 | Swiss National Science Foundation | |
| 19-Feb-25 | 02-Apr-25 | Cancer Research UK (CRUK) | |
| 19-Feb-25 | 02-Apr-25 | Innovate UK | |
| 19-Feb-25 | 02-Apr-25 | Cancer Research UK (CRUK) | |
| 19-Feb-25 | 02-Apr-25 | Cancer Research UK (CRUK) | |
| 20-Feb-25 | 03-Apr-25 | Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) | |
| 20-Feb-25 | 03-Apr-25 | Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) | |
| 23-Feb-25 | 06-Apr-25 | Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) | |
| 25-Feb-25 | 08-Apr-25 | Wellcome Trust | |
| 26-Feb-25 | 09-Apr-25 | Royal Society | |
| 26-Feb-25 | 09-Apr-25 | Medical Research Foundation (MRF) | |
| 26-Feb-25 | 09-Apr-25 | Medical Research Foundation (MRF) | |
| 26-Feb-25 | 09-Apr-25 | Medical Research Council (MRC) | |
| 26-Feb-25 | 09-Apr-25 | Medical Research Council (MRC) | |
| 27-Feb-25 | 10-Apr-25 | Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) | |
| 27-Feb-25 | 10-Apr-25 | Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) | |
| 27-Feb-25 | 10-Apr-25 | Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) | |
| 05-Mar-25 | 16-Apr-25 | Medical Research Council (MRC) | |
| 05-Mar-25 | 16-Apr-25 | Innovate UK | |
| 05-Mar-25 | 16-Apr-25 | Innovate UK | |
| 05-Mar-25 | 16-Apr-25 | Medical Research Council (MRC) | |
| 05-Mar-25 | 16-Apr-25 | Innovate UK | |
| 05-Mar-25 | 16-Apr-25 | Innovate UK | |
| 12-Mar-25 | 23-Apr-25 | Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) | |
| 14-Mar-25 | 25-Apr-25 | Motor Neurone Disease Association (MNDA) (MND Association) | |
| 14-Mar-25 | 25-Apr-25 | Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) | |
| 14-Mar-25 | 25-Apr-25 | Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) | |
| 14-Mar-25 | 25-Apr-25 | Motor Neurone Disease Association (MNDA) (MND Association) | |
| 18-Mar-25 | 29-Apr-25 | Royal Academy of Engineering (RAEng) | |
| 19-Mar-25 | 30-Apr-25 | Medical Research Council (MRC) | |
| 19-Mar-25 | 30-Apr-25 | Medical Research Council (MRC) | |
| 19-Mar-25 | 30-Apr-25 | Medical Research Council (MRC) | |
| 19-Mar-25 | 30-Apr-25 | Medical Research Council (MRC) | |
| 19-Mar-25 | 30-Apr-25 | Medical Research Council (MRC) | |
| 19-Mar-25 | 30-Apr-25 | Medical Research Council (MRC) | |
| 19-Mar-25 | 30-Apr-25 | Medical Research Council (MRC) | |
| 19-Mar-25 | 30-Apr-25 | Medical Research Council (MRC) | |
| 19-Mar-25 | 30-Apr-25 | Medical Research Council (MRC) | |
| 25-Mar-25 | 06-May-25 | UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) | |
| 02-Apr-25 | 14-May-25 | Leverhulme Trust | |
| 17-Apr-25 | 29-May-25 | Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) | |
| 18-Apr-25 | 30-May-25 | Leverhulme Trust | |
| No deadline | Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) | ||
| No deadline | Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) | ||
| No deadline | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) | ||
| No deadline | Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) | ||
| No deadline | Dunhill Medical Trust | ||
| No deadline | Medical Research Council (MRC) | ||
| No deadline | AI for Collective Intelligence | ||
| No deadline | Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) | ||
| No deadline | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) | ||
| No deadline | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) | ||
| Unknown | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) | ||
| No deadline | Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) | ||
| No deadline | Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) | ||
| No deadline | Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) | ||
| No deadline | Innovate UK | ||
| No deadline | Innovate UK |