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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 11 March 2026)
| ResDev Notification Date | Closing Date | Primary Funder Name | Funding Scheme |
| 11-Mar-26 | 22-Apr-26 | National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) | |
| 11-Mar-26 | 22-Apr-26 | Division of Research Programs | |
| 11-Mar-26 | 22-Apr-26 | Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) | |
| 12-Mar-26 | 23-Apr-26 | Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) | |
| 17-Mar-26 | 28-Apr-26 | Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) | |
| 17-Mar-26 | 28-Apr-26 | ESRC Centre for Digital Futures at Work | |
| 19-Mar-26 | 30-Apr-26 | Cancer Research UK (CRUK) | |
| 20-Mar-26 | 01-May-26 | Motor Neurone Disease Association (MNDA) (MND Association) | |
| 20-Mar-26 | 01-May-26 | National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) | |
| 20-Mar-26 | 01-May-26 | Motor Neurone Disease Association (MNDA) (MND Association) | |
| 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 | National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) | |
| 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) | |
| 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 | 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) | |
| 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) | |
| 17-Apr-26 | 29-May-26 | Cancer Research UK (CRUK) | |
| 20-Apr-26 | 01-Jun-26 | Diabetes UK | |
| 24-Apr-26 | 05-Jun-26 | Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) | |
| 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 | ERA4Health | |
| 07-May-26 | 18-Jun-26 | Cancer Research UK (CRUK) | |
| 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) | |
| 09-Jun-26 | 21-Jul-26 | Wellcome | |
| 19-Jun-26 | 31-Jul-26 | Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences | |
| 20-Jun-26 | 01-Aug-26 | European Molecular Biology Organisation (EMBO) | |
| 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 | |
| No deadline | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) | ||
| No deadline | Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) | ||
| No deadline | Vivensa Foundation | ||
| No deadline | Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) | ||
| Unknown | Medical Research Council (MRC) | ||
| Unknown | Medical Research Council (MRC) | ||
| Unknown | Cancer Research UK (CRUK) | ||
| No deadline | Medical Research Council (MRC) | ||
| No deadline | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) | ||
| Unknown | National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) | ||
| No deadline | Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) | ||
| No deadline | Innovate UK | ||
| No deadline | Cancer Research UK (CRUK) | ||
| No deadline | Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) | ||
| No deadline | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) | ||
| No deadline | Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) | ||
| No deadline | Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung | ||
| No deadline | Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) | ||
| Unknown | Medical Research Council (MRC) | ||
| 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 | Advanced Research+Invention Agency (ARIA) | ||
| No deadline | Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) | ||
| No deadline | Scottish Government |