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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 30 May 2025)
| ResDev Notification Date | Closing Date | Primary Funder | Funding Scheme |
| 03-Jun-25 | 15-Jul-25 | Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) | |
| 04-Jun-25 | 16-Jul-25 | Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) | |
| 04-Jun-25 | 16-Jul-25 | Medical Research Council (MRC) | |
| 04-Jun-25 | 16-Jul-25 | Innovate UK | |
| 04-Jun-25 | 16-Jul-25 | Medical Research Council (MRC) | |
| 06-Jun-25 | 18-Jul-25 | Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) | |
| 10-Jun-25 | 22-Jul-25 | Wellcome Trust | |
| 10-Jun-25 | 22-Jul-25 | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) | |
| 12-Jun-25 | 24-Jul-25 | Wellcome Trust | |
| 17-Jun-25 | 29-Jul-25 | Wellcome Trust | |
| 19-Jun-25 | 31-Jul-25 | Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences | |
| 19-Jun-25 | 31-Jul-25 | Diabetes UK | |
| 20-Jun-25 | 01-Aug-25 | European Molecular Biology Organisation (EMBO) | |
| 20-Jun-25 | 01-Aug-25 | Dunhill Medical Trust | |
| 25-Jun-25 | 06-Aug-25 | National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) | |
| 09-Jul-25 | 20-Aug-25 | Royal Astronomical Society (RAS) | |
| 17-Jul-25 | 28-Aug-25 | Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) | |
| 18-Jul-25 | 29-Aug-25 | Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) | |
| 21-Jul-25 | 01-Sep-25 | BRACE | |
| 21-Jul-25 | 01-Sep-25 | Leverhulme Trust | |
| 21-Jul-25 | 01-Sep-25 | BRACE | |
| 23-Jul-25 | 03-Sep-25 | Medical Research Council (MRC) | |
| 23-Jul-25 | 03-Sep-25 | Medical Research Council (MRC) | |
| 24-Jul-25 | 04-Sep-25 | Medical Research Council (MRC) | |
| 24-Jul-25 | 04-Sep-25 | Medical Research Council (MRC) | |
| 24-Jul-25 | 04-Sep-25 | Royal Society | |
| 24-Jul-25 | 04-Sep-25 | Medical Research Council (MRC) | |
| 24-Jul-25 | 04-Sep-25 | Horizon Europe: Widening Participation and Strengthening the European Research Area | |
| 24-Jul-25 | 04-Sep-25 | Medical Research Council (MRC) | |
| 24-Jul-25 | 04-Sep-25 | Royal Society | |
| 24-Jul-25 | 04-Sep-25 | Medical Research Council (MRC) | |
| 24-Jul-25 | 04-Sep-25 | Medical Research Council (MRC) | |
| 24-Jul-25 | 04-Sep-25 | Medical Research Council (MRC) | |
| 24-Jul-25 | 04-Sep-25 | Medical Research Council (MRC) | |
| 24-Jul-25 | 04-Sep-25 | Medical Research Council (MRC) | |
| 24-Jul-25 | 04-Sep-25 | Medical Research Council (MRC) | |
| 24-Jul-25 | 04-Sep-25 | Medical Research Council (MRC) | |
| 25-Jul-25 | 05-Sep-25 | Dunhill Medical Trust | |
| 28-Jul-25 | 08-Sep-25 | British Ecological Society (BES) | |
| 28-Jul-25 | 08-Sep-25 | British Ecological Society (BES) | |
| 28-Jul-25 | 08-Sep-25 | British Ecological Society (BES) | |
| 28-Jul-25 | 08-Sep-25 | British Ecological Society (BES) | |
| 29-Jul-25 | 09-Sep-25 | Medical Research Council (MRC) | |
| 29-Jul-25 | 09-Sep-25 | Royal Society | |
| 30-Jul-25 | 10-Sep-25 | Royal Society | |
| 30-Jul-25 | 10-Sep-25 | Horizon Europe: Widening Participation and Strengthening the European Research Area | |
| 30-Jul-25 | 10-Sep-25 | Medical Research Council (MRC) | |
| 31-Jul-25 | 11-Sep-25 | Cancer Research UK (CRUK) | |
| 31-Jul-25 | 11-Sep-25 | Cancer Research UK (CRUK) | |
| 01-Aug-25 | 12-Sep-25 | Innovate UK | |
| 05-Aug-25 | 16-Sep-25 | Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) | |
| 05-Aug-25 | 16-Sep-25 | Horizon Europe: Widening Participation and Strengthening the European Research Area | |
| 06-Aug-25 | 17-Sep-25 | Royal Academy of Engineering (RAEng) | |
| 06-Aug-25 | 17-Sep-25 | Royal Society | |
| 07-Aug-25 | 18-Sep-25 | Cancer Research UK (CRUK) | |
| 07-Aug-25 | 18-Sep-25 | Royal Society | |
| 07-Aug-25 | 18-Sep-25 | Horizon Europe: Excellent Science | |
| 07-Aug-25 | 18-Sep-25 | Horizon Europe: Excellent Science | |
| 07-Aug-25 | 18-Sep-25 | Horizon Europe: Excellent Science | |
| 07-Aug-25 | 18-Sep-25 | Horizon Europe: Excellent Science | |
| 07-Aug-25 | 18-Sep-25 | Horizon Europe: Widening Participation and Strengthening the European Research Area | |
| 12-Aug-25 | 23-Sep-25 | Royal Society | |
| 13-Aug-25 | 24-Sep-25 | Cancer Research UK (CRUK) | |
| 13-Aug-25 | 24-Sep-25 | Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) | |
| 13-Aug-25 | 24-Sep-25 | Cancer Research UK (CRUK) | |
| 13-Aug-25 | 24-Sep-25 | Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) | |
| 14-Aug-25 | 25-Sep-25 | Royal Society | |
| 14-Aug-25 | 25-Sep-25 | Cancer Research UK (CRUK) | |
| No deadline | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) | ||
| No deadline | Dunhill Medical Trust | ||
| No deadline | Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) | ||
| No deadline | Medical Research Council (MRC) | ||
| No deadline | Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) | ||
| No deadline | AI for Collective Intelligence | ||
| No deadline | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) | ||
| No deadline | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) | ||
| No deadline | Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) | ||
| No deadline | Cancer Research UK (CRUK) | ||
| 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 | Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) | ||
| 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) |