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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 17 March 2025)
| ResDev Notification Date | Closing Date | Primary Funder | Funding Scheme |
| 17-Mar-25 | 28-Apr-25 | Royal Academy of Engineering (RAEng) | |
| 17-Mar-25 | 28-Apr-25 | Dunhill Medical Trust | |
| 18-Mar-25 | 29-Apr-25 | Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) | |
| 18-Mar-25 | 29-Apr-25 | Royal Academy of Engineering (RAEng) | |
| 18-Mar-25 | 29-Apr-25 | Breast Cancer Now | |
| 19-Mar-25 | 30-Apr-25 | Cancer Research UK (CRUK) | |
| 19-Mar-25 | 30-Apr-25 | Innovate UK | |
| 19-Mar-25 | 30-Apr-25 | Innovate UK | |
| 19-Mar-25 | 30-Apr-25 | Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) | |
| 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 | Innovate UK | |
| 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 | Innovate UK | |
| 20-Mar-25 | 01-May-25 | Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) | |
| 20-Mar-25 | 01-May-25 | Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences | |
| 20-Mar-25 | 01-May-25 | Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences | |
| 25-Mar-25 | 06-May-25 | UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) | |
| 25-Mar-25 | 06-May-25 | Cancer Research UK (CRUK) | |
| 26-Mar-25 | 07-May-25 | Innovate UK | |
| 26-Mar-25 | 07-May-25 | Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) | |
| 28-Mar-25 | 09-May-25 | Leverhulme Trust | |
| 02-Apr-25 | 14-May-25 | Leverhulme Trust | |
| 02-Apr-25 | 14-May-25 | Wellcome Trust | |
| 02-Apr-25 | 14-May-25 | Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) | |
| 15-Apr-25 | 27-May-25 | Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) | |
| 18-Apr-25 | 30-May-25 | Leverhulme Trust | |
| 19-Apr-25 | 31-May-25 | Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) | |
| 23-Apr-25 | 04-Jun-25 | Royal Society | |
| 23-Apr-25 | 04-Jun-25 | Royal Society | |
| 25-Apr-25 | 06-Jun-25 | Cancer Research UK (CRUK) | |
| 26-Apr-25 | 07-Jun-25 | Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) | |
| 30-Apr-25 | 11-Jun-25 | Cancer Research UK (CRUK) | |
| 08-May-25 | 19-Jun-25 | Cancer Research UK (CRUK) | |
| 08-May-25 | 19-Jun-25 | Cancer Research UK (CRUK) | |
| 19-May-25 | 30-Jun-25 | Innovate UK | |
| 29-May-25 | 10-Jul-25 | Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) | |
| 04-Jun-25 | 16-Jul-25 | Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) | |
| 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 | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) | ||
| Unknown | Wellcome Trust | ||
| Unknown | Royal Academy of Engineering (RAEng) | ||
| No deadline | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) | ||
| No deadline | Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) | ||
| No deadline | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) | ||
| No deadline | Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) | ||
| No deadline | Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) | ||
| No deadline | Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) | ||
| No deadline | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) | ||
| No deadline | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) | ||
| No deadline | Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) | ||
| No deadline | Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) |