Funding

Apply for funding to pursue early-stage development of cutting-edge research technologies with transformative potential in the biosciences. You must be a researcher or research technical professional based at a UK research organisation eligible for Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) funding. You can only apply as project…

The EPSRC has announced the Turing AI Global Fellowships. This fellowship funding opportunity is for exceptional Artificial Intelligence (AI) researchers currently based outside of the UK. EPSRC will fund up to 5 fellowships worth £4.5 million per fellowship over 5 years. The aim of the scheme is to fund established AI researchers from outside the …

Apply for funding to undertake cutting-edge Metascience research into more effective ways of conducting and supporting research and development (R&D), including the impact of artificial intelligence (AI), how to optimise research institutions and the challenges of measuring research excellence. You must be based at a UK research organisation eligib…

Apply for funding to support research within the remit of the Medical Research Council (MRC). You must be employed by an eligible research organisation. You can involve more than one research group or organisation in the project. There is no limit to the funding you can apply for, but it should be appropriate to the project. We will usually fund up…

Apply for funding to support partnerships to carry out novel collaborative activities between a team of researchers, with interdisciplinarity encouraged where appropriate. You must be employed by an eligible research organisation. The grant will allow you to:establish novel high-value collaborative activities or capabilitiesadd value to high-quali…

The University’s BBSRC Flexible Talent Mobility Award (FTMA): Placement Call 2025 is OPEN. Support of up to £12,000per project is available. The deadline for applications is the 12th of February 2026 at 16:00. The FTMA supports spending time at a project partner’s location for skills development, relationship building or knowledge exchange. The FTM…

These fellowships are for those looking to return to a research career after a break of two or more years for family, health or caring reasons. The aim is to give participants the confidence and skills they need to make a successful return to research. Daphne Jackson fellowships are retraining fellowships open to all researchers across science, tec…

Apply for funding to support excellent investigator-led research across the breadth of Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) scientific remit.You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for BBSRC funding. Standard research grants are available for researchers at eligible research organisations.The full economic…

AZ funded non-clinical PhD studentship - Experimental and computational framework for optimising dosing strategies to mitigate T-cell exhaustion in T-cell engager therapies.  T-cell engager (TCE) therapies are increasingly prevalent in the clinical pipeline of pharmaceutical companies. While TCEs are promising therapeutic agents due to their high p…

Project title - Matchmaker: Prioritising the best cell line for expressing target proteins using CRISPR and machine learning. Applications are invited for a fully funded 4-year PhD studentship based in the Department of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, and the new AstraZeneca Discovery Centre in Cambridge. The project will be jointly supervis…

Apply for funding to pursue early-stage bioscience discovery research. Applications should open original and adventurous research avenues with the potential to transform our fundamental understanding of living systems. You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for BBSRC funding.More here  https://www.ukri.org/opportunity/bbsrc-pionee…

Projects should aim to generate institutional, perhaps interdisciplinary or collaborative programmes of strategic value to the University for the promotion of education or research. Proposed projects should be transformational with a prospect of longevity and financial sustainability. Applications need to be supported by a Pro-Vice- Chancellor or…

CRASSH offers support to postdocs and academic staff employed by the University of Cambridge or one of its Colleges to run a wide range of events and creative initiatives. We invite you to apply for funding and logistical support for any activity that will foster the exchange of ideas across disciplines and cultures, forge new collaborations betwee…

Apply for funding to explore the potential market of your engineering biology-based idea, increase market awareness and gain deeper understanding of your technology’s potential applications. You must be a bioscience researcher or technician based at a UK university, BBSRC-funded institute or approved public sector research enterprise. BBSRC will fu…

Apply for funding to pursue an ambitious, high risk and high reward curiosity-driven project in environmental research. This funding opportunity is open to research groups and individuals. Your research project must address a significant environmental science question, but we welcome applications from individuals who can demonstrate a capability to…