UK funders
UK sources of research funding for ²ÝùÊÓƵ staff and students
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Available to University staff and students, UK sources of funding range from government funded research councils; individual government departments; non-department government bodies; charities, trusts and foundations.
All significant UK research funders provide information about calls on their own websites - which are the authoritative source for details of funding calls and supporting information.
Some sites also provide other notification services for funding and news, including the use of social media, which may suit some users. Access to these is usually via registration on the funder’s main site.
We hold information, guides, hints and tips on some of our major funders in our internal webpages, which University staff and students
Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF)
Visit this page for information and advice on the UK's £1.5 billion Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF).
Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund (ISCF)
Visit this page for information and advice on the evolving .
National Institute for Health and Care Research
Visit this page for information on The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), funded by the Department of Health to improve health and social care through research.
Charities and trusts
There are over 8800 grant-making trusts and foundations in the UK. The following are examples of some of the larger trusts​
- provides a wide range of grants including research and development grants
- for the humanities and social sciences
- helping to share British expertise and talent
- funds projects in four major strands arts, education and learning, environment and social change
- provides research funding for housing, social care and social policy through specific calls
- (National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts) - innovation in the UK
- improving social well-being through education, research and innovation
- funds health and social research
- providing scholarships for research and education.
- the oldest scientific academy in continuous existence, funding various schemes open to the scientific community
- supporting biomedical research and medical humanities.
Other resources
The following are examples of government sourced or other statutory organisation funding schemes available.
- a statutory levy board with seven sector divisions with funding opportunities
- department for economic growth
- UK's experts on digital technologies for education and research
- commissions and funds NHS, social care and public health research
- promoting further and higher education
Research Professional
Research Professional is a comprehensive online research funding opportunities database and alerting service.
The University has a site licence, so it is freely accessible to everyone on the University campus, or staff and students can login with an account.
