Opportunities
Open opportunities
Currently accepting applications or available on a rolling basis.
46 opportunities
2026 NHMRC GACD: Multisectoral Approaches Funding Call — NHMRC stage
Research Grant
Implementation research on multisectoral approaches to chronic non-communicable diseases in underserved populations.
- Host
- Australia
- Funding
- Funding available
- Award
- Up to AUD 5,000,000 total
- Deadline
- October 27, 2026, 17:00 (Australia/Sydney)
High performance compute resources for EPSRC communities
Institutional Funding
Upcoming funding to provide high-performance compute resources for engineering and physical sciences research communities.
- Host
- United Kingdom
- Funding
- Funding available
- Award
- GBP 0–26,250,000 total
- Deadline
- October 27, 2026, 16:00 (Europe/London)
T-AP Preparing for Tomorrow 2026 — Full Proposal (Invite Only)
Research Grant · Institution / Research Team
Full-proposal stage of the T-AP Preparing for Tomorrow 2026 call. Only research consortia whose pre-proposals were approved may proceed to the full-proposal stage.
- Host
- Brazil
- Funding
- Funding available
- Award
- Up to BRL 600,000 total
- Deadline
- October 28, 2026
Dorothy Hodgkin Fellowship — 2027 round
Fellowship · Early Career Researcher
Officially scheduled 2027 Dorothy Hodgkin Fellowship round.
- Host
- United Kingdom
- Funding
- Funding available
- Deadline
- October 29, 2026
Research Ireland – Defence Innovation Challenge
Research Grant
Challenge funding for interdisciplinary research addressing defence, emergency response, resilience, space/geospatial and disruptive innovation challenges.
- Host
- Ireland
- Funding
- Funding available
- Award
- Up to EUR 220,000 total
- Deadline
- October 29, 2026, 13:00 (Europe/Dublin)
CoSTAR Showcase Labs: Createch infrastructure and commercialisation
Institutional Funding
Funding for Createch infrastructure and commercialisation through the CoSTAR Showcase Labs programme.
- Host
- United Kingdom
- Funding
- Funding available
- Award
- Up to GBP 4,000,000 total
- Deadline
- October 29, 2026, 16:00 (Europe/London)
University of Melbourne Human Rights Scholarship — 2027
Scholarship · Master's, PhD / Doctoral
Graduate research scholarship for domestic and international students undertaking research in the field of Human Rights.
- Host
- Australia
- Funding
- Fully funded
- Financial support
- AUD 89,000–155,000 total
- Deadline
- October 31, 2026
UK Human Functional Genomics Academic–Industry Partnership Award 2026
Research Grant · Institution / Research Team
UK MRC-eligible researcher based at eligible organisation; collaboration with industrial partner through UK Human Functional Genomics Initiative. Published 20 Jul 2026.
- Host
- United Kingdom
- Funding
- Funding available
- Award
- GBP 15,000–100,000 total
- Deadline
- November 1, 2026, 23:59 (Europe/London)
International Joint Initiative for Research Harnessing Disruptive Technologies to Address Global Challenges
Research Grant
International interdisciplinary research using disruptive technologies to address global challenges and accelerate SDG progress.
- Host
- Ireland
- Funding
- Funding available
- Award
- Up to EUR 500,000 total
- Deadline
- November 3, 2026
SNSF Ambizione 2026
Research Grant
Swiss National Science Foundation career grant for early-career researchers from Switzerland and abroad to lead an independent project at a Swiss higher education institution.
- Host
- Switzerland
- Funding
- Funding available
- Deadline
- November 3, 2026, 17:00 (Europe/Zurich)
UKRI: Integration of AI/HPC with quantum computing
Research Grant · Institution / Research Team
Funding to expose and overcome bottlenecks in implementing quantum computing within classical computational workflows.
- Host
- United Kingdom
- Funding
- Funding available
- Award
- GBP 0–3,750,000 total
- Deadline
- November 3, 2026, 16:00 (Europe/London)
NSF SBIR/STTR Deep Technologies — NSF 26-510
Research Grant · Institution / Research Team
NSF SBIR/STTR solicitation for startups and small businesses developing deep technologies that advance competitiveness and security.
- Host
- United States
- Funding
- Funding available
- Award
- Up to USD 305,000 total
- Deadline
- November 4, 2026
NSF AI Datasets — Unlocking Dataset Value for AI-Enabled Scientific Discovery (NSF 26-512)
Research Grant · Institution / Research Team
U.S.-eligible institution/organisation lead; aims to unlock existing scientific datasets for AI-enabled discovery; international collaboration possible via NSF rules and subaward/partner arrangements. Posted 21 Jul 2026.
- Host
- United States
- Funding
- Funding available
- Award
- Up to USD 5,000,000 total
- Deadline
- November 4, 2026
MRFF – 2026 Brain Cancer Research Grant Opportunity (GO8540)
Research Grant
Australian Brain Cancer Mission 2026 research grant opportunity listed as open by NHMRC.
- Host
- Australia
- Funding
- Funding available
- Deadline
- November 4, 2026, 17:00 (Australia/Sydney)
UKRI Translation: MRC Proof of Concept — Stage Two, November 2026
Research Grant · Institution / Research Team
MRC Proof of Concept stage two. Stage-two opportunity for applicants invited after successful stage-one process; UK eligible research organisation rules apply. Published/opened 9 Jul 2026.
- Host
- United Kingdom
- Funding
- Funding available
- Award
- Total call fund GBP 10 million; no per-project funding limit. MRC normally funds 80% FEC and 100% of permitted exceptions; eligible international co-lead costs follow MRC limits.
- Deadline
- November 4, 2026, 16:00 (Europe/London)
Purchase mid-range equipment for biomedical research: MRC Equip
Institutional Funding
Capital-equipment funding to enable and enhance research across MRC scientific areas.
- Host
- United Kingdom
- Funding
- Funding available
- Award
- GBP 200,000–1,000,000 total
- Deadline
- November 5, 2026, 16:00 (Europe/London)
Capacity Building Grants for Non-Land-Grant Colleges of Agriculture Program
Research Grant · Institution / Research Team
NIFA capacity-building grants for certified U.S. non-land-grant colleges of agriculture to strengthen education, research, outreach and integrated agricultural activities.
- Host
- United States
- Funding
- Funding available
- Award
- USD 30,000–750,000 total
- Deadline
- November 10, 2026
Wellcome Early-Career Awards — November 2026 Round
Fellowship · Early Career Researcher
Early-career researchers with PhD/equivalent or substantial research experience; host organisation in UK, Republic of Ireland or eligible LMIC. November round opened 22 Jul 2026; official date has no time stamp,…
- Host
- Ireland
- Compensation
- Salaried position
- Financial support
- Wellcome provides the grantholder's salary plus up to GBP 400,000 in research expenses; specified overheads, overseas allowances and other eligible costs may be additional to the GBP 400,000 research-expense limit.
- Deadline
- November 10, 2026, 15:00 (Europe/London)
Transformative Sustainable AI Technologies
Research Grant · Institution / Research Team
UKRI grant call for speculative high-risk, high-reward research to deliver step changes in sustainable future AI systems.
- Host
- United Kingdom
- Funding
- Funding available
- Financial support
- Up to GBP 602,500 total
- Deadline
- November 10, 2026, 16:00 (Europe/London)
MRFF – 2026 Clinician Researchers: Nurses, Midwives and Allied Health Grant Opportunity (GO8568)
Research Grant
Applied clinician-researcher funding for nurses, midwives and allied health professionals to improve care, service innovation and health-system performance.
- Host
- Australia
- Funding
- Funding available
- Deadline
- November 11, 2026, 17:00 (Australia/Sydney)