UK grants with deadlines in October 2026
140 schemes from OpenGrant's primary sources, soonest deadline first. Deadlines are in UK time; always confirm them on the funder's own guidance before applying.
- ClosedDr Gavin Wallace FellowshipCreative ScotlandUp to £30k · Closed 5 Oct 2026
- ClosedExtend: Creative Leadership ProgrammeArts Council of WalesAmount not specified · Closed 5 Oct 2026
- ClosedResearch Innovation AwardsProstate Cancer UKAmount not specified · Closed 6 Oct 2026
- ClosedJapan-UK Joint call for collaborations in Advanced Connectivity TechnologiesEngineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)Up to £1.12m · Closed 6 Oct 2026
- ClosedJapan-UK Joint call for collaborations in Advanced Connectivity Technologies (Grant)UK Research & Innovation, Engineering & Physical Sciences Research Council, NICTUp to £1.12m · Closed 6 Oct 2026
- ClosedArtificial Intelligence (AI) Adoption Programme 2026/27Highlands and Islands EnterpriseUp to £10k · Closed 6 Oct 2026
- ClosedHarthill, Eastfield and Greenrigg (HEG) Community FundFoundation ScotlandUp to £35k · Closed 6 Oct 2026
- ClosedAdvanced Manufacturing: Measurement and Sensing PilotInnovate UK£75k – £80.4k · Closed 7 Oct 2026
- ClosedFull ADOPT Grant: Round 9Innovate UK£50k – £200k · Closed 7 Oct 2026
- ClosedGREAT Gateway Innovation Fund (Year 4) 2026/2027British Tourist Authority operating as VisitBritain£100k – £200k · Closed 7 Oct 2026
- ClosedSedel-Collings Support the SupportersCornwall Community FoundationUp to £5,000 · Closed 7 Oct 2026
- ClosedGreat Yarmouth Community Investment FundNorfolk Community FoundationUp to £5,000 · Closed 8 Oct 2026
- ClosedCorlacky Community Benefit FundCommunity Foundation for Northern IrelandUp to £3,000 · Closed 8 Oct 2026
- ClosedEPSRC Strategic Infrastructure 2026 (invite only)Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)Up to £400k · Closed 8 Oct 2026
- ClosedESRC React Awards (pilot): outlineEconomic and Social Research Council (ESRC)£50k – £100k · Closed 8 Oct 2026
- ClosedInnovation Loans Expression of InterestInnovate UK£100k – £5m · Closed 9 Oct 2026
- ClosedHorizon Europe cohort visit to Battery Innovation Days 2026 in StockholmInnovate UK Business Connect (opportunities listing)Amount not specified · Closed 9 Oct 2026
- ClosedARIA: Forecasting Tipping Points Phase 2 – Concept papersInnovate UK Business Connect (opportunities listing)From £5.8m · Closed 9 Oct 2026
- ClosedBallantrae Community FundFoundation ScotlandUp to £25k · Closed 9 Oct 2026
- ClosedCommon Ground Award 2026-2027Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government£20k – £250k · Closed 12 Oct 2026
- ClosedEmpowering CuratorsArt FundAmount not specified · Closed 12 Oct 2026
- ClosedKilgallioch Community FundFoundation ScotlandUp to £100k · Closed 12 Oct 2026
- ClosedScottish Building SocietyFoundation ScotlandUp to £5,000 · Closed 12 Oct 2026
- ClosedSupporting the community in the Parish of Shotley Low QuarterCommunity Foundation North EastUp to £15k · Closed 12 Oct 2026
- ClosedFuture computing paradigms Network PlusEngineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)Up to £2.8m · Closed 13 Oct 2026
- ClosedFuture computing paradigms Network Plus (Grant)UK Research and Innovation, Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)Up to £2.8m · Closed 13 Oct 2026
- ClosedUKVRN Doctoral Training ProgrammeFight for Sight£155k – £163k · Closed 13 Oct 2026
- ClosedCfI: Engineering Biology for Defra and FSA Phase 1Innovate UKUp to £200k · Closed 14 Oct 2026
- ClosedFarming Innovation Programme: Small R&D Partnership Projects Rd 5Innovate UK£1m – £3m · Closed 14 Oct 2026
- ClosedInvestor Partnerships – ACT and SemiconductorsInnovate UK£250k – £1m · Closed 14 Oct 2026
- ClosedKnowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP): 2026 – 2027 Round 3Innovate UKAmount not specified · Closed 14 Oct 2026
- ClosedMedicines Manufacturing Data Institute: Phase 1Innovate UK£50k – £100k · Closed 14 Oct 2026
- ClosedAI supported research using UKRI social science data (invite only)Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)Up to £230k · Closed 14 Oct 2026
- ClosedDoctoral focal award plus: innovating in data-driven researchEconomic and Social Research Council (ESRC)Amount not specified · Closed 14 Oct 2026
- ClosedDoctoral focal award plus: innovating in data-driven research (Grant)UK Research and Innovation, Economic and Social Research CouncilUp to £5.85m · Closed 14 Oct 2026
- ClosedUKRI Translation: BBSRC Proof of Concept 2026Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)£100k – £800k · Closed 14 Oct 2026
- ClosedUKRI Translation: BBSRC Proof of Concept 2026 (Grant)UK Research and Innovation, Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)£100k – £800k · Closed 14 Oct 2026
- ClosedAmplius Community FundNorthamptonshire Community FoundationUp to £5,000 · Closed 14 Oct 2026
- ClosedThe Alastair James Memorial TrustNorthamptonshire Community FoundationUp to £1,000 · Closed 14 Oct 2026
- ClosedCorra Racial Equity FundCorra Foundation£10k – £50k · Closed 15 Oct 2026
- ClosedA guide for the commercialisation of Creative Industries ResearchArts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)Up to £250k · Closed 15 Oct 2026
- ClosedA guide for the commercialisation of Creative Industries Research (Grant)UK Research and Innovation, Arts and Humanities Research CouncilUp to £250k · Closed 15 Oct 2026
- ClosedPATT travel grants for competitively awarded observation time 2026Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)Up to £15k · Closed 15 Oct 2026
- ClosedThe Fibrus Community FundCommunity Foundation for Northern IrelandUp to £1,500 · Closed 16 Oct 2026
- ClosedEnabling Research AwardsHSC R&D Division (Public Health Agency NI)Up to £50k · Closed 16 Oct 2026
- ClosedLancashire Red Rose Responding FundCommunity Foundation for LancashireUp to £5,000 · Closed 16 Oct 2026
- ClosedApplication processThe Elephant Trust£2,000 – £5,000 · Closed 18 Oct 2026
- ClosedEEM Community Spaces FundLeicestershire and Rutland Community FoundationUp to £5,000 · Closed 19 Oct 2026
- ClosedAdvanced Wireless Technology Grant FundAmbition North Wales / Uchelgais Gogledd Cymru£20k – £2m · Closed 19 Oct 2026
- ClosedWessex Water Community FundSomerset Community FoundationUp to £4,000 · Closed 19 Oct 2026
- ClosedWessex Water Community FundQuartet Community FoundationUp to £4,000 · Closed 19 Oct 2026
- ClosedArts Capital InvestmentArts Council of WalesUp to £2m · Closed 19 Oct 2026
- ClosedThamesmead Community FundLondon Community FoundationUp to £3,000 · Closed 19 Oct 2026
- ClosedWessex Water Community FundDorset Community FoundationUp to £3,300 · Closed 19 Oct 2026
- ClosedDAERA Forestry GrantsDepartment of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (Northern Ireland)Amount not specified · Closed 19 Oct 2026
- OpenEnvironment GrantsDepartment of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (Northern Ireland)Amount not specified · Closes 19 Oct 2026 · today
- OpenForest Expansion Scheme 2026/27Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (Northern Ireland)Amount not specified · Closes 19 Oct 2026 · today
- OpenHeadland Hotel Community FundCornwall Community FoundationUp to £2,753 · Closes 19 Oct 2026 · today
- OpenHelping organisations in Tyne & Wear support young people aged 10 to 25Community Foundation North EastUp to £1,000 · Closes 19 Oct 2026 · today
- OpenMS Society funded Research Daphne Jackson FellowshipDaphne Jackson TrustAmount not specified · Closes 19 Oct 2026 · today
- OpenNorth Staffordshire Environment FundStaffordshire & Shropshire Community FoundationUp to £500 · Closes 19 Oct 2026 · today
- ClosedRural Development GrantsDepartment of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (Northern Ireland)Amount not specified · Closed 19 Oct 2026
- OpenShropshire & Telford Staying Connected FundStaffordshire & Shropshire Community FoundationUp to £5,000 · Closes 19 Oct 2026 · today
- OpenSupporting children and young people in the West End of NewcastleCommunity Foundation North EastUp to £15k · Closes 19 Oct 2026 · today
- ClosedContracts for Innovation Cymru: Ending abandonment after stroke - better recovery beyond hospitalInnovate UK Business Connect (opportunities listing)Up to £300k · Closed 20 Oct 2026
- ClosedContracts for Innovation Cymru: Modernising the Bowel Screening Pathway in WalesInnovate UK Business Connect (opportunities listing)Up to £300k · Closed 20 Oct 2026
- ClosedContracts for Innovation Cymru: Reducing Missed Appointments and Improving Access to Planned CareInnovate UK Business Connect (opportunities listing)Up to £200k · Closed 20 Oct 2026
- ClosedContracts for Innovation Cymru: Transforming Multi-Agency Safeguarding for High-Risk Domestic Abuse in South WalesInnovate UK Business Connect (opportunities listing)Up to £60k · Closed 20 Oct 2026
- OpenExpression of interest: Chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) medical countermeasures R&DMedical Research Council (MRC)Amount not specified · Closes 20 Oct 2026 · 1d left
- OpenInternational Travel Award Scheme for the Biological SciencesBiotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)Up to £3,000 · Closes 20 Oct 2026 · 1d left
- OpenNext generation artificial intelligence (AI): explainable AIEngineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)Up to £603k · Closes 20 Oct 2026 · 1d left
- OpenWe Love the MoorlandsStaffordshire & Shropshire Community Foundation£100 – £1,000 · Closes 20 Oct 2026 · 1d left
- Open (rolling)The Dunhill Medical Trust: Apply for fundingThe Dunhill Medical TrustUp to £1,000 · Rolling – no fixed deadline
- OpenEngineering Biology Access to Infrastructure PilotInnovate UK£200k – £750k · Closes 21 Oct 2026 · 2d left
- OpenOfgem Strategic Innovation Fund Discovery C7Innovate UKUp to £200k · Closes 21 Oct 2026 · 2d left
- OpenOfgem Strategic Innovation Fund Round 5 Discovery C7Innovate UKUp to £200k · Closes 21 Oct 2026 · 2d left
- OpenAdvancing atmospheric and aerial autonomyNatural Environment Research Council (NERC)£300k – £1m · Closes 21 Oct 2026 · 2d left
- OpenResearch Infrastructure RenewalNatural Environment Research Council (NERC)£300k – £1m · Closes 21 Oct 2026 · 2d left
- OpenDomestic Abuse: CounsellingThe Henry Smith CharityAmount not specified · Closes 21 Oct 2026 · 2d left
- OpenSmall Grants FundMuseums Galleries ScotlandUp to £10k · Closes 21 Oct 2026 · 2d left
- ClosedCreative Steps for IndividualsArts Council of Wales£500 – £7,500 · Closed 21 Oct 2026
- OpenEast Langford Solar Farm FundCornwall Community Foundation£250 – £5,000 · Closes 21 Oct 2026 · 2d left
- OpenManor Solar Farm FundCornwall Community Foundation£250 – £5,000 · Closes 21 Oct 2026 · 2d left
- OpenPolice Property Act 2026Cornwall Community FoundationUp to £5,000 · Closes 21 Oct 2026 · 2d left
- OpenStafford Borough Council Community GrantsStaffordshire & Shropshire Community FoundationUp to £1,000 · Closes 21 Oct 2026 · 2d left
- OpenThe Gerald Curgenven Will Trust & Sedel Collings Foundation – North CornwallCornwall Community FoundationAmount not specified · Closes 21 Oct 2026 · 2d left
- ClosedDF Capital FoundationForever ManchesterUp to £2,500 · Closed 22 Oct 2026
- ClosedNational Lottery Arts and Older People ProgrammeArts Council of Northern Ireland£1,000 – £10k · Closed 22 Oct 2026
- OpenCarn Hill Community Benefit FundCommunity Foundation for Northern IrelandUp to £3,000 · Closes 22 Oct 2026 · 3d left
- OpenCloonty Community Benefit FundCommunity Foundation for Northern IrelandUp to £5,000 · Closes 22 Oct 2026 · 3d left
- OpenCorby Knowe Community Benefit FundCommunity Foundation for Northern IrelandUp to £2,500 · Closes 22 Oct 2026 · 3d left
- OpenDunbeg Community Benefit FundCommunity Foundation for Northern IrelandUp to £6,000 · Closes 22 Oct 2026 · 3d left
- OpenDunmore Community Benefit FundCommunity Foundation for Northern IrelandUp to £2,500 · Closes 22 Oct 2026 · 3d left
- OpenMonnaboy Community Benefit FundCommunity Foundation for Northern IrelandUp to £2,500 · Closes 22 Oct 2026 · 3d left
- OpenT G Heckels FundQuartet Community FoundationUp to £3,000 · Closes 22 Oct 2026 · 3d left
- OpenDoctoral focal award: UKRI venture doctorates: outline stageEngineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), Medical Research Council (MRC), Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)Amount not specified · Closes 22 Oct 2026 · 3d left
- OpenResilient economy and security through ecosystem transitions grantsNatural Environment Research Council (NERC)Up to £2.5m · Closes 22 Oct 2026 · 3d left
- ClosedHMGCC Co-Creation Challenge: Hidden stab vests for womenInnovate UK Business Connect (opportunities listing)Amount not specified · Closed 22 Oct 2026
- OpenHMGCC Co-Creation Challenge: Multi-Terrain Micro Robotic SystemsInnovate UK Business Connect (opportunities listing)Amount not specified · Closes 22 Oct 2026 · 3d left
- OpenSouter Charitable Trust: How to applySouter Charitable Trust£1,000 – £3,000 · Closes 22 Oct 2026 · 3d left
- OpenOther FundingCommunity Foundation for CalderdaleUp to £2,000 · Closes 23 Oct 2026 · 4d left
- OpenAB Charitable Trust: How to applyAB Charitable TrustAmount not specified · Closes 23 Oct 2026 · 4d left
- OpenWe Love Lichfield- GrantsStaffordshire & Shropshire Community FoundationUp to £1,000 · Closes 23 Oct 2026 · 4d left
- OpenBristol Youth and Play Support ProgrammeQuartet Community FoundationUp to £10k · Closes 26 Oct 2026 · 7d left
- OpenAwards to organisations in Northumberland supporting young people aged 10 to 25 yearsCommunity Foundation North EastUp to £1,000 · Closes 26 Oct 2026 · 7d left
- OpenThe Gooch Charitable FundSomerset Community FoundationUp to £5,000 · Closes 26 Oct 2026 · 7d left
- OpenPathways to Work Innovation FundDepartment for Work and PensionsUp to £10m · Closes 27 Oct 2026 · 8d left
- OpenDepot Charging SchemeOffice for Zero Emission Vehicles, Department for TransportUp to £1m · Closes 27 Oct 2026 · 8d left
- OpenHigh performance compute resources for EPSRC communitiesEngineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)Amount not specified · Closes 27 Oct 2026 · 8d left
- OpenPre-announcement: Trust and confidence in policing: R&I ConsortiumArts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), Medical Research Council (MRC), Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)Up to £2m · Closes 27 Oct 2026 · 8d left
- OpenTrust and confidence in policing: Research & Innovation ConsortiumArts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), Medical Research Council (MRC), Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)Up to £2m · Closes 27 Oct 2026 · 8d left
- ClosedDigital Catapult: Digital Twin Industry Challenge Led Accelerator 2026Innovate UK Business Connect (opportunities listing)Up to £75k · Closed 27 Oct 2026
- OpenAdvancing innovation in accelerated cancer diagnosisInnovate UK£1.5m – £4m · Closes 28 Oct 2026 · 9d left
- OpenCfI: Counter UAS Demonstrations in Prison EnvironmentsInnovate UK£40k – £80k · Closes 28 Oct 2026 · 9d left
- OpenCfI: Innovation in play to improve child outcomesInnovate UK£200k – £500k · Closes 28 Oct 2026 · 9d left
- ClosedContracts for Innovation: Counter UAS Demonstrations in Prison EnvironmentsInnovate UK Business Connect (opportunities listing)Up to £900k · Closed 28 Oct 2026
- OpenNational Materials Innovation Programme: CR&D Rd1Innovate UK£500k – £1m · Closes 28 Oct 2026 · 9d left
- OpenFestive Fund for SomersetSomerset Community FoundationUp to £500 · Closes 28 Oct 2026 · 9d left
- OpenTranslation Call 2027 - Outline stageArthritis UK (formerly Versus Arthritis)Up to £250k · Closes 28 Oct 2026 · 9d left
- OpenWimbledon Foundation Community FundLondon Community FoundationUp to £10k · Closes 28 Oct 2026 · 9d left
- OpenA Better ChildhoodNorfolk Community FoundationUp to £7,000 · Closes 29 Oct 2026 · 10d left
- ClosedUK Defence Innovation: Security Open Call 2026 Cycle 2Innovate UK Business Connect (opportunities listing)Up to £350k · Closed 29 Oct 2026
- OpenBath & West Community Energy FundQuartet Community FoundationAmount not specified · Closes 29 Oct 2026 · 10d left
- OpenCoSTAR Satellite Labs: Accessible creative R&D infrastructureArts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)Up to £2m · Closes 29 Oct 2026 · 10d left
- OpenCoSTAR Showcase Labs: Createch infrastructure and commercialisationArts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)Up to £4m · Closes 29 Oct 2026 · 10d left
- OpenResearch ReadyRoyal Academy of EngineeringAmount not specified · Closes 29 Oct 2026 · 10d left
- OpenStrengthening Worcestershire Fund 2026Worcestershire Community FoundationUp to £115k · Closes 29 Oct 2026 · 10d left
- OpenHMGCC Co-Creation Challenge: Smart glasses for mappingInnovate UK Business Connect (opportunities listing)Amount not specified · Closes 29 Oct 2026 · 10d left
- OpenShropshire, Telford and Wrekin Community Mental Health Fund for AdultsStaffordshire & Shropshire Community FoundationAmount not specified · Closes 29 Oct 2026 · 10d left
- ClosedUKAEA ICURe Engage - November 2026Innovate UK Business Connect (opportunities listing)Amount not specified · Closed 29 Oct 2026
- ClosedEIT Culture & Creativity: Innovation Projects 2026Innovate UK Business Connect (opportunities listing)Amount not specified · Closed 30 Oct 2026
- ClosedMRC ICURe Discover - December 2026Innovate UK Business Connect (opportunities listing)Up to £2,500 · Closed 30 Oct 2026
- OpenYoung People’s Emotional Support FundStaffordshire & Shropshire Community FoundationUp to £5,000 · Closes 30 Oct 2026 · 11d left
- Openitt_4092 - GRANT- Centre of Excellence Phase 2 - Sector Capability, Capacity and SkillsDepartment for EducationUp to £5.87m · Closes 31 Oct 2026 · 12d left
- OpenCaithness Futures FundFoundation ScotlandUp to £20k · Closes 31 Oct 2026 · 12d left
- OpenHalkirk District Benefit FundFoundation ScotlandUp to £25k · Closes 31 Oct 2026 · 12d left
- OpenKingsley Community FundStaffordshire & Shropshire Community FoundationUp to £1,000 · Closes 31 Oct 2026 · 12d left
- OpenMaddock, Leicester & Burslem FundStaffordshire & Shropshire Community FoundationUp to £2,000 · Closes 31 Oct 2026 · 12d left
- OpenNew Communities Resettlement SchemeStaffordshire & Shropshire Community Foundation£1,000 – £20k · Closes 31 Oct 2026 · 12d left
- OpenTannach and District Wind Farm TrustFoundation ScotlandUp to £25k · Closes 31 Oct 2026 · 12d left