Explore the latest opportunities in UK and EU research funding, access expert advice, and discover new job openings—all conveniently located in one place!
EURAXESS UK Webinar: Effective Proposals
Are you an early career researcher interested in learning how to create an effective funding proposal?
Join this interactive EURAXESS UK webinar to help you understand what funders want. Learn how to produce proposals that address funders’ needs, flow logically and use language that convinces those who matter. We will also look at an overview of UK and EU (Horizon Europe) funding.
Meet Dr Ander Movilla Miangolarra, Postdoctoral Researcher at the John Innes Centre. Read about his work on genetic regulation and epigenetics. Plus his experiences and thoughts on being a researcher living in the UK, France and Spain.
Funding: European Innovation Council opportunities 2025
With a budget of over €1.4 billion in 2025, the European Innovation Council aims to identify breakthrough technologies, support game-changing innovations, create new markets, and scale up internationally. 4 main funding schemes will support deep tech research and high-potential start-ups.
UK Space Agency funding pioneering satellite services that will boost connectivity in the UK's most remote areas, in support of Department for Science, Innovation and Technology's Very Hard to Reach Programme. The call is being run in partnership with the European Space Agency (ESA). The call is focussed on three different projects. Total of £3.5 million of UK funding available.
Have you been involved in an EU-funded project? Booster is an initiative from the European Commission providing a set of services to EU-funded projects, free-of-charge, to help navigate the complexities of dissemination and exploitation.The Booster offers free guidance to: Share & exploit your results Build a business plan; Prepare for market success; Take your project to the next level.
The UK Government is seeking views on how to ensure the UK’s legal framework for Artificial Intelligence (AI) and copyright supports the UK creative industries and AI sector together.
The European Research Council (ERC) has awarded its 2024 Consolidator Grants to 328 researchers across Europe. These grants, totalling €678 million, aim to support outstanding scientists and scholars as they establish their independent research teams and develop their ideas. The UK was joint second in the results.
Funding: Innovate UK Horizon Europe Brokerage Visits 2025
Innovate UK are funding up to 15 UK organisations in hydrogen and battery technologies and smart manufacturing to join Horizon Europe Brokerage visits to Italy, Germany and Spain.
Apply for funding to work with overseas researchers in the Unites States (US). Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) with co-funders: US National Science Foundation, Social, Behavioural and Economic Sciences Directorate (NSF-SBE). Submit a collaborative research grant application within the remit of Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) and US National Science Foundation, Social, Behavioural and Economic Sciences Directorate (NSF-SBE). AHRC and NSF-SBE welcome international researchers to apply as ‘project co-lead (international)’.
Advice - Succeeding with Horizon Europe funding applications
Read the Academy of Medical Sciences advice article for "Six top tips for succeeding with Horizon Europe funding applications". If you are you a researcher looking for personal or collaborative funding, you'll find some useful information here. You can also access the recent webinar on this topic from the Academy of Medical Sciences and Association of Medical Research Charities (AMRC)
UK-based researchers and innovators across all sectors - access dedicated help from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) experts on Horizon Europe. Learn about Horizon Europe opportunities and understand how to access funding from the world's largest research funding pot. With a budget of €93.5 billion, from 2021 to 2027.
R2 or R3 Researcher, Biological sciences, Biology. Institut Cochin, France. Apply by 21 January 2025.
EURAXESS UK is a British Council managed portal which aids researchers in their career development, supporting researchers moving to, and from, the UK. In addition to providing useful information and resources, the EURAXESS portal features a free funding database and job search tool. If you have any feedback on the newsletter or want to make suggestions about content that you would like to see, please let us know. Please contact Oonagh Collins from the Euraxess UK team, at EuraxessUK@britishcouncil.org.