If you're working with a new funder, you'll need to follow the due diligence process.
There are a number of places to look for research grant funding. Here are some examples:
Research Professional
Research Professional is a database where you can search for funding opportunities.
Research Councils
- AHRC (Arts and Humanities Research Council)
- BBSRC (Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council)
- EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council)
- ESRC (Economic and Social Research Council)
- Innovate UK
- MRC (Medical Research Council)
- NERC (Natural Environment Research Council)
- STFC (Science and Technology Facilities Council)
Charities and trusts
- Academy of Medical Sciences
- British Council
- British Heart Foundation
- Cancer Research UK
- John Templeton Foundation
- Leukaemia Research
- Leverhulme Trust
- Royal Academy of Engineering
- Royal Society
- The British Academy
- Wellcome
Governments and departments
- DEFRA (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
- Department of Health
- Department for Education
- DFID (Department for International Development)
- Home Office
- National Institute for Health Research
- N.I.H. (National Institutes of Health), USA
- NSF (National Science Foundation), USA
European funding
Internal funding opportunities
- Isaac Newton Trust / University of Cambridge Early Career Support Scheme
- Impact Acceleration Accounts (IAA)
- Cambridge Africa Funding Initiatives
- Cambridge Humanities Research Grants
- DAAD - Cambridge Collaboration
Large bid preparation fund
The University’s Bid Preparation Fund supports large collaborative research applications by providing funding for bid development activity.
Industry collaboration (KTPs)
ROO email bulletin
ROO publishes a fortnightly bulletin which includes information on research funding. To sign up, email Hannah.Pawson@admin.cam.ac.uk.