Research Operations Office

Major sponsors

This page provides list of major UK and overseas sponsors of research at the University and links to their funding opportunities web pages.

Research Councils
AHRC (Arts and Humanities Research Council)
www.ahrc.ac.uk/FundingOpportunities/Pages/default.aspx
BBSRC (Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council)    
www.bbsrc.ac.uk/funding/index.html
EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council)    
www.epsrc.ac.uk/CallsForProposals/default.htm
ESRC (Economic and Social Research Council)   
www.esrcsocietytoday.ac.uk/ESRCInfoCentre/opportunities/
JISC (Joint Information Systems Committee)   
www.jisc.ac.uk/fundingopportunities.aspx
MRC (Medical Research Council)   
www.mrc.ac.uk/Opportunities/index.htm
NERC (Natural Environment Research Council)   
www.nerc.ac.uk/funding/
RCUK (Research Councils UK) Pathways to Impact
www.rcuk.ac.uk/kei/impacts/Pages/home.aspx
STFC (Science and Technology Facilities Council)
www.stfc.ac.uk/Grants/ResGr/FundOpp/FundOpp.aspx
Charities and trusts (UK and International)
British Council
www.britishcouncil.org/science-research-funding.htm
British Heart Foundation
www.bhf.org.uk/research_health_professionals/apply_for_research_grants.aspx
Cancer Research UK
science.cancerresearchuk.org/gapp/?version=4
John Templeton Foundation
www.templeton.org/funding_areas/
Leukaemia Research
www.lrf.org.uk/en/1/sciresapply.html
Leverhulme Trust
www.leverhulme.ac.uk/grants_awards
Stanley Medical Research Institute
www.stanleyresearch.org/dnn/ResearchGrants/
The British Academy
www.britac.ac.uk/funding/index.cfm
Royal Academy of Engineering
www.raeng.org.uk/research/researcher/default.htm
Royal Society
royalsociety.org/funding.asp?id=1120
Wellcome Trust
www.wellcome.ac.uk/Funding/index.htm
Government Departments (UK and International)
DEFRA (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
www.defra.gov.uk/science/funding/fund_index.htm
Department of Health
www.dh.gov.uk/en/Procurementandproposals/RDcallsforproposals/index.htm
DCSF (Department for Children, Schools and Families) and DIUS (Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills)
www.dcsf.gov.uk/research/
DFID (Department for International Development)
www.dfid.gov.uk/funding/
EC (European Commission)
cordis.europa.eu/fp7/home_en.html
Home Office
www.homeoffice.gov.uk/science-research/
National Institute for Health Research
www.nihr.ac.uk/calls_for_proposals.aspx
N.I.H. (National Institutes of Health), USA
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/index.html
NSF (National Science Foundation), USA
www.nsf.gov/funding/
TSB (Technology Strategy Board)
www.innovateuk.org/newsevents.ashx