Research Development have up to date funder intelligence, and recent webinars on many of the funders that we work with (listed below), which you can find on our SharePoint page.
Colleagues within your school or research group are also a good source of information and advice on the funding landscape for your particular discipline/field.
- UK Government
- Arts 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)
- Innovate UK
- Research England
- The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR)
- The Advanced Research and Innovation Agency (ARIA)
- Government Departments and Arms-Length Bodies (ALBs)
- Horizon Europe
- European Research Council (ERC)
- Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)
- Global Challenges clusters (collaborative research)
- UK National Academies and Learned Societies
- Academy of Medical Sciences,
- British Academy
- Royal Academy of Engineering
- Royal Society
- Charities
- Wellcome
- Leverhulme Trust
- British Heart Foundation
- Cancer Research UK
- Industry and private sector
- Philanthropy and alumni
Further support is offered to external applicants, by contacting research-development@bristol.ac.uk.
In addition to the above funders, we support the International Science Partnerships Fund (ISPF) funding programme, delivered by the UK's leading research bodies. The following external links should help you find relevant funding on their webpages:
