Past Research Funding Opportunities

UKRI - GCRF Rethinking the off-grid city: Human-infrastructure interactions in the context of urban crises and urban change

PER Leadership Scheme

Internal Research England GCRF support fund (round 3)

ESRC - Alan Turing Institute Joint Fellowship Scheme

The British Academy Funding Call: Heritage, Dignity and Violence Programme

The British Academy Funding Call: European Identities

The British Academy Funding Call: Knowledge Frontiers – International Interdisciplinary Research Projects

The British Academy Funding Call: Borders

TORCH International Partnership Scheme

TORCH International Fellowships

The Wellcome Trust - Small Grants in Humanities and Social Science

Ashmolean Faculty Fellowships

ESRC Funding Opportunity: NORFACE - Democratic governance in a turbulent age

ESRC/AHRC Funding Opportunity: Trans-Atlantic Platform (T-AP) - Social Innovation

Heritage Seed Fund

ESRC Celebrating Impact Prize

Notify Faculty of intention to apply by: 25 January 2024

Deadline: 22 February 2024

Horizon 2020 Marie Curie Innovative Training Network 2019

ERC Horizon Europe Consolidator Grant 2026

Notify Faculty of intention to apply by: 10 October 2025

Funder deadline: 13 January 2025

The Vice-Chancellor’s Innovation Awards

Oxford-Melbourne Law School Research Partnerships 2022-2024

ESRC Centres Competition 2020

Newton International Fellowships

Covid-19 Research Response Fund (internal to Oxford)

GCRF funding for small-scale projects (internal to Oxford)

ESRC Impact Acceleration Account

Next IAA Deadline: 19 September 2022 (All Stages)

Economic, Social, Cultural and Environmental Impacts of COVID-19: Urgent Response Fund (Internal to Oxford)

Social Sciences Engagement Fellowships

Notify Faculty of intention to apply by: 10 October 2025

Next Deadline: 6 November 2025

UKRI: Research the Hidden Histories of Environmental Science

ESRC: Research to improve UK Economic Productivity

Research Culture Enhancement Fund

ASPECT Social Science Innovation Fellowships

Partner with the police to tackle violence against women and girls

UKRI: Build community research consortia to address health disparities

British Academy: Global Convening Programmes

Researchers at Risk Fellowships

Next deadline: TBC (CARA, 2 weeks prior); TBC (submission)

Turing AI World-Leading Researcher Fellowships: round two

Social Sciences Division Interdisciplinary Hubs: Round 2

British Academy - Knowledge Frontiers: International Interdisciplinary Research 2023

Deadline: 19 October 2022

Global Challenges Research Fund Networking Grants

Funder deadline: 3 November 2022

Innovation Fellowships Scheme 2022-23 – Route B: Policy-led (Governance, Trust and Voice)

Funder Deadline: 16 Jan 2023

ADR UK research fellowships 2022

Funder deadline: 24 January 2023

British Academy - Policy Insight Case Studies

Deadline: 1 February 2023

BA: Pandemic Preparedness - Lessons to Learn from COVID-19 across the G7

Funder deadline: 22 February 2023

(EOIs 1st February 2023)

Researchers at Risk Fellowships

Next deadline: TBC (CARA, 2 weeks prior); TBC (submission)

ISRF Early Career Fellowship

Notify Faculty of Intention to apply by: 14th January 2025

Funder deadline: 14th February 2025

Modern Slavery PEC: Prevention of Modern Slavery

Faculty EOI deadline: 16 March 2023

Funder deadline: 6 April 2023

UKRI Policy Fellowships 2023

Faculty Deadline for EOIs: 20 March 2023

Funder Deadline: 20 April 2023

Philip Leverhulme Prize

Notify Faculty of intention to apply by: 28 January 2026

Faculty Internal Selection Submission by: 9 February 2026

Funder Deadline: 14 May 2026

UKRI cross research council responsive mode pilot scheme

Notify Faculty of Intention to Apply by: 26 August 2024

University formal Expression of Interest deadline: 12 noon, 16 September 2024

(Funder Deadline: 19 November 2024)

UKRI: T-AP funding opportunity on democracy, governance and trust

Faculty EOI: 1 September 2023

Funder Deadlines: 15 September 2023 (intention to submit); 6 November 2023 (final submission)

European Research Council Proof of Concept Grant

Opens: 16 November 2023

Funder Deadline: 14 March 2024

BA Innovation Fellowships Scheme – Route A: Researcher-led

Faculty EOI: 4 September 2023

Deadline: 11 October 2023

UKRI Creating Opportunities Trial Accelerator Fund

Faculty EOI: 15 September 2023

Deadline: 31 October 2023

British Academy - Knowledge Frontiers: International Interdisciplinary Research Projects 2025

Notify Faculty of intention to apply by: 14 August 2024

Funder Deadline: 18 September 2024

ODA International Interdisciplinary Research Projects

Faculty EOI deadline: 27 September 2023

Funder deadline: 1 November 2023

ESRC: Research the social sciences in the Open Research Area - Round 8

Notify Faculty of intention to apply by: 15 September 2023

Deadline: 14 November 2023

Innovation Fellowships Scheme 2023-24 – Route B: Policy-led (Central Government)

Notify Faculty of intention to apply by: 11 October 2023

Deadline: 22 November 2023

British Academy International Writing Workshops

Notify Faculty of intention to apply by: 18 December 2024

Funder Deadline: 29 January 2025

Social Sciences Engagement Fellowships

Notify Faculty of intention to apply by: 10 October 2025

Next Deadline: 6 November 2025

ERC Horizon Europe Consolidator Grant 2026

Notify Faculty of intention to apply by: 10 October 2025

Funder deadline: 13 January 2025

ESRC: National Crime and Justice Laboratory academic lead

Notify Faculty of intention to apply by: 11 December 2023

Funder Deadline: 11 January 2024

ESRC Celebrating Impact Prize

Notify Faculty of intention to apply by: 25 January 2024

Deadline: 22 February 2024

ESRC Impact Acceleration Account (UN SDG Knowledge Exchange)

Opens: November 2025

Notify Faculty of Intention to Apply by: 27 February 2026

Deadline: 15 April 2026

The British Academy/Wolfson Fellowships

Deadline: 7 December 2022

The British Academy /Wolfson Research Professorships

UKRI: Enhance the use of research evidence and expertise in UK Parliament

Notify Faculty of intention to apply by: 16 February 2024

Funder Deadline: 3 March 2024

MSD Improving Equitable Access to Healthcare – Pump Priming Scheme

Notify of intention to apply by: 31 January 2025

Funder Deadline: 26 February 2025

Participatory Research Seed Fund

Notify Faculty of Intention to Apply by: 16 February 2024

Deadline: 1 March 2024 (12 noon)

KE Seed Fund

Next deadline: 16 February 2026

BA: ODA Challenge-Oriented Research Grants 2024

Notify Faculty of intention to apply by: 8 March 2024

Funder Deadline: 10 April 2024

British Academy Mid-Career Fellowship

Notify Faculty of intention to apply by: NOW CLOSED

British Academy Talent Development Awards, 2025-26

Notify Faculty of intention to apply before: 10 September 2025, 17:00 BST

Funder deadline: 08 October 2025, 17:00 BST

UKRI cross research council responsive mode pilot scheme

Notify Faculty of Intention to Apply by: 26 August 2024

University formal Expression of Interest deadline: 12 noon, 16 September 2024

(Funder Deadline: 19 November 2024)

British Academy - Knowledge Frontiers: International Interdisciplinary Research Projects 2025

Notify Faculty of intention to apply by: 14 August 2024

Funder Deadline: 18 September 2024

British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship

Notify Faculty of intention to apply by: NOW CLOSED

Social Sciences Division Interdisciplinary Hubs: Round 3

Notify Faculty of Intention to Apply by: 14 August 2024

Deadline: 25 September 2024 (12 noon)

ERC Starting Grant

Notify Faculty of intention to apply by: 30 August 2024

Funder deadline: 15 October 2024

British Academy Global Professorships

The British Academy has announced that this scheme is now scheduled to close to allow more support to be offered to the British Academy International Fellowships scheme.

British Academy Visiting Fellowships

Notify Faculty of Intention to Apply by: 18 September 2024

Funder Deadline: 23 October 2024

ISRF First Book Grant

Notify Faculty of Intention to Apply by: 1 October 2024

Funder Deadline: 1 November 2024

ERC Synergy Grants

Notify Faculty of intention to apply by: 18 September 2024

Deadline: 6 November 2024

ODA Global Innovation Fellowships 2024

Notify Faculty of intention to apply by: 30 September 2024

Funder deadline: 6 November 2024

Leverhulme Trust Research Fellowships

Notify Faculty of intention to apply by: 7 October 2024

Funder deadline: 7 November 2024

Social Sciences Engagement Fellowships

Notify Faculty of intention to apply by: 10 October 2025

Next Deadline: 6 November 2025

BA Academy Research Projects

Notify Faculty of Intention to apply by: 25 October 2024

Funder deadline: 22 November 2024

APEX Awards (British Academy)

Notify Faculty of intention to apply by: 23 October 2024

Deadline: 27 November 2024

British Academy Innovation Fellowships Scheme – Route B: Policy-led (FCDO)

Notify Faculty of intention to apply by: 16 October 2024

Deadline: 27 November 2024

ERC Horizon Europe Consolidator Grant 2026

Notify Faculty of intention to apply by: 10 October 2025

Funder deadline: 13 January 2025

British Academy International Writing Workshops

Notify Faculty of intention to apply by: 18 December 2024

Funder Deadline: 29 January 2025

ESRC Impact Acceleration Account (UN SDG Knowledge Exchange)

Opens: November 2025

Notify Faculty of Intention to Apply by: 27 February 2026

Deadline: 15 April 2026

ISRF Early Career Fellowship

Notify Faculty of Intention to apply by: 14th January 2025

Funder deadline: 14th February 2025

British Academy Evidence-informed policymaking grants (ODA)

Notify Faculty of Intention to Apply by: 15 January 2025

Funder deadline: 19 February 2025

MSD Improving Equitable Access to Healthcare – Pump Priming Scheme

Notify of intention to apply by: 31 January 2025

Funder Deadline: 26 February 2025

AHRC BRAID DOT: responsible AI collaborations with US researchers

Notify Faculty of intention to apply by: 17 February 2025

Funder deadline: 20 March 2025

Wellcome Discovery Awards

Notify Faculty of Intention to Apply by: 25 February 2025

Deadline: 8 April 2025

UKRI Metascience AI early career fellowships

Notify Faculty of intention to apply by: 6 March 2025

Next Funder deadline: 10 April 2025

EPSRC Japan-UK joint call for collaborations in advancing human-centred AI

Notify faculty of intention to apply by: 18 April 2025, 16:00 UK time

Deadline: 22 May 2025, 16:00 UK time

Public and Community Engagement with Research (PCER)

PCER funding opportunities

Next deadline: TBC (possible TT26 deadline)

British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship

Notify Faculty of intention to apply by: NOW CLOSED

British Academy Mid-Career Fellowship

Notify Faculty of intention to apply by: NOW CLOSED

British Academy Talent Development Awards, 2025-26

Notify Faculty of intention to apply before: 10 September 2025, 17:00 BST

Funder deadline: 08 October 2025, 17:00 BST

Astor Visiting Lectureships & Astor Lectureships

Notify Faculty of intention to apply by: 20 October 2025

Deadline (submit to Faculty): 12pm, 29 October 2025

BA: Horizon Europe Pump Priming Collaboration between UK and EU Partners

Notify Faculty of intention to apply by: 15 October 2025

Funder deadline: 5 November 2025

Social Sciences Engagement Fellowships

Notify Faculty of intention to apply by: 10 October 2025

Next Deadline: 6 November 2025

JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowships for Overseas Researchers 2026

Notify Faculty of intention to apply by: 12 November 2025

Deadline: 10 December 2025

ERC Horizon Europe Consolidator Grant 2026

Notify Faculty of intention to apply by: 10 October 2025

Funder deadline: 13 January 2025

Oxford Martin School funding call – Exploring the Impact of Generative AI

Notify Faculty of intention to apply by: 15th December 2025

Funder Expressions of Interest deadline: 5pm 19th January 2026

British Academy Conferences scheme

Notify Faculty of Intention to apply by: 8 January 2026

Funder deadline: 29 January 2026

AHRC-DFG Research Grants

Notify Faculty of Intention to Apply by: 10 December 2025

Funder deadline: 11 February 2026

Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowship

Notify Faculty of intention to apply by: 21 November 2025

Deadline for submission for internal selection: 28 November 2025

Funder Deadline: 19 February 2026

ADR UK research fellowships 2025

Notify Faculty of Intention to Apply by: 15 December 2026

Funder Deadline: 26 February 2026

Society of Legal Scholars Research Activities Fund

Notify Faculty of intention to apply by: 2nd February 2026

Funder deadline: 2nd March 2026

Oxford Martin School

Notify Faculty of intention to apply by: 16th January 2026

Funder Expressions of Interest deadline: 5pm 10th February 2026

KE Seed Fund

Next deadline: 16 February 2026

British Academy International Fellowships

Notify Faculty of intention to apply by: 15 January 2026

Internal Selection Submission by: 21 January 2026

Funder Deadline: 11 March 2026

Mid-Career Researcher Incentives Pilot Scheme

Now CLOSED

Nuffield Research, Development and Analysis Fund

Notify Faculty of intention to apply by: 25 February 2026

Deadline: 13 April 2026 (outline stage)

Society of Legal Scholars Small Projects and Events Fund

Notify Faculty of intention to apply by: 10 April 2026

Funder Deadline: 1 May 2026

Leverhulme Trust Major Research Fellowships

Notify Faculty of intention to apply by: 27th March 2026

Funder deadline: 8th May 2026

Philip Leverhulme Prize

Notify Faculty of intention to apply by: 28 January 2026

Faculty Internal Selection Submission by: 9 February 2026

Funder Deadline: 14 May 2026