FUNDING CALLS
This page details various funding calls that are relevant for child health technology. Funding calls are updated on a monthly basis.
Funding calls are split into:
- Time-limited funding calls, with a set deadline
- Rolling funding calls, which are open all year round
- Fellowships and career development awards
The document below provides an overview of potential opportunities for funding and support that may be relevant. Please note that this is not an exhaustive list of all funding opportunities.
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MAXIMUM DURATION
BBSRC standard research grant: 2026 round one: applicant-led mode
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)
14 January 2026
£2 million
5 years
Apply for funding to support excellent investigator-led research across the breadth of Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) scientific remit.
Fund Your Future – An Inclusive Youth Fund by Young People for Young People
Know Our Impact (KOI) Youth Board
30 January 2026
£500
Not stated
The KOI (know Our Impact) Youth Board is a group of young people who work together to help shape decisions around health and wellbeing for young people, by sharing their views and experiences on important topics like mental health, poverty, access to services, and childhood illnesses.
Their Fund Your Future gives young people the chance to apply for a small grant of up to £500 to create or adapt inclusive creative social action opportunities.
Design Generators
Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)
02 February 2026
£200,000
12 months
Apply for funding to combine design-led interventions with arts and humanities methodologies to make positive contributions to the green transition.
MRC Centre of Research Excellence: Round Four: Outline Application
Medical Research Council (MRC)
04 February 2026
£26.25 million
14 years
Apply for MRC Centre of Research Excellence (MRC CoRE) funding to tackle complex and interdisciplinary health challenges.
Knowledge Transfer Partnership: 2025 to 2026 round five
Innovate UK
04 February 2026
Not stated
3 years
UK registered academic institutions, RTOs or Catapults can apply for a share of up to £10 million to fund innovation projects with businesses.
Projects must align with the Industrial Strategy’s eight sectors, which include “Life Sciences” and “Digital and Technologies”. The application of technologies, for example, may be a business using AI and/or developing AI tools.
Women in Innovation Awards 2025 to 2026
Innovate UK
04 February 2026
£75,000
12 months
Women founders or co-founders with UK registered businesses at the late stage start-up phase can apply for a grant of up to £75,000 and bespoke business support, to further their ambitious growth plans.
BBSRC Innovation to Commercialisation of University Research (ICURe) Explore 2026
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)
06 February 2026
£35,000
Not stated
Apply for funding to explore the potential market of your bioscience-based idea, increase market awareness and gain deeper understanding of your technology’s potential applications.
The programme provides funding of up to £35,000, which includes up to £20,000 for the Entrepreneurial Lead’s salary and up to £15,000 for assumption testing and customer discovery activities.
This is open to bioscience PhD students, researchers and technicians in UK universities, BBSRC-funded institutes, and UKRI-approved public sector research enterprises.
BBSRC 2025 Transformative Research Technologies (25TRT)
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)
11 February 2026
£225,000
18 months
Apply for funding to pursue early-stage development of cutting-edge research technologies with transformative potential in the biosciences.
Production of Technology Assessment Reviews (TARs)
National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR)
20 February 2026
Not stated
5 years
The NIHR Evidence Synthesis Programme (ESP) is inviting proposals from suitably qualified research teams to produce high-impact Technology Assessment Reviews (TARs). These reviews inform NICE decision-making about which drugs, devices, interventional procedures, and diagnostic tests should be adopted in the NHS. This is an opportunity to play an important role in enabling access to essential medicines and ensuring value for money for the NHS.
BMA Foundation Grants
British Medical Association (BMA) Foundation
06 March 2026
£65,000
3 years
The BMA Foundation for Medical Research awards research grants each year (totalling approximately £960,000) to encourage and further medical research in a variety of areas. Applications are invited from doctors and research scientists and can be for either research in progress or prospective research.
Grants focus on broad spectrum of medical and health research including: trauma-related scarring, rheumatism and arthritis, respiratory health, cardiovascular health, CAR T cell therapies.
ROK-UK Smart Clinical Trials Application Development Award
National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR)
25 March 2026
£500,000
2 years
NIHR is partnering with the Korea Health Industry Development Institute (KHIDI) to support UK and Republic of Korea (ROK) researchers working together on developing and using new tools and technologies to deliver ‘Smart’ clinical trials. These are clinical trials that leverage innovative technologies and methodologies to enhance efficiency, accuracy, and inclusiveness in clinical research.
GOSH Charity National Research Programme Grants
Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity (GOSH Charity)
26 March 2026
No limit
5 years
The Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity (GOSH Charity) Programme Grant scheme aims to create a step change in an area of rare or complex paediatric disease by providing long-term, high-value funding. Programmes will bring together diverse expertise to work collaboratively on an interlinked set of work packages, designed to generate shared outcomes and advance research beyond the scope of individual projects, having impact beyond the lifetime of the grant.
GOSH Charity has made up to £10m available through this scheme which is open nationally to UK-based academic researchers working at UK Higher Education Institutions.
EME Programme Researcher-led
National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR)
01 April 2026
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The NIHR Efficacy and Mechanism Evaluation (EME) Programme is accepting outline applications to its researcher-led workstream.
This is a 2-stage, commissioned funding opportunity. To apply for the first stage you should submit an outline application. If invited to the second stage, you will then need to complete a full application.
NIHR James Lind Alliance Priority Setting Partnerships rolling funding opportunity (EME Programme)
National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR)
01 April 2026
Not stated
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The NIHR Efficacy and Mechanism Evaluation (EME) is inviting outline applications to their commissioned workstream. The NIHR is interested in receiving applications that address research priorities identified by the James Lind Alliance (JLA) Priority Setting Partnerships (PSP).
NIHR NICE rolling funding opportunity (EME Programme)
National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR)
01 April 2026
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The NIHR Efficacy and Mechanism Evaluation (EME) Programme is inviting outline applications to their commissioned workstream. The NIHR is interested in receiving applications to meet recommendations in research identified in NICE guidance that has been published or updated in the last 5 years.
HTA Researcher-led: primary research
National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR)
06 May 2026
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The NIHR Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Programme is looking to fund primary research through our researcher-led workstream. Proposals addressing any health problem in areas not otherwise well covered in the HTA Programme portfolio are invited.
NIHR James Lind Alliance Priority Setting Partnerships rolling funding opportunity
National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR)
06 May 2026
Not stated
Not stated
The NIHR Health Technology Assessment Programme (HTA) is inviting outline applications to its commissioned workstream. NIHR is interested in receiving applications that address research priorities identified by the James Lind Alliance (JLA) Priority Setting Partnerships (PSPs).
NIHR NICE rolling funding opportunity
National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR)
06 May 2026
Not stated
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The NIHR Health Technology Assessment Programme (HTA) is inviting outline applications to their commissioned workstream. The NIHR is interested in receiving applications to meet recommendations in research identified in NICE guidance that has been published or updated in the last 5 years.
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GOSH BRC Accelerating Novel Therapies: Statistics Support Fund 2025
NIHR Great Ormond Street Hospital Biomedical Research Centre (NIHR GOSH BRC)
£3,000
Not stated
This call provides an opportunity for early career researchers to pay for statistical support for paediatric translational projects and is open to any speciality/profession across GOSH, ICH and the PEI partners.
Each applicant can apply for up to £3,000 worth of statistics support to prepare a grant applications, outsource specific Data analysis or attend a highly specialised statistics training course.
This call has a deadline every 4 months: 01 April 2025, 01 July 2025, 01 October 2025, 01 January 2026
AHRC responsive mode: Curiosity Award
Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)
£100,000
5 years
Curiosity awards support early-stage ambitious and novel fundamental research which has the potential to act as a springboard towards new and exciting research agendas.
AHRC responsive mode: Catalyst Award
Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)
£300,000
5 years
Catalyst awards support researchers without prior experience of leading a significant research project to accelerate their trajectory as independent researchers, unlocking their potential and building leadership and convenor experience through the delivery of ambitious or complex projects.
BBSRC International Travel Award Scheme
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)
£3,000
4 weeks
International travel awards are for BBSRC-supported researchers making visits to initiate or prepare proposals with international partners, visiting overseas facilities for up to one month or attending European consortia-building events.
Knowledge Transfer Partnership
Innovate UK
Not stated
3 years
This call supports partnerships that help businesses to innovate, develop, grow and become more productive by employing academic expertise that they do not have in-house. Your project can focus on any type of innovation in any sector but it must aim to deliver results that your business would not otherwise be able to deliver.
Daphne Jackson Fellowship
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)
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These fellowships are for those looking to return to a research career after a break of two or more years for family, health or caring reasons. The aim is to give participants the confidence and skills they need to make a successful return to research.
UKRI-SBE Lead Agency Opportunity
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)
£1 million
Not stated
This opportunity allows UK and US-based researchers to submit a collaborative proposal that will go through a single review process. The goal is to reduce some of the barriers that researchers and funding agencies encounter when trying to work internationally. This opportunity does not represent a separate research funding scheme – applications will be integrated into existing programmes at the relevant lead agency.
Collaborate with Researchers in Brazil
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)
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UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to support collaborative applications. It provides for a lead agency agreement whereby participant UKRI research councils receive and assess joint applications from eligible UK and Brazil-based researchers from the state of São Paulo on behalf of both organisations.
Collaborate with Researchers in Norway
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)
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Norway co-investigators can be included in UK-led applications and receive funding from participating UKRI councils following a Money Follows Cooperation agreement between UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and Research Council of Norway (RCN) to reduce barriers to cross-border collaboration.
Collaborate with Researchers in Luxembourg
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)
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UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and Fonds National de la Recherche (FNR) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to welcome and support collaborative applications. UKRI will receive and assess joint applications from eligible UK and Luxembourg applicants on behalf of both organisations.
EPSRC Programme Grant Outline Stage
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
Not stated
6 years
Programme grants provide flexible funding to world-leading research groups seeking to address significant research challenges across the EPSRC remit. EPSRC expects successful applications to be collaborative and address key challenges across single or multiple disciplines. Programme grants are not solely large grants but are strategic in nature and should meet all of the key features described below.
EPSRC Standard Research Grant, November 2023: Responsive Mode
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
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EPSRC fellowships are a prestigious individual award aimed at exceptional, ambitious and talented researchers and technical professionals who wish to develop, expand or establish a programme of research or technical development alongside personal and professional development. EPSRC fellowships present an accelerated pathway to progression and success on your career journey.
EPSRC Postdoctoral Fellowships December 2023: Responsive Mode
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
Not stated
3 years
EPSRC fellowships are a prestigious individual award aimed at exceptional, ambitious and talented researchers and technical professionals who wish to develop, expand or establish a programme of research or technical development alongside personal and professional development. EPSRC fellowships present an accelerated pathway to progression and success on your career journey.
EPSRC Open Fellowships December 2023: Responsive Mode
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
Not stated
5 years
EPSRC fellowships are a prestigious individual award aimed at ambitious and talented researchers, and technical professionals who wish to develop, expand or establish a programme of research. Successful fellowships can include elements of community engagement and advocacy, research leadership, and drive positive change in the research environment.
EPSRC Open Plus Fellowships December 2023: Responsive Mode
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
Not stated
5 years
EPSRC fellowships are a prestigious individual award aimed at exceptional, ambitious and talented researchers and technical professionals who wish to develop, expand or establish a programme of research or technical development alongside personal and professional development. The plus component will enable you to allocate 20% to 50% of your time spent on the fellowship to create positive change in the research community by championing a topic aligned to EPSRC aspirations to deliver improvements in research in topics such as equality, diversity and inclusion, responsible research and innovation or public engagement.
EPSRC New Investigator Award: November 2023: Responsive Mode
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
Not stated
3 years
New investigator awards should have a single research vision with clearly defined objectives and outcomes. Complex, multi-faceted research projects with many objectives are not appropriate to the new investigator award. You can apply for a new investigator award in any field of research relevant to the EPSRC remit, for example, artificial intelligence, engineering and healthcare technologies.
EPSRC Overseas Travel Grant: November 2023: Responsive Mode
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
Not stated
12 months
Overseas travel grants (OTGs) provide funding for visits overseas to learn new techniques, or form and develop collaborations in any field of research relevant to the EPSRC’s remit, for example, artificial intelligence, engineering and healthcare technologies.
EPSRC Discipline Hopping in ICT: November 2023: Responsive Mode
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
Not stated
24 months
This is an opportunity for ICT researchers to use their expertise in other disciplines, or for researchers from other fields to apply their expertise to ICT. You can apply for a discipline-hopping in ICT grant in any field of research relevant to the UKRI remit.
EPSRC Network Grant: November 2023: Responsive Mode
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
Not stated
3 years
Network grants aim to develop new interdisciplinary research communities and topics by supporting interaction between researchers and relevant science, technology and industrial groups. EPSRC supports high quality research in any field of research relevant to their remit including, but not limited to, artificial intelligence, engineering and healthcare technologies. EPSRC expects networks to lead to new collaborative multidisciplinary research applications in areas they support. Some may develop into virtual centres of excellence.
Knowledge Asset Grant Fund: Explore
Innovate UK
£250,000
18 months
The Knowledge Asset Grant Fund (KAGF) is run by the Government Office for Technology Transfer (GOTT) and funded by the Department for Science Innovation and Technology (DSIT). The aim of this competition is to support the identification and development of public sector knowledge assets, including repurposing, commercialisation or expanded use. There are 3 strands within this funding competition: Explore, Expand, Extend.
BBC Children In Need
BBC Children In Need
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BBC Children In Need offer a range of funding opportunities to support the wellbeing of children and young people.
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Team Science Award (Cohort 3)
National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR)
28 January 2026
£100,000
2 years
The Team Science Award is a development award of up to £100,000 per team. The award is designed to support research teams to collaborate on a future application to other research programmes, expand their research network, and develop research capacity.
Application Development Award for Health and Care Professionals
National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR)
04 February 2026
£150,000
12 months
The NIHR is looking to commission up to 10 Application Development Awards (ADAs) to carry out development work prior to research applications, with a requirement for applicant teams to involve a specific group of Health and Care Professionals (HCP).
Mentoring Programme 2026 (Cohort 1) – Mentees
National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR)
18 February 2026
n/a
12 months
The NIHR Mentoring Programme provides a mentor to support early to mid-career NIHR Academy Members to navigate an academic career and career development.
Mentoring Programme 2026 (Cohort 1) – Mentors
National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR)
18 February 2026
n/a
12 months
Through the NIHR Mentoring Programme you will provide support to early to mid-career NIHR Academy Members for 12 months. You will help them to navigate an academic career and career development.
Doctoral landscape awards in medical research
Medical Research Council (MRC)
24 February 2026
£136,898
4 years
Apply for funding to deliver doctoral training in areas within the Medical Research Council (MRC)’s core remit and priorities. This funding opportunity will support the development of a highly skilled workforce equipped to address medical research and innovation challenges across a range of careers.
Clinical Future Leaders Fellowship (Cohort 1)
National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR)
03 March 2026
Not stated
7 years
The first NIHR Clinical FLF opportunity represents a coordinated cross funder initiative to strengthen support for clinical academic careers, in response to the findings of the reports commissioned by the Office for Strategic Co-ordination of Health Research. The fellowship is also available as a partnership with the Alzheimer’s Society and Moorfields Eye Charity. This funding opportunity is open to researchers in Northern Ireland.
Future Focused Leadership Programme (FFLP) – Leaders Stream (Cohort 5)
National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR)
05 March 2026
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This is a research career development opportunity. It supports NIHR research leaders to develop their leadership capabilities.
During this free, immersive programme you will be encouraged to identify and reflect on your strengths and areas for development.
Development and Skills Enhancement (DSE) award (Cohort 9)
National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR)
11 March 2026
Not stated
1-2 years
The DSE award is a postdoctoral-level funding opportunity. If you are an early to mid-career researcher, it can support you to gain specific skills and experience to underpin the next phase of your research career.
Predoctoral Award (Cohort 2)
National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR)
12 March 2026
Not stated
12 months
The Predoctoral Award is designed to advance your health and social care research career at masters level. The scheme supports early career researchers to undertake a masters degree, or a bespoke training and development plan comprising masters-level training, and provides protected time to help you develop a competitive PhD application.
International Placement Scheme 2026
Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) – Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)
19 March 2026
£16,200
6 months
The Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) and Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) are looking to fund eligible PhD students, doctoral level research assistants and early career researchers (ECRs) to complete a research placement at an international cultural institution for two to six months.
2026 Academic Clinical Fellowships in Medicine
National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR)
31 March 2027
Not stated
3-4 years
The NIHR Academic Clinical Fellowship (ACF) is a clinical specialty training post in medicine that incorporates academic training. The NIHR has allocated funding for 278 ACFs for recruitment in 2026/27, through the Integrated Academic Training (IAT) Programme.