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2225 opportunities documented Updated Aug 4, 2026
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NSF 24-573: Focused EPSCoR Collaborations Program (FEC)

A USA-based collaborative federal program that funds interjurisdictional STEM research infrastructure upgrades through EPSCoR-eligible institutions, with a recurring annual full proposal deadline and required letter of intent.

Status: Open Type: Grant Amount: Estimated program budget: $12,000,000 to $18,000,000 Deadline: Jan 26, 2027 Location: United States

EUR 85.5m Horizon Europe Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities Call (HORIZON-MISS-2026-04-CIT), Open until 8 October 2026

CINEA's Horizon Europe call supports city-level climate and mobility innovation under the Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities Mission, with an indicative EUR 85.5 million budget and a single-stage deadline of 8 October 2026 (CEST).

Status: Open Type: Grant Amount: EUR 85.5 million total indicative budget Deadline: Oct 8, 2026 Location: European Union and Associated Countries

RFA-FD-25-020: Clinical Studies of Orphan Products Addressing Unmet Needs of Rare Diseases (R01)

FDA’s Office of Orphan Products Development supports clinical trials for rare disease products through OOPD RFA-FD-25-020, including recurring 2026 and 2027 due dates with up to $650,000 annually in base project support.

Status: Open Type: Grant Amount: Up to $650,000 per year for years 1-4, with possible additional $250,000 per year for innovative … Deadline: Oct 20, 2026 Location: United States and International (foreign organizations may apply in eligible configurations)

NSF 25-531: Cybersecurity Innovation for Cyberinfrastructure (CICI)

An active NSF solicitation for research that improves scientific cyberinfrastructure, including AI-ready data integrity and provenance, through four program tracks with recurring deadlines and annual award funding windows.

Status: Rolling Type: Grant Amount: Program budget $8,000,000–$12,000,000 total Deadline: Rolling or ongoing Location: United States

BBSRC New Investigator Award, Applicant-Led Mode: UK Grant for Early-Career Independent Research Leaders

An open UKRI funding opportunity for early-career UK-based researchers to run their own BBSRC-funded programme on a competitive applicant-led proposal up to £2,000,000 FEC, with continuous application and no published submission cutoff.

Status: Rolling Type: Grant Amount: Up to £2,000,000 full economic cost (FEC), with BBSRC funding 80% of FEC Deadline: Rolling or ongoing Location: United Kingdom

Apply for Zero Emission Vessels and Infrastructure 2: Energy Efficiency (ZEVI 2)

UKRI and Innovate UK, with Department for Transport support, are funding up to £150 million in real-world clean maritime development projects focused on vessel energy efficiency, requiring collaboration, UK operations, and a three-year post-build demonstration.

Status: Open Type: Grant Amount: up to £150,000,000 (competition pot) Deadline: Sep 16, 2026 Location: United Kingdom

RFA-HL-26-017: NIH Catalyze Product Definition for Small Molecules and Biologics (R61/R33)

NIH's RFA-HL-26-017 supports early-stage translational projects that generate and validate therapeutic candidates for HLBS diseases through a phased R61/R33 development pathway.

Status: Rolling Type: Grant Amount: Up to $400,000 direct costs per year in the R61 phase and up to $400,000 direct costs per year … Deadline: Rolling or ongoing Location: United States

NSF 25-543: Computer and Information Science and Engineering: Future Computing Research (Future CoRe)

NSF CISE's 25-543 Future CoRe solicitation funds foundational and educational computing, communication, and information science projects across multiple programs with recurring annual target cycles.

Status: Rolling Type: Grant Amount: $280,000,000 (estimated annual program budget) Deadline: Rolling or ongoing Location: United States

Chemical Process Systems (PD 26-367Y): NSF 2026-Open Grant Window for Chemistry and Chemical Engineering

The NSF Chemical Process Systems program funds foundational research on chemical and biochemical process innovation, and its 2026 publication indicates an open intake path through Research.gov where full proposals are currently accepted any time.

Status: Rolling Type: Grant Amount: Not specified on the NSF program page; budget depends on the proposal and NSF rules Deadline: Rolling or ongoing Location: United States

RFA-DA-27-004: BRAIN Initiative Theories, Models and Methods (R01, No Clinical Trials)

A 2026/2027 NIH BRAIN Initiative NOFO that funds computational, statistical, and data science tool development for analyzing complex multi-scale neural data with up to 15 awards per year from a $6M annual set-aside.

Status: Open Type: Grant Amount: NIH anticipates $6M/year for up to 15 awards Deadline: Oct 6, 2026 Location: United States

EUR 223.2m: HORIZON-CL5-2026-09 Cross-sectoral Solutions for the Climate Transition

A single-stage Horizon Europe 2026-27 call on cross-sectoral energy transition topics with an indicative budget of EUR 223.2 million across eight themes in batteries, energy systems, and energy-efficient buildings.

Status: Open Type: Grant Amount: EUR 223.2 million total indicative budget Deadline: Sep 15, 2026 Location: European Union and Horizon Europe Associated Countries

MRC Centre of Research Excellence Round Four: Invited Full Application (MRC CoRE) 2026

A UKRI/MRC invited second-stage funding round for long-term, interdisciplinary MRC Centres of Research Excellence tackling major health challenges across UK research organisations.

Status: Open Type: Grant Amount: Total program: £50,000,000; minimum year 1-7 FEC per award £26,250,000 Deadline: Sep 10, 2026 Location: United Kingdom

UKRI Pre-announcement: Gambling harms research grants 2026

Cross-council UKRI pre-announcement inviting expressions of interest and later full applications for research that advances understanding or solutions for gambling-related harms.

Status: Open Type: Grant Amount: up to £2,000,000 FEC total; UKRI funds up to 80% of FEC Deadline: Dec 8, 2026 Location: United Kingdom

RFA-AT-25-003: HEAL Initiative Pain Research Enhancement Program (PREP) for R15 Institutions

A NIH HEAL NOFO under R15 to fund basic and mechanistic pain research led by eligible undergraduate-focused, health professional, and graduate institutions, with emphasis on student engagement and interdisciplinary collaboration with NIH partner institutions.

Status: Open Type: Grant Amount: up to $375,000 direct costs requested for entire project period Deadline: Oct 27, 2026 Location: United States

HORIZON-CL3-2026-02-CS-ECCC: Cybersecurity Topics in Horizon Europe 2026-2027

An open single-stage Horizon Europe call managed by the ECCC that funds cybersecurity innovation in software security, AI robustness, and post-quantum cryptography through three topics with a EUR 56.2 million indicative budget.

Status: Open Type: Grant Amount: EUR 56.2 million total indicative budget (topic budgets: EUR 20m, EUR 21.2m, EUR 15m) Deadline: Sep 15, 2026 Location: Europe and European Union

NSF 26-7607: Energy, Power, Control, and Learning (EPCL)

NSF Energy, Power, Control, and Learning (EPCL) is a 2026 program for fundamental research on engineering systems that improve reliability and performance of power, energy, transport, manufacturing, healthcare, and other critical infrastructure.

Status: Rolling Type: Grant Deadline: Rolling or ongoing Location: United States

UKRI Translation: AHRC Proof of Concept

Open UKRI scheme supporting Arts and Humanities Research Council-linked projects to translate prior AHRC or UKRI research into measurable economic, social, cultural, or policy impact.

Status: Rolling Type: Grant Amount: Up to £150,000 (up to 100% FEC for some international co-lead costs) Deadline: Rolling or ongoing Location: United Kingdom

PA-25-424: Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Senior Fellowship (Parent F33)

NIH NRSA F33 supports experienced, established investigators with stipend, tuition and fees, and institutional allowance support for a mentored retooling phase that is not independent clinical trial leadership.

Status: Open Type: Grant Amount: Variable NIH NRSA stipend, tuition/fees, and institutional allowance rates published in NIH … Deadline: Aug 8, 2026 Location: United States and International (if foreign training is justified and approved)

PA-25-303: NIH Research Project Grant (Parent R01 Basic Experimental Studies with Humans Required) 2026-2027

Parent R01 NIH NOFO for basic experimental studies involving humans where the project is clinical-trial-based but still framed as basic research, with recurring NIH standard submission cycles and open competitive peer review.

Status: Rolling Type: Grant Deadline: Rolling or ongoing Location: United States

NSF 25-533: Findable Accessible Interoperable Reusable Open Science (FAIROS)

An NSF solicitation for multi-institutional cyberinfrastructure projects that improve FAIR data practices, open science access, and reusable research practices across disciplines.

Status: Open Type: Grant Amount: Each research proposal up to USD 600,000; program budget expected USD 2,400,000 to USD 6,000,000 Deadline: Apr 14, 2027 Location: United States

HORIZON-CL4-2026-03: Boosting Space through EU non-dependence for critical space technologies

An open, single-stage Horizon Europe call (HORIZON-CL4-2026-03) funding critical space EEE and equipment topics to reduce EU dependence on sensitive space technologies through Research and Innovation and Innovation Actions.

Status: Open Type: Grant Amount: Up to €12.74M (03-81), up to €6.86M (03-82), up to €3.92M (03-85), up to €2.94M (03-86) in … Deadline: Sep 3, 2026 Location: European Union

MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2026 (HORIZON-MSCA-2026-PF-01): European and Global Fellowships Under Horizon Europe

The 2026 Marie Sklodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowships call opens opportunities for postdocs to build international, interdisciplinary careers through 12- to 24-month fellowships and global return-path fellowships.

Status: Open Type: Grant Amount: EUR 399.05 million (overall indicative budget for the call) Deadline: Sep 9, 2026 Location: EU Member States, Horizon Europe Associated Countries and Global (non-associated third countries for GPF)

BBSRC Standard Research Grant: Applicant-Led Mode (Open)

A continuously open UKRI-BBSRC grant for investigator-led bioscience and biotechnology research, with up to £2,000,000 full economic cost and up to five years of funding.

Status: Rolling Type: Grant Amount: Up to £2,000,000 FEC (£1,600,000 possible BBSRC contribution at 80% FEC) Deadline: Rolling or ongoing Location: United Kingdom

BBSRC-STFC DeepTech Catalyst Bio 2026: Early-Stage BioTech Commercialisation Accelerator

UKRI’s BBSRC-STFC DeepTech Catalyst Bio (DTC Bio) is an open UK opportunity for young biotech start-ups with prior UKRI-linked support to secure up to £50,000 in R&D funding, an innovation voucher, and programme support to advance commercial-stage bioscience ideas.

Status: Open Type: Grant Amount: Maximum award £50,000 R&D funding plus £10,000 innovation voucher Deadline: Sep 14, 2026 Location: United Kingdom