Find useful links to funding opportunities for research and innovation projects.
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Funding sources
Find internal sources of funding
Visit the websites listed below to find internal sources of funding. Many of these websites have newsletters to help you keep up to date on new funding opportunities.
- Research Services
- UCL Innovation & Enterprise
- European Innovation funding (Horizon Europe)
- UCL Doctoral School Funding & Scholarships
- Translational Research Office
- Research Domains
- UCL Grand Challenges
- Global Research Funding
- Open Access Funding
Find external sources of funding
- Research Connect
- UKRI
- Wellcome
- Leverhulme Trust
- British Academy
- Royal Society
- Academy of Medical Sciences
- Royal Academy of Engineering
Subscribe to useful newsletters
- The Bartlett, Engineering, and Mathematical & Physical Sciences (BEAMS) Research Funding Mailing List
- UCL Neuroscience Domain Newsletter
- UCL Cancer Domain Newsletter
- UCL Environment Domain mailing list
- UCL eResearch Domain Newsletter
- UCL Health of the Public Newsletter
- UCL Microbiology Domain mailing list
Check limits!
Funders may ask UCL to limit the number of applicants who can be put forward for specific calls. In this case, usually, Research Coordination Offices (RCOs) internally manage UCL/Faculty-wide selection processes. Open internally managed calls can be found on the three RCOs webpages:
- View internally managed calls for Life and Medical Sciences (LMS) researchers (UCL login required)
- View internally managed calls for Laws, Arts & Humanities, and Social & Historical Sciences (SLASH) and UCL Institute of Education (IOE) researchers (UCL login required)
- View internally managed calls for The Bartlett, Engineering, and Mathematical & Physical Sciences (BEAMS) researchers (UCL login required)
Funding advice
In the first instance, speak with your faculty or department manager for tailored advice. They will support you or guide you to the appropriate business service teams.
Research Coordination offices
UCL's Research Coordination Offices (RCOs) support fellowships, personal, and larger collaborative awards for researchers. They can help you to plan your applications and navigate to other sources of support at UCL.
Other useful contacts
- Translational Research Office (TRO)
- Academic Careers Office (ACO)
- UCLH/UCL Joint Research Office (JRO)
- European Research & Innovation Office (ERIO)
- Research Services
Contracts
Before you start the application process
Make sure you read the Understanding the approval process page before starting any application process. You should also refer to Develop your idea section of the Portal for further information.