We understand that securing funding is crucial to researchers and we want to give you the possibility of exploring new ideas.

ECRI Funds

Early Career Researcher Community Fund

Available to postgraduate students and research staff, the fund can be used to support ECR-led activities and events which enhance the ECR experience, develop research and professional development skills, and support peer connections.

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Seeds For Success Fund

The Seeds for Success Fund will fund projects that will enhance your career progression (up to £5,000/project). This fund aims to provide postdocs with funds to work on preliminary data for a Fellowship application.

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Wings for Ideas Fund

The Wings for Ideas Fund will fund projects that will enhance your career progression (up to £2,500/project). This fund aims to provide postdocs and fellows with funds to work on research that might lead into a new venture, a product, or a prototype.

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Dame Julia Higgins Postdoc Collaborative Research Fund

This fund was introduced to give postdocs at the Faculty of Engineering and Faculty of Medicine the opportunity to apply for and be awarded their own research funding, develop and deliver a collaborative research project, and take a step towards becoming independent from the research of their PI.

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Other funding opportunities at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø

Internal Funding Opportunities

51³Ô¹ÏÍø funding opportunities, with some further signposting.

Faculty of Natural Sciences Researcher Mobility Grant for Postdocs and Fellows

The FoNS mobility grant supports early career researchers to undertake short term visits to work with collaborators at overseas or UK organisations.

EDI Seed fund

51³Ô¹ÏÍø's EDI Seed Fund aims to encourage and support the 51³Ô¹ÏÍø community in generating ideas, activities and initiatives that will contribute to the aims and objectives of 51³Ô¹ÏÍø’s EDI strategy. The EDI Seed Fund offers £10,000 each year to help people implement their ideas. 

International Seed Funds

The International Seed Funds are open to staff to kickstart research and education collaborations across the world. These include the 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Global Connect Fund that aims to support the development of regional hubs in the Global 51³Ô¹ÏÍø locations.

President's Community Fund

The President’s Community Fund welcomes applications from both students and staff for proposals to enhance 51³Ô¹ÏÍø spaces to suit our interactions post pandemic and to have a lasting impact on the 51³Ô¹ÏÍø community. We encourage collaborative proposals co-created by staff and students.

Societal Engagement Seed Fund

The Societal Engagement Seed Fund will support staff to engage the wider public with our research and education, for mutual benefit.

The Alternative Guide to Postgraduate Funding Gateway

The Alternative Guide to Postgraduate Funding Online is all about alternative sources of funding - especially charities - which can make awards for a wide range of purposes, including training or conference attendance. Whilst marketed at PGRs (and so great for any PGRs you support) it can also help you find small pots of money.

The Alternative Guide Online contains a huge database of funding opportunities, comprehensive guidance, and numerous tools to help you prepare a winning grant application. 51³Ô¹ÏÍø has purchased a licence to the Guide, and so it’s free for all students and staff to use - !