New Grants Added This Week – 12th October 2025 to 19th October 2025
There were 64 new schemes added last week with a total amount available of £6,213,500.
The amounts available range from £750 to £2,000,000.
Money is available for the following funding purposes: Buildings and Renovation, Business Growth, Business Innovation, Energy Efficiency, Overseas Markets Development, Purchasing Equipment, Recruit and Develop Staff and Starting a Business.
Money is available for the following business types: Academic, Large Business, Medium Business, Micro Business, Research Organisation, Small Business and Start-ups.
Top 10 Funding Opportunities:
Intelligent and Integrated Asset Management
The Flagship Project stemming from this topic should deliver innovative solutions to be demonstrated under the following high-level principles: The integration of the complete value chain, the exploitation of synergies between stakeholders at different levels, for instance, with respect to crossed monitoring and the prioritisation of activities to achieve 2030 European objectives in rail mobility, exploiting EU-RAIL results.
A Sustainable and Green Rail System
The Flagship Project stemming from this topic should deliver solutions for the holistic approach to rnergy and equivalent CO2 savings in the rail system, circular, sustainable solutions contributing to a resilient rail and a healthier, safer and more attractive railway system.
Network Management Planning and Control and Mobility Management in a Multimodal Environment and Digital Enablers
The action funded under this Destination shall address two work streams: Network management planning and control and mobility management in a multimodal environment and digital enablers.
Sustainable Competitive Digital Green Rail Freight Services
The Flagship Project funded under this topic is expected to contribute to Europe’s Rail Programme addressing the two areas described in the previous Destination 5 section, more in particular addressing two workstreams: Full digital Freight Train Operations and Seamless Freight.
Regional Rail Services/ Innovative Rail Services to Revitalise Capillary Lines
The Flagship Project funded under this topic is expected to contribute specifically in regional solution linked to system architecture approaches, CCS & Operations, rail infrastructure assets as well as Customer Services. Solutions should demonstrate that costs for these areas can be lowered and that solutions can be subsequently deployed under operational conditions.
BBSRC Standard Research Grant: 2026 Round One: Applicant-Led Mode
This scheme is providing funding to support excellent investigator-led research across the breadth of Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) scientific remit.
BBSRC New Investigator Award: 2026 Round One: Applicant-Led Mode
This scheme is providing funding to support excellent new investigator-led research across the breadth of Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) scientific remit.
Extending the Rail Network of PhDs – Research and Development
The expected outcome of this topic is the realisation of 3-5 PhD positions, teaming up with the industry. It is expected that the PhD programmes stemming from this topic will have the possibility to interact with the Funding Members of the Europe’s Rail JU.
Support to the European FRMCS Deployment Groups
The coordination and supporting action of the project stemming from this topic will provide support for the activities of the European FRMCS Deployment Group, ensuring well-organised planning, effective execution, and continuous monitoring of all actions related to deployment.
Eureka GlobalStars Japan 2026 – Research and Development
This competition aims to support business led, collaborative research and development projects focused on industrial research. This competition is for proposals developed between the UK, Japan and the other participating Eureka members.