Open grant
Doctoral focal award: UKRI venture doctorates: outline stage
Apply for funding to deliver entrepreneurship-focused doctoral training. Applications can be led by organisations with standard and non-standard eligibility. The non-standard eligibility process will need to be completed before an award is made. An expression of interest is required by 21 September 2026 4:00pm UK time.
Published opportunity
- Funding
- £25,000,000
- Location
- United Kingdom
- Deadline
- 22 October 2026, 4:00 PM
- Provider
- UKRI
Published criteria
Who this opportunity is for.
- Funding organisation
- Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), Medical Research Council (MRC), Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)
- Location
- United Kingdom
- Opens
- 10 August 2026, 9:00 AM
- Closes
- 22 October 2026, 4:00 PM
- Apply for funding to deliver entrepreneurship-focused doctoral training. Applications can be led by organisations with standard and non-standard eligibility. The non-standard eligibility process will need to be completed before an award is made. An expression of interest is required by 21 September 2026 4
- 00pm UK time.
- Funders
- Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), Medical Research Council (MRC), Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)