UK grants closing in September 2026

53 UK grant deadlines fall in September 2026, from 1 September 2026 to 30 September 2026. The largest award listed below is £30,000,000. Every entry links to its listing in the Membrs funding database, where you can check full eligibility before you apply.

This roundup is compiled directly from the Membrs funding database and lists every published grant with a stated closing date in September 2026, grouped by cause. Deadlines and award ranges come from each funder's published information — always confirm details on the funder's own site before committing application time.

Which research grants close in September 2026?

• UK Research and Innovation — UKRI Translation: EPSRC ACT Proof of Concept (invite only) – UKRI — closes 3 September 2026 — £100,000–£500,000. UKRI Translation: EPSRC ACT Proof of Concept (invite only) – UKRI offers £50,000–£500,000 in funding for UKRI-eligible organisation.

• Department for Science, Innovation and Technology — International Digital Technical Standards Grant Scheme 2026-29: Improving Proficiency, Capacity and Particip — closes 7 September 2026 — £2,500–£40,000. The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) invites applications for funding to strengthen the UK’s role in digital technical standards, which are essential to the

• UK Research and Innovation — UK Japan Civil Nuclear Research Programme 2026 (Grant) — closes 8 September 2026 — £250,000–£593,750. UK Japan Civil Nuclear Research Programme 2026 (Grant) offers £25,000–£400,000 in funding for UKRI-eligible organisation.

• UK Research and Innovation — UK Japan Civil Nuclear Research Programme 2026 – UKRI — closes 8 September 2026 — £250,000–£593,750. UK Japan Civil Nuclear Research Programme 2026 – UKRI offers £25,000–£400,000 in funding for UKRI-eligible organisation.

• UK Research and Innovation — Optical wireless communications research and testing facility (Grant) — closes 15 September 2026 — up to £7,125,000. Optical wireless communications research and testing facility (Grant) offers £1–£7 in funding for UKRI-eligible organisation in United Kingdom.

• UK Research and Innovation — Optical wireless communications research and testing facility – UKRI — closes 15 September 2026. Optical wireless communications research and testing facility – UKRI offers £1–£7 in funding for UKRI-eligible organisation in United Kingdom.

• Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) — Accelerating adoption of quantum enabled sensing and PNT — closes 16 September 2026 — £1,000,000–£3,000,000. Accelerating adoption of quantum enabled sensing and PNT offers £1–£3 in funding for business in United Kingdom.

• Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) — Quantum computing applications for large scale impact: CR&D — closes 16 September 2026 — £300,000–£4,000,000. UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £13 million for building quantum computing software applications that show clear value and potential high impact on near ter

• UK Research and Innovation — Doctoral focal awards in data-intensive sciences (grant) — closes 16 September 2026 — up to £2,100,000. Doctoral focal awards in data-intensive sciences (grant) offers £1–£21 in funding for research organisation in United Kingdom.

• UK Research and Innovation — Doctoral focal awards in data-intensive sciences – UKRI — closes 16 September 2026. Doctoral focal awards in data-intensive sciences – UKRI offers £230–£21,805 in funding for research organisation in United Kingdom.

• UK Research and Innovation — Computing resources on the STFC DiRAC HPC facility (RAC19) – UKRI — closes 17 September 2026. Computing resources on the STFC DiRAC HPC facility (RAC19) – UKRI offers grant funding for UKRI-eligible organisation.

• UK Research and Innovation — Expression of interest: Precision prevention: biological mechanisms of response variation – UKRI — closes 17 September 2026 — up to £5,000,000. Expression of interest: Precision prevention: biological mechanisms of response variation – UKRI offers £5–£15 in funding for UKRI-eligible organisation.

• UK Research and Innovation — UKRI Translation: Impact Acceleration: CHERI IKC (Grant) — closes 17 September 2026 — up to £7,700,000. UKRI Translation: Impact Acceleration: CHERI IKC (Grant) offers £25,000–£400,000 in funding for research organisation in United Kingdom.

• UK Research and Innovation — UKRI Translation: Impact Acceleration: CHERI IKC – UKRI — closes 17 September 2026. UKRI Translation: Impact Acceleration: CHERI IKC – UKRI offers £25,000–£400,000 in funding for research organisation in United Kingdom.

• Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) — Scaling performance of quantum computing hardware: CR&D — closes 18 September 2026 — £1,000,000–£3,500,000. Scaling performance of quantum computing hardware: CR&D offers £1–£4 in funding for business in United Kingdom.

• UK Research and Innovation — Early independence: BBSRC fellowships: full stage (Fellowship) — closes 23 September 2026 — up to £9,000,000. Early independence: BBSRC fellowships: full stage (Fellowship) offers grant funding for UKRI-eligible organisation.

• UK Research and Innovation — Early independence: BBSRC fellowships: full stage – UKRI — closes 23 September 2026. Early independence: BBSRC fellowships: full stage – UKRI offers grant funding for UKRI-eligible organisation.

• UK Research and Innovation — Canada-G7-Nordic call for proposals on quantum technologies – UKRI — closes 24 September 2026 — up to £400,000. Canada-G7-Nordic call for proposals on quantum technologies – UKRI offers Up to £400,000 in funding for research organisation in United Kingdom.

• UK Research and Innovation — High performance compute resources for EPSRC communities – UKRI — closes 27 September 2026 — £5,000–£26,250. High performance compute resources for EPSRC communities – UKRI offers £5,000,000–£20,000,000 in funding for research organisation in United Kingdom.

• UK Research and Innovation — Early Independence: Ernest Rutherford Fellowships 2026 (Fellowship) — closes 30 September 2026 — up to £6,000,000. Early Independence: Ernest Rutherford Fellowships 2026 (Fellowship) offers £1,200–£5,000 in funding for UKRI-eligible organisation.

Which environment grants close in September 2026?

• UK Space Agency — Earth Observation Missions and Technology Innovation Call 1 — closes 1 September 2026 — £50,000–£200,000. The UK Space Agency invites proposals for UK-based research and development projects to develop innovative Earth Observation (EO) technologies through the EO Missions and Technolog

• UK Research and Innovation — Aviation’s non-CO2 impacts on the climate 2026 (Grant) — closes 8 September 2026 — up to £385,425. Aviation’s non-CO2 impacts on the climate 2026 (Grant) offers £308,340–£385,425 in funding for UKRI-eligible organisation.

• UK Research and Innovation — Aviation’s non-CO2 impacts on the climate 2026 – UKRI — closes 8 September 2026 — £308,340–£385,425. Aviation’s non-CO2 impacts on the climate 2026 – UKRI offers £308,340–£385,425 in funding for UKRI-eligible organisation.

• Department for Business and Trade (DBT) — DRIVE35 Innovation Fund: Collaborate 3 — closes 16 September 2026 — £2,500,000–£20,000,000. UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £20 million for late stage collaborative research and development projects.

• Department for Transport — Zero Emission Vessels and Infrastructure 2: Alternative Fuels — closes 16 September 2026 — £1,000–£30,000,000. UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £150 million.

• Department for Transport — Zero Emission Vessels and Infrastructure 2: Electric Power — closes 16 September 2026 — £1,000–£30,000,000. UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £150 million.

• Department for Transport — Zero Emission Vessels and Infrastructure 2: Energy Efficiency — closes 16 September 2026 — £1,000–£30,000,000. UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £150 million.

• Environment Agency — Lowland Peat Water Implementation Grant — closes 18 September 2026 — £100,000–£2,000,000. The implementation grant scheme is designed to support projects in taking a collaborative and strategic approach to water management within lowland peatland catchments.

• Environment Agency — Local Water Environment Grant — closes 25 September 2026 — up to £100,000. Local Water Environment Grant (LWEG) provides capital and revenue grants to local authorities and third sector organisations to improve their local water environment.

• Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs — Farmer Collaboration Fund — closes 30 September 2026 — £600,000–£3,000,000. This fund is not yet open for applications.

• Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) — Ultra Long Duration Energy Storage Project Development Studies — closes 30 September 2026 — £350,000–£700,000. UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £3 million for project development studies to support the development of ultra long duration battery energy storage demonstr

Which health and wellbeing grants close in September 2026?

• National Highways — Community Legacy Fund — closes 1 September 2026 — £500–£10,000. The National Highways Community Legacy Fund is open to all non-profit groups or organisations who are geographically close to motorways and major roads (that are maintained by Nati

• UK Research and Innovation — Early independence: clinician scientist fellowship – UKRI — closes 2 September 2026. Early independence: clinician scientist fellowship – UKRI offers Up to £25,000 in funding for UKRI-eligible organisation.

• Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs — Farmer Welfare Grant — closes 9 September 2026 — £1,000–£600,000. Defra are launching a Farmer Welfare Grant with a total value of £1.5m which will run from November 2026 to March 2029 for projects which support the mental health and wellbeing of

• UK Research and Innovation — Small molecule high throughput screen using AstraZeneca facilities (Grant) — closes 9 September 2026 — up to £270,000. Apply for funding to run a high throughput screen (HTS) using AstraZeneca’s compound library and screening robots.

• UK Research and Innovation — Small molecule high throughput screen using AstraZeneca facilities – UKRI — closes 9 September 2026. Small molecule high throughput screen using AstraZeneca facilities – UKRI offers £250,000–£270,000 in funding for UKRI-eligible organisation.

• Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport — DCMS 'Connections Through Gaming' Pilot Fund (Boys 11-16) — closes 11 September 2026 — £120,000–£648,000. DCMS is providing grant funding for delivery partner(s) to test an innovative three-year ‘Connections through Gaming’ pilot that will use gaming as a route to engage boys aged 11–1

• London Borough of Hounslow — small grant — closes 14 September 2026 — up to £1,500. small grant offers Up to £1,500 in funding for charity, informal group, non-profit organisation, CIC in London Borough of Hounslow.

Which arts and culture grants close in September 2026?

• Creative Scotland — International Touring and Environmental Responsibility Programme — closes 1 September 2026 — up to £40,000. International Touring and Environmental Responsibility Programme offers grant funding for company, venue in Scotland.

• UK Research and Innovation — AHRC large grants: outline stage – UKRI — closes 16 September 2026 — £2,000,000–£3,000,000. AHRC large grants: outline stage – UKRI offers £2,000,000–£3,000,000 in funding for UKRI-eligible organisation in United Kingdom.

• UK Research and Innovation — Design Generators round two (Grant) — closes 29 September 2026 — £150,000–£200,000. Design Generators round two (Grant) offers £150,000–£200,000 in funding for UKRI-eligible organisation in United Kingdom.

• UK Research and Innovation — Design Generators round two – UKRI — closes 29 September 2026 — £150,000–£200,000. Design Generators round two – UKRI offers £150,000–£200,000 in funding for UKRI-eligible organisation in United Kingdom.

• Creative Scotland — Touring Fund for Theatre and Dance — closes 30 September 2026. Touring Fund for Theatre and Dance offers No set applicant limit in funding for company, venue in Scotland.

Which other UK grants close in September 2026?

• Foundation Scotland — Stroupster Wind Farm Community Benefit Fund — closes 1 September 2026 — £500–£25,000. Stroupster Wind Farm Community Benefit Fund, from Foundation Scotland, offers £500–£25,000 in funding.

• Foundation Scotland — Drone Hill & NnG East Berwickshire Fund — closes 13 September 2026 — £3,000–£40,000. Drone Hill & NnG East Berwickshire Fund offers £32,400–£66,000 in funding.

• UK Research and Innovation — BBSRC-STFC DeepTech Catalyst Bio 2026 – UKRI — closes 14 September 2026 — £10,000–£50,000. BBSRC-STFC DeepTech Catalyst Bio 2026 – UKRI offers £10,000–£50,000 in funding.

• Defra and Innovate UK — Farming Futures R&D fund: Automation and Robotics Round 2 — closes 30 September 2026 — £1,000–£1,225,000. UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £20 million to develop innovative solutions for automation and robotics in agriculture, horticulture and forestry.

Which poverty and disadvantage grants close in September 2026?

• Scottish Government — Childcare Support Fund - second application window — closes 2 September 2026 — £250,000–£1,000,000. When we opened the Childcare Support Fund for applications, we said that we would offer another opportunity to apply if possible.

• Herefordshire Community Foundation — HCF Emergency Relief Fund — closes 20 September 2026. HCF Emergency Relief Fund offers Up to £200 in funding.

• Lincolnshire Community Foundation — The Social Justice Fund — closes 20 September 2026 — up to £3,000. The Social Justice Fund offers £6–£3,000 in funding.

Which education and skills grants close in September 2026?

• UK Research and Innovation — Sector transition: UKRI policy fellowships 2026 (Fellowship) — closes 10 September 2026 — £180,000–£280,000. Sector transition: UKRI policy fellowships 2026 (Fellowship) offers £180,000–£280,000 in funding for UKRI-eligible organisation.

• Foundation Scotland — The Zenobe Kilmarnock BESS Education & Training Fund — closes 30 September 2026 — up to £400. The Zenobe Kilmarnock BESS Education & Training Fund offers £8–£400 in funding.

Which children and young people grants close in September 2026?

• Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Merseyside — Child Focused Court IDVA- Cheshire & Merseyside — closes 4 September 2026 — up to £609,957. Child Focused Courts represents significant change to private law children’s cases.

How should you prioritise these deadlines?

Start with the grants whose eligibility you can confirm quickly, and rule yourself out early where you cannot. The grant eligibility checker gives you a fast read on fit, and the Membrs funding database holds the full live list — including rolling programmes with no fixed deadline that are easy to overlook in a deadline-driven month.

Frequently asked questions

What happens if you miss a September 2026 deadline?

Many funders run repeat rounds, so a missed date is often a delay rather than a dead end. Note the funder in your pipeline, and check its listing for the next round before writing it off.

Are these all the grants closing this month?

This list covers every grant in the Membrs funding database with a published closing date in September 2026. Funders that advertise rolling or unstated deadlines are not listed here — browse the full database to see those too.

Where do these deadlines come from?

Each entry is checked against the funder's own published information before it appears in the Membrs funding database. Deadlines can move, so treat the funder's website as the final word.

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