Research England
Distributes quality-related (QR) block funding to English higher education providers and supports knowledge exchange through HEIF and the Connecting Capability Fund. Funds institutions rather than individual projects, so it shapes what universities can support internally.
- Kind of funder
- Research council
- Where it funds
- England
- Approx. annual research spend
- £2.5bn
- Who can apply
- Universities
- Career stages
- Any stage
Block grant to institutions — not an individual project route.
Research areas
Named schemes (2)
Collaboration for a Sustainable Future: coordinating groups ↗
Research England (RE)’s Collaboration for a Sustainable Future funding for coordinating groups to convene communities to produce an output identifying barriers, challenges and potential solutions to institutional collaboration in England’s R&I system. This is not a research grant. See relevant eligibility criteria.
Open7 Jan 2027£750k total fundpulled from UKRI 2026-10-01Collaboration for a Sustainable Future: pilots & UK seed funding ↗
This funding opportunity is part of RE’s Collaboration for a Sustainable Future programme. Funding for higher education providers: to pilot new institutional collaborations (England-only) and to seed innovation partnerships (UK-wide). This is not a research grant opportunity. See eligibility criteria.
Open4 Feb 2027£19m total fundpulled from UKRI 2026-10-01