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Develop your ideas

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Find partners and collaborators

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Cross-school and interdisciplinary initiatives

Cross-school and interdisciplinary initiatives overview Call open for expressions of interest for new Strategic Research Initiatives (SRIs) - deadline 15 May 2026

Plan for impact

Plan for impact overview Business engagement Commercialisation Policy engagement Public engagement

Plan for environmental sustainability

Plan for environmental sustainability overview Wellcome and CRUK sustainability requirements

Find funding

Find funding overview External funding Working with a new funder Research funder relationships

Internal funding

Internal funding overview BBSRC Flexible Talent Mobility Award (FTMA) New Strategic Research Initiatives (SRIs) - deadline 15 May 2026 UKRI Impact acceleration accounts

Horizon Europe funding

Horizon Europe funding overview Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) funding Thematic cluster funding European Innovation Council (EIC) funding Horizon Europe Gender Equality Plan

European Research Council (ERC) funding

European Research Council (ERC) funding overview Starting Grant Consolidator Grant Advanced Grant Synergy Grant Proof of Concept Grant ERC Plus Grant

Prepare an application

Prepare an application overview Costing and pricing Submit your application

Eligibility and deadlines

Eligibility and deadlines overview Frascati definition of research PrincipaI Investigator (PI) eligibility College Employees PI Eligibility (CTOs) Small applications process Late applications process

Application support

Application support overview Bid Preparation Fund Large Grant Contributions Fund

Write your proposal

Write your proposal overview Support statements from the Vice-Chancellor or Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research Gender equality statement Sustainability statement

Restricted calls

Restricted calls overview Current restricted calls Recurrent restricted calls Restricted Bids Selection Committee Awards and prizes

Manage a project

Manage a project overview Accept and set up your award Manage project finances Timesheets Change an award Finish your project

Manage a European Commission project

Manage a European Commission project overview Preparing and setting up an EC grant Managing a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions project Staff costs and timesheets for EC grants Reporting for EC grants Underwritten Horizon Europe grants Equipment costs and depreciation for EC grants

Share your research

Share your research overview Research outcomes and Researchfish

Manage risk

Manage risk overview Contracts Due diligence Foreign Talent Recruitment Programs Foreign Influence Registration Scheme (FIRS) NSI Act (National Security and Investment Act) Personal data Worktribe risk assessment

Audits

Audits overview Types of audit and their triggers General audit requirements Financial audit of EC projects Financial audit of Innovate UK grants Single audit (for US federal grants) UKRI FAP audit

Conflicts of interest

Conflicts of interest overview National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Science Foundation (NSF)

DORA

DORA overview Guidance on the responsible use of metrics in research assessment

Export control

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Scope

Scope overview Technology and software transfer

Nagoya Protocol

Nagoya Protocol overview Nagoya ABS checklist Checklist Part 1: decision tool Checklist Part 2: store records Checklist Part 3: prepare ABS request Checklist Annex 1: glossary Prepare a DEFRA due diligence declaration ABS Clearing House Guidance

Research ethics

Research ethics overview Ethics policies University Research Ethics Committee (UREC) Find your research ethics committee (REC contact list) Is independent ethical review required? (flowchart) Appeals procedure Animal research

Preparing a research ethics application (resources)

Preparing a research ethics application (resources) overview Human tissue Overseas research Basic principles Consent forms and participant information sheets

Security-sensitive research material

Security-sensitive research material overview Guidelines for accessing potentially security-sensitive research material Storage and handling of security-sensitive research material

Trusted research

Trusted research overview Trusted research checklist Assessing the suitability of partners Securely managing and sharing information Commercial application of research Travel and conferences Legislation Further information

Training

Training overview Worktribe guidance Research ethics training Research integrity training

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Develop your ideas

Develop your ideas overview
    Find partners and collaborators Plan for impact Plan for environmental sustainability

Find funding

Find funding overview
    External funding Internal funding Horizon Europe funding Working with a new funder Research funder relationships

Prepare an application

Prepare an application overview
    Eligibility and deadlines Application support Write your proposal Costing and pricing Restricted calls Submit your application

Manage a project

Manage a project overview
    Accept and set up your award Manage project finances Manage a European Commission project Timesheets Change an award Finish your project Share your research

Manage risk

Manage risk overview
    Audits Conflicts of interest Contracts Due diligence DORA Export control Foreign Talent Recruitment Programs Foreign Influence Registration Scheme (FIRS) Nagoya Protocol NSI Act (National Security and Investment Act) Personal data Research ethics Security-sensitive research material Trusted research Worktribe risk assessment

Training

Training overview
    Worktribe guidance Research ethics training Research integrity training

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Find funding

  • Find funding overview
  • External funding
  • Internal funding
    • BBSRC Flexible Talent Mobility Award (FTMA)
    • New Strategic Research Initiatives (SRIs) - deadline 15 May 2026
    • UKRI Impact acceleration accounts
  • Horizon Europe funding
  • Working with a new funder
  • Research funder relationships

Internal funding opportunities

Below is a selection of internal research funding opportunities. Please note that the list is not exhaustive.

  • Access to Expertise (for translational research projects)
  • Cambridge in Africa funding initiatives
  • Cambridge Humanities Research Grants
  • DAAD - Cambridge Collaboration
  • Isaac Newton Trust

Impact funding

  • BBSRC Flexible Talent Mobility Award (FTMA)
  • UKRI Impact acceleration accounts

Strategic Research Initiatives

  • Call open for expressions of interest for new Strategic Research Initiatives (SRIs)

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