Current restricted calls
The list of currently open restricted calls is below. The link will take you to a copy of our circulation email (if asked to log-in, please use Raven details), the Research Professional database of funding opportunities, or the funder website where you can find further information about the call. For calls hosted on Research Professional, please refer to the annotations at the side/bottom of the page for the information on the procedure and deadlines for internal selection.
For most restricted calls, departments can submit internal applications directly to the Research Funding Development team. Some calls require School-level input, so the Schools are invited to run their own internal sifting process prior to submission to the Research Funding Development team – these calls are listed in their own separate table below for ease of reference.
Departments submit to the Research Funding Development team for the following calls:
| Call | Internal Deadline | Funder Deadline |
|---|---|---|
| AHRC Design Generators | 5 February 2026 | 9 April 2026 |
| AXA-Swiss Metabolic Health & Longevity | 26 January 2026 | 18 February 2026, 12pm Paris/Zurich Time |
| EPSRC Strategic Infrastructure Outlines | 21 October 2025 | N/A |
| EPSRC Turing AI Global Fellowships | 12 January 2026 | 12 March 2026 |
| Innovate UK: TechLocal: Connecting Local Talent to Local Tech Jobs | 18 February 2026 | 18 March 2026 |
| Leverhulme Doctoral Scholarships | 23 October 2025 | 6 March 2026 |
| MRC Centres of Research Excellence (CoRE) Round 4 | 21 October 2025 | Outline stage: 4 February 2026 |
| NIHR20 Research Leaders Prizes | 18 February 2026 | 18 March 2026, 1pm |
| NRF Create grant call 2026 | 2 February 2026 | 3 March 2026 (16:00 SGT, 08:00 GMT) |
| Philip Leverhulme Prizes 2026 | 3 March 2026 | 14 May 2026 |
| Rothschild Foundation Hanadiv Europe - European Jewish Heritage Programme | 3 February 2026 | 20 February 2026 |
| RS Wolfson Fellowships 2026 Round 1 | 28 January 2026 | 4 March 2026 |
Schools submit to the Research Funding Development team for the following calls:
Please speak to your School Office as soon as possible if interested in these calls, as the Schools will most likely have their own earlier deadlines
| Call | Internal Deadline | Funder Deadline |
|---|---|---|
| Institutional Nominations for Awards and Prizes 2026 | 2 March 2026 | Varies |
| Gretener-Thürlemann Prize 2026 | 3 February 2026 | 6 March 2026 |
| UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship Round 11 | 24 March 2026 | 16 June 2026 |