There are many funding opportunities available across the UK DRI landscape. Browse the sections below to find the right opportunity for you.
Funding calls with deadlines:
Aug 2026
This project offers flexible funding opportunities to support relevant activities and collaborations. The Mathematical Innovators in the Digital Space (MInDS) Flexible Fund (2025–2029) supports the expansion of the UK Innovation...
📣 Call page: warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/... | 📧 Contact: Andreas Kyprianou
Sep 2026
This project offers flexible funding opportunities to support relevant activities and collaborations. It supports the development of tools and frameworks that improve the navigability of the ecosystem, including the design,...
📣 Call page: drtp-skills.ac.uk/fund... | 📧 Contact: w.filinger@epcc.ed.ac.uk
Always open calls:
This project offers funding opportunities to support relevant activities and collaborations (open throughout 2026). STEP-UP provides funded career placement and bridging opportunities for individuals working with research data, software, and...
📣 Call page: step-up.ac.uk/placements/ | 📧 Contact: info@step-up.ac.uk
This project offers flexible funding opportunities to support relevant activities and collaborations (currently open - rolling deadline of the 15th of every second month). CHARTED’s Fund 2 supports community activities...
📣 Call page: drtp-skills.ac.uk/fund... | 📧 Contact: w.filinger@epcc.ed.ac.uk
This project offers flexible funding opportunities to support relevant activities and collaborations (currently open - rolling monthly deadline of the 15th of each month). The fund supports early career professionals...
📣 Call page: drtp-skills.ac.uk/fund... | 📧 Contact: w.filinger@epcc.ed.ac.uk
This project offers flexible funding opportunities to support relevant activities and collaborations (there is a rolling deadline of the 1st of each month). CAKE Placements and Visits reduce barriers to...
📣 Call page: cake.ac.uk/about/place... | 📧 Contact: cake@jiscmail.ac.uk
This project offers funding opportunities to support the organisation of retreats (there is a rolling deadline). CAKE retreats reduce barriers to collaboration by providing financial support that enables individuals to...
📣 Call page: cake.ac.uk/about/retre... | 📧 Contact: cake@jiscmail.ac.uk
SHAREing welcomes proposals for new Tasks that align with our Work Packages and contribute to the development of a national Skills Hub for Accelerated Research Environments. If you have identified...
📣 Call page: shareing-dri.github.io... | 📧 Contact: Tobias Weinzierl
This project offers financial assistance to support people who require it in order to be able to attend CaSDaR events. CaSDaR provides bursary funding to reduce financial barriers to event...
📣 Call page: casdar.ac.uk/casdar-bu... | 📧 Contact: casdar@soton.ac.uk
This project offers flexible funding opportunities to support relevant activities and collaborations. This funding initiative supports UK-based Research Technical Professionals (RTPs) engaged with the UK RAS STEPS community who work...
📣 Call page: ukras-steps.org/person... | 📧 Contact: info@ukras-steps.org
Upcoming opportunities:
This project provides training opportunities through recognised events and skills development activities. The Accelerated Compute Infrastructure Training Hub at the University of Surrey strengthens the United Kingdom workforce supporting advanced...
📣 Call page: acit.surrey.ac.uk/inde... | 📧 Contact: ACIT@surrey.ac.uk
This project offers flexible funding opportunities to support relevant activities and collaborations. It supports activities that improve the findability, accessibility, interoperability, and reusability of the training ecosystem. Funded work may...
📣 Call page: drtp-skills.ac.uk/fund... | 📧 Contact: w.filinger@epcc.ed.ac.uk
This project offers flexible funding opportunities to support relevant activities and collaborations. The Computational Abilities Knowledge Exchange (CAKE) project facilitates knowledge exchange (KE) and sustainable collaboration across UK Digital Research...
📣 Call page: cake.ac.uk/about/ke-fe... | 📧 Contact: cake@jiscmail.ac.uk
Closed opportunities:
Jul 2026
SHAREing invites eligible contributors to apply for Flexible Fund support to deliver solutions to approved open Tasks. Open Tasks are activities that have been reviewed and approved by the SHAREing...
📣 Call page: shareing-dri.github.io/ | 📧 Contact: shareing@durham.ac.uk
Jun 2026
Round 2 of the DisCouRSE flexible funding scheme is now open for applications! For full details and to apply visit https://discourse-network.github.io/funding/round-2. The closing date for submissions is 5th June 2026...
📣 Call page: discourse-network.gith... | 📧 Contact: arc.discourse@ucl.ac.uk
Jan 2026
This project offers flexible funding opportunities to support relevant activities and collaborations. The Careers and Skills for Data-driven Research (CaSDaR) initiative supports the professional development of Data Stewards across the...
📣 Call page: casdar.ac.uk/funding/f... | 📧 Contact: casdar@soton.ac.uk
Dec 2025
People in Data convenes a nationwide community of data professionals to champion data’s value and the people behind it. It aims to connect practitioners, build skills and capacity, and develop...
📣 Call page: turing.ac.uk/research/... | 📧 Contact: PeopleInData@turing.ac.uk
Nov 2025
This project offers flexible funding opportunities to support relevant activities and collaborations. The DisCouRSE Flexible Fund supports the development of leadership capability across digital Research Technical Professional (dRTP) roles in...
📣 Call page: discourse-network.gith... | 📧 Contact: arc.discourse@ucl.ac.uk