Funding opportunities
We're funding research at the edge of what is technologically or scientifically possible.
Types of funding
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Programmes (£10m–100m) Our programmes are designed to advance complex, large-scale ideas which require coordinated investment and management across disciplines and institutions. To build a programme, each Programme Director directs the review, selection, and funding of a portfolio of projects which work in tandem to drive breakthroughs. |
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Opportunity seeds (up to £500k) With smaller budgets and less structure than programmes, seeds support individual research teams to uncover new pathways that could inspire future programmes or might justify additional support as a standalone project. |
Funding calls
These calls are currently open for applications – make sure to read the calls for proposals before applying.
Programme Funding
Sustained Viral Resilience: Concept papers
We’re accepting applications for funding within our £46m Sustained Viral Resilience programme. The programme’s goal is to engineer the body's innate immune system, creating a new class of medicines we're calling ‘sustained innate immunoprophylactics’ (SIIPs). If successful, they’ll provide durable, broad-spectrum protection against multiple respiratory viruses, creating a foundational resilience to viral disease that complements traditional vaccines. We’ll not only fund efforts to create new kinds of prophylactics, but also activities that support adoption and those that unlock smoother translation and commercialisation pathways.
Opportunity space
Sculpting Innate Immunity
Programme Director
Brian Wang
Application Date
10 November 2025
Trust Everything, Everywhere: Pre-programme discovery
The Trust Everything, Everywhere opportunity space asks how we can develop new trust infrastructure for an increasingly cyber-physical world. We’re now looking to fund a number of short research projects to help guide the development of an ambitious research programme and build community within this space.
Opportunity space
Trust Everything, Everywhere
Programme Director
Alex Obadia
Application Date
12 November 2025
AI Scientist
We're accepting proposals for a series of short exploratory projects to be undertaken by existing AI systems capable of performing the full end-to-end workflow of scientific knowledge creation – specifically looking for AI systems that can handle ideation and hypothesis creation, the design of experiments to test these hypotheses, the ability to run experiments in ideally fully automated labs, and the interpretation of results to draw conclusions.
Application Date
14 November 2025
Accessiblity support
If you are disabled or have a long-term health condition, ARIA can offer support to help you with our funding application process or when you are carrying out your project.
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