Faculty funding opportunities

Current funding opportunities

Details of our previous funding can be found below.

Social Responsibility Funding Call

Please note that the funding call for 2025/26 is now closed.

2025/26 Funding call

The Social Responsibility Senior Management Team (SRSMT), led by Prof. Natalie Gardiner, would like to support excellent projects and initiatives aligning with our five key Social Responsibility (SR) and Civic Engagement priorities:

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) ,
Community and Civic Engagement - Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE),
Local and Global health challenges (GH),
Service Learning (SL)
Environmental Sustainability (ES).

For 2025/26, between £50 - £1500 can be applied for. Please note that applying as early as possible increases the chances of success, as there is a finite amount of funding available.

Collaborations with other Faculties and external partners are encouraged, with FBMH staff/student as the lead applicant. Student applications must have a member of staff as sponsor. Please note that all funds need to be spent by 31st July 2026.

To apply, please send a paragraph on the project, with a breakdown of funding, including how your project will be evaluated, to srbmh@manchester.ac.uk.

An example of a project that SR funding has contributed towards can be found on our blogsite: Tree of Life: How exploring diversity can create unity

External funding opportunities

The following funding opportunities are available throughout the year

NCCPE (National Coordinating Centre for Public Engagement)

List of external grants available

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Biochemical Society, Scientific Outreach Grants

Submission deadlines are in September and April.
Maximum award: £2500

Grants are available to assist with the event costs and expenses for outreach events which promote molecular bioscience to young people and the community.

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British Pharmacological Society, Engagement Grants

The main grant is awarded annually, and applications for the seed-fund are open year-round.
Maximum award: £2000 for the main award and £250 for the seed-fund

This grant supports innovative projects to engage the public with pharmacology.

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British Society for Immunology, Communicating Immunology Grants

Grants are awarded quarterly.
Maximum award: £1,000

Funding is available for engagement activities that stimulate interest, discussion and understanding of immunology amongst a wider audience, particularly traditionally less engaged with groups.

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European Society for Evolutionary Biology, Outreach Fund

Submission deadlines are on 15 March and 15 September.
Award: €4000 (smaller funding requests are welcome)

This fund supports educational initiatives that improve the public understanding of evolution globally. This includes public outreach seminars and public exhibitions.

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Medical Research Council, Public Engagement in Science Activities

Range of funding available

MRC-funded scientists are eligible to apply for funds to pilot and develop innovative engagement activities.

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Microbiology Society, Education and Outreach Grants

Maximum award: £1,000

Grants are available for educational outreach activities to promote public engagement with microbiology.

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The Royal Society of Biology, Regional Grant Scheme

Awarded biannually
Maximum award: £1000

Individual members of the Royal Society of Biology are eligible to apply for funding towards event costs for a public engagement event in their region.

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The Royal Society Partnership Grants

Awarded annually
Maximum award: £3,000

Partnership grants are awarded to schools to enable them to buy equipment for a STEM investigation project in partnership with a STEM professional.

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NCCPE (National Coordinating Centre for Public Engagement)

List of external grants available

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Queen Mary external funding list

List of external grants available on the Queen Mary website

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