Open across the North West 7
- IBIC biotech knowledge exchange grants: up to £60k for north-west business-university projects (next deadline 10 Dec)max award £60,000 · closes 10 Dec 2026 · with IBIC: knowledge exchange grants with north-west biotech businesses
- Apply for angel investmentaward £50,000–£220,000 · with Manchester Angels: apply for angel investment (B2B software and deep tech, the North)
- Investment enquirieswith Northern Gritstone: investment enquiries (university spinouts and northern deep tech)
- North West Cancer Research & KidsCan - PhD Studentshipaward £115,000 · with North West Cancer Research: current funding rounds (Research Development Grants, PhD studentships)
- Health Innovation North West Coastnon-cash support · with Health Innovation North West Coast
- Microbiome — CPI - Active projects and programmesnon-cash support · with CPI - Active projects and programmes
- NG Studios pre-seed programme for academic foundersAccess to a community of like-minded peers, a global network of experts and entrepreneurs, and ongoing community connection after completing the programme. · with Northern Gritstone: NG Studios pre-seed programme for academic founders
UK-wide 75
- Contracts for Innovation Cymru: Reducing Missed Appointments and Improving Access to Planned Careaward £200,000–£9,600,000 · closes 20 Oct 2026 · with Innovate UK Business Connect – Opportunities (Digital)
- Expression of interest: Chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) medical countermeasures R&Dcloses 20 Oct 2026 · with UK Research and Innovation funding finder
- Funding opportunity: International Travel Award Scheme for the Biological Sciencesmax award £3,000 · closes 20 Oct 2026 · with Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)
- Funding competition Engineering Biology Access to Infrastructure Pilotaward £200,000–£750,000 · total pot £5m · closes 21 Oct 2026 · with Innovate UK (Innovation Funding Service)
- Research Infrastructure Renewalaward £300,000–£1,000,000 · total pot £8m · closes 21 Oct 2026 · with UK Research and Innovation funding finder
- European Innovation Council: Pathfinder, Transition, and Accelerator 2026non-cash support · closes 28 Oct 2026 · with Innovate UK Business Connect – Opportunities (Robotics & AI)
- Funding competition Advancing innovation in accelerated cancer diagnosisaward £1,500,000–£4,000,000 · total pot £25.4m · closes 28 Oct 2026 · with Innovate UK (Innovation Funding Service)
- Research for Patient Benefit (RfPB) - Researcher-ledmax award £500,000 · closes 28 Oct 2026 · with NIHR (i4i and funding opportunities)
- Funding opportunity: Collaborate with the UK Human Functional Genomics Initiativeaward £10,000–£100,000 · closes 1 Nov 2026 · with Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)
- Harkness Fellowships in Health Care Policy and Practice 2027-28closes 1 Nov 2026 · with NIHR (i4i and funding opportunities)
- Funding competition Engineering Biology Collaborative R&D: Round 3award £750,000–£2,500,000 · total pot £8.5m · closes 3 Nov 2026 · with Innovate UK (Innovation Funding Service)
- Funding opportunity: UKRI translation: MRC proof of concept: stage twocloses 4 Nov 2026 · with Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)
- Funding opportunity: Purchase mid-range equipment for biomedical research: MRC Equipaward £200,000–£1,000,000 · closes 5 Nov 2026 · with Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)
- iX Challenge: Reducing blood-cell loss and measurement variability in field-deployable microfluidic diagnostic cartridgesaward £60,000 · closes 6 Nov 2026 · with Innovate UK Business Connect (opportunities incl. ICURe)
- Precision Mitochondria — ARIAcloses 9 Nov 2026 · with ARIA
- Funding opportunity: UKRI Translation: MRC Impact Acceleration Awardsaward £50,000–£300,000 · closes 11 Nov 2026 · with Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)
- Health Technology Assessment Application Development Awardsaward £150,000 · closes 12 Nov 2026 · with NIHR (i4i and funding opportunities)
- Reconstruction surgery for FGM/C survivorscloses 12 Nov 2026 · with NIHR (i4i and funding opportunities)
- Funding opportunity: UKRI Translation: MRC Proof of Concept: stage onenon-cash support · closes 18 Nov 2026 · with Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)
- Increasing social support and parenting skills for parents with learning disabilitiesnon-cash support · closes 18 Nov 2026 · with NIHR (i4i and funding opportunities)
- N-CODE Innovation Challenge: the future of neurological healthcareaward £12,000–£30,000 · closes 18 Nov 2026 · with Innovate UK Business Connect (opportunities incl. ICURe)
- UK Obesity Research Institute: full applicationcloses 19 Nov 2026 · with UK Research and Innovation funding finder
- Elemental Business Interaction Vouchers Round 3: up to £50,000 for business-academic engineering biology projectsmax award £50,000 · closes 27 Nov 2026 · with Elemental Metal Hub - Business Interaction Vouchers
- Funding competition UK-Germany Bilateral Collaborative R&D: Round 5award £100,000–£350,000 · total pot £2.4m · closes 1 Dec 2026 · with Innovate UK (Innovation Funding Service)
- NHS Cancer Programme - Innovation Open Call 4award £3,000,000–£5,000,000 · closes 1 Dec 2026 · with SBRI Healthcare
- Funding competition Engineering Biology Investor Partnerships Round 1award £250,000–£2,000,000 · total pot £8m · closes 2 Dec 2026 · with Innovate UK (Innovation Funding Service)
- Funding competition Sustainable Medicines Manufacturing Innovation: CR&D Round 2award £500,000–£1,000,000 · total pot £7m · closes 2 Dec 2026 · with Innovate UK (Innovation Funding Service)
- Programme Grants for Applied Research - October 2026award from £3,500,000 · closes 2 Dec 2026 · with NIHR (i4i and funding opportunities)
- Air quality in indoor public spaces, workplace settings and transport microenvironmentscloses 8 Dec 2026 · with NIHR (i4i and funding opportunities)
- Housing, place and the built environment for an ageing populationcloses 8 Dec 2026 · with NIHR (i4i and funding opportunities)
- Using ‘big data’ to impact health and health inequalitiescloses 8 Dec 2026 · with NIHR (i4i and funding opportunities)
- Women’s health communication — NIHRcloses 8 Dec 2026 · with NIHR (i4i and funding opportunities)
- Funding competition UK-Singapore CRD 2026award £100,000–£900,000 · total pot £3m · closes 16 Dec 2026 · with Innovate UK (Innovation Funding Service)
- Public Health Research Programme Rapid Funding Schememax award £50,000 · closes 16 Dec 2026 · with NIHR (i4i and funding opportunities)
- UK-Singapore CR&D 2026 — Innovate UK Business Connect – Opportunitiesaward £100,000–£900,000 · total pot £3m · closes 16 Dec 2026 · with Innovate UK Business Connect – Opportunities (Digital)
- Centres of Excellence for Regulatory Science and Innovationcloses 12 Jan 2027 · with UK Research and Innovation funding finder
- Horizon Europe 2026-27: Horizontal actions - Transformative change towards a nature-positive economy and societycloses 14 Jan 2027 · with Innovate UK Business Connect – Opportunities (Robotics & AI)
- Funding competition Eureka collaborative R&D: Globalstars Japan 2027award £600,000 · total pot £2m · closes 20 Jan 2027 · with Innovate UK (Innovation Funding Service)
- Funding opportunity: Experimental medicine: invited stage two applicationnon-cash support · closes 24 Feb 2027 · with Medical Research Council (MRC)
- Funding opportunity: Experimental medicine stage onenon-cash support · closes 14 Apr 2027 · with Medical Research Council (MRC)
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International, open to UK applicants 8
- STEP Scale Up — European Innovation Councilnon-cash support · closes 28 Oct 2026 · with European Innovation Council (EISMEA)
- Boost VC Fellowship - Pre-Seed Investmentaward £150,000–£500,000 · open all year · with Boost VC Fellowship
- SOSV (HAX and bio/climate programmes): pre-seed up to $550,000non-cash support · open all year · with SOSV (HAX hard tech and SOSV bio/climate programmes)
- Verge HealthTech Fund – Pitch Deck Submission Formnon-cash support · with EUREKA Network (incl. Eurostars)
- Verge HealthTech Fund — EUREKA Networknon-cash support · with EUREKA Network (incl. Eurostars)
- Techstars Spring 2027 US accelerators: $220,000 investment (NYC, Boston, Chicago, Baltimore)non-cash support · closes 18 Nov 2026 · with Techstars Spring 2027 US accelerators (NYC, Boston, Chicago, AI Health Baltimore)
- Anthropic AI for Science: up to $50,000 of free Claude API credits per research projectnon-cash support · open all year · with Anthropic AI for Science programme
- Eksim Ventures — EUREKA Networknon-cash support · with EUREKA Network (incl. Eurostars)
Contracts in Cumbria and the North West 3
- Care and Support in Extra Care Housing Frameworkcloses 18 Dec 2026 · Cumberland · with The Chest (North West councils e-tendering portal, via Proactis ProContract)
- Framework for the provision of Targeted Short Breaks Activities for Children with Disabilities (Framework for the provision of Targeted Short Breaks Activities for Children with Disabilities)closes 31 Jan 2027 · Westmorland and Furness · with The Chest (North West councils e-tendering portal, via Proactis ProContract)
- Framework for the Provision of Residential and Nursing Care Servicescloses 13 May 2029 · Cumberland · with The Chest (North West councils e-tendering portal, via Proactis ProContract)
Questions
How many opportunities are open for Health & Life Sciences in Cumbria?
On 18 October 2026 Bearings lists 90 live opportunities a business based in Cumbria can apply for: 72 grants, loans, investment and prizes, 18 programmes, advice and support. 0 are only for Cumbria, 7 are open across the North West and 83 are UK-wide or international.
Which funding closes soonest?
- Contracts for Innovation Cymru: Reducing Missed Appointments and Improving Access to Planned Care (closes 20 Oct 2026)
- Expression of interest: Chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) medical countermeasures R&D (closes 20 Oct 2026)
- Funding opportunity: International Travel Award Scheme for the Biological Sciences (closes 20 Oct 2026)
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