Research students can benefit through support for advanced courses and PhDs, and fellowships are available to support post-doctoral researchers on an independent programme of research. Independent funding is available for the support of the research infrastructure - the equipment and buildings required for research to take place. Funding is also available to support key research resources such as museum and art collections and research facilities. Due to the diverse bodies supporting research within the UK, you need to direct your applications for funding carefully. The tables below give a summary of the funding available from the major UK funding bodies.
More information is available from their own websites.
The UKRO is jointly funded by the six UK research councils and the British Council and receives subscriptions from over 110 UK research organisations. UKRO works on the basis of annual subscriptions from universities, public sector research organisations, charities and companies. In general, it should be remembered that some research council studentships are distributed through the higher education institutions themselves, so applications are made through the individual course admissions tutors, not through the funding research council. Refund The research funding information service designed specifically for the UK academic research community and their administrative support staff. A web-based funding information system designed for the academic research community and their administrative support staff.