Funding competitions
Current funding opportunities
Here you can find information on current funding competitions which are open for bids.
Defence-related skills funding competition
We’re working with the Ministry of Defence and the Department for Education to provide £80 million funding to support defence-related skills courses.
The deadline for bids is Friday 20 March 2026.
Last updated 12 February 2026 + show all updates
12 February 2026 - Published information about the defence-related skills funding competition
01 October 2024 - Removed funding competition that has closed.
28 September 2023 - Added degree apprenticeships funding.
24 January 2023 - Removed funding competitions that have closed
23 November 2022 - Added details of the artificial intelligence and data science postgraduate conversion course scholarship funding competition
17 December 2021 - Closed funding competition removed
25 August 2021 - Link added for full guidance for higher education short course Challenge Competition
21 July 2021 - Details added of the new funding competition for higher education short courses.
21 June 2021 - Funding competition to improve access and participation for black, Asian and minority ethnic students in postgraduate research closed
15 January 2021 - Deadline extended
22 October 2020 - Added details of funding competition to increase access and participation for black, Asian and minority ethnic students in postgraduate research
01 October 2020 - Mental health funding competition relaunched
23 March 2020 - Mental health funding competition paused
05 March 2020 - Details of our mental health funding competition added
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