Organisations Eligible for Royal Society Research Funding
This page outlines the UK organisations eligible to host Royal Society research funding. Some schemes have different eligibility criteria for host organisations so please check scheme notes on the relevant grant page carefully before proceeding.
All UK Higher Education Institutions that receive research funding from one of the UK higher education funding bodies and all Research Council Institutes are eligible to receive funds from the Royal Society for research and associated activities.
Public Sector Research Establishments and Independent Research Organisations included in the lists below are automatically eligible to receive funds from the Royal Society for research and associated activities.
The Royal Society will fund research at other Independent Research Organisations if they meet the following criteria:
- The organisation is eligible to receive funding from UK Research and Innovation
- The science of the application is within the remit of the Royal Society
If an applicant and their host organisation meets these criteria they should contact the Royal Society grants team for instructions as to how to apply. For this or any other questions about organisational eligibility please contact the Royal Society grants team on grants@royalsociety.org.