Research Grants 

Research Grants & Funding

Take a look at some of the grants and schemes currently available to University of Lincoln postgraduate students and academics to help fund research activities.

Santander Universities Research Grant

Santander Universities are providing the opportunity to win one of 50 research grants worth £1,000 each to staff at UK universities conducting any form of research and postgraduate students at any UK university. The grant can be used to pay for any research-based expenses, for example, equipment, resources, travel and workshop or conference attendance.

Applications Now Closed

Public Engagement Activity Grants 23/24

The Public Engagement Activity Grants program is a small grants scheme offering funding of up to £1,000 to University of Lincoln research staff to support the development and delivery of public engagement with research activity. To support our researchers in delivering high quality engagement, this grants scheme aims to support creative new projects and initiatives that will make a targeted impact with selected public audiences through meaningful, two-way engagement.

Applications Now Closed

SENSS Student-Led Studentships

What is a SENSS student-led studentship?

  • Students work on a research project they have come up with themselves.
  • They will be guided in this work by an expert academic supervisory team.
  • The project may involve working with a collaborative partner (for example, a business, charity or think tank) who provides researchers with access to data, equipment or participants for a study, additional funding for their studentship, an additional supervisor, and/or a placement.

The Lincoln Policy Hub Fund

The Lincoln Policy Hub supports researchers within the University of Lincoln to engage with local, regional, national, or international policy communities to build deeper relationships and more innovative and impactful collaborations through the Lincoln Policy Hub Fund.