UK recipient region

Scotland

Edinburgh, Glasgow, St Andrews, and beyond — Scotland punches above its weight across medicine, AI, and the sciences.

#3 of 13 UK recipient regions by total grants — 1274 mapped lead organisations

Funded awards
24,597
Published funding
£8.9B
Average published award
£530K
Active funded awards
4,039

Amounts are published for 16,837 of 24,597 funded awards and EC project participations. Data as of 16 July 2026.

Search funded awards in Scotland

Scotland's biggest topic is Physics & Astronomy — 1,846 records (8%). University of Edinburgh leads local UK-based recipients with 7,313 awards or participations.

Top Funders

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NameFunded awards
EPSRC5,059
BBSRC2,839
InnovateUK2,442
EC2,073
NERC1,784
MRC1,550
UKRI1,527
ESRC1,388
AHRC1,296
Wellcome1,252

Funded Awards by Year

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YearFunded awards
2006680
2007817
2008839
2009767
2010868
2011811
2012929
2013913
2014889
20151,303
20161,413
20171,533
20181,518
20191,523
20201,834
20211,681
20221,741
20231,856
20241,678
2025760

Grants

The Living Laboratory: driving economic growth in Glasgow through real world implementation of precision medicineUniversity of GlasgowInnovateUK£38.1M2020Active
Scottish ESRC Doctoral Training Centre DTC 2011 -University of EdinburghESRC£27.5M2011Completed
QuantIC - The UK Quantum Technology Hub in Quantum ImagingUniversity of GlasgowEPSRC£25.0M2019Completed
Glasgow City Management SystemGlasgow City CouncilInnovateUK£24.0M2013Completed
Scottish Graduate School of Social Science Doctoral Training PartnershipUniversity of EdinburghESRC£23.6M2017Active
Repairing the most serious crimes: understanding the consequences of reparations programmesUniversity of EdinburghEC£1.7M2026Upcoming
Doctoral Focal Awards in the Arts and Humanities - 'A Golden Thread: Crafting the Creative Economy from Scotland's Highlands, Lowlands and Islands'Glasgow School of ArtAHRC£1.6M2026Upcoming
A Foundation Model for Lattice QCD: Learning to Understand the Standard Model and BeyondUniversity of EdinburghEC£1.3M2026Upcoming
Moduli spaces in low dimensionsUniversity of GlasgowEC£1.2M2027Upcoming
Nitrogen under Extreme Conditions: From Fundamental Physics to Novel Functional MaterialsUniversity of EdinburghUKRI£595K2027Upcoming
Understanding contemporary adult vaping pathways for policy, practice and public stakeholders: a qualitative studyUniversity of StirlingCSO£345K2026Upcoming
Crisis Narrative Reconstruction: A Lived Experience Study of Suicide Risk Among NHS Nurses in ScotlandUniversity of GlasgowMRF£338K2026Upcoming
External validation, enhancement and assessment of implementation potential of a risk prediction tool for predicting long-term pelvic floor dysfunction (PFD) in women after childbirth (EVERLONG)Glasgow Caledonian UniversityCSO£320K2026Upcoming
Exploring the intersection between environmental factors and the risk of malignant ventricular arrhythmiasUniversity of EdinburghCSO£257K2026Upcoming
Improving throughcare and reducing drug-related harms for men with opioid dependence leaving prison in Scotland: a mixed methods exploration of needs, service gaps, and transitionUniversity of StirlingCSO£192K2026Upcoming
Participatory research-to-action facilitating transformation and innovation in African-European perspectivesUniversity of GlasgowEC£56K2026Upcoming
Diagnosis and/or molecular characterization of parasitic infections for integrated control of parasitic worms and diarrhea in Côte d’Ivoire: a Bayesian latent class analysis studyUniversity of GlasgowMRF£13K2027Upcoming
Predicting Mosquito-Borne Disease Risks In Scotland's Changing EnvironmentUniversity of GlasgowBBSRCNot disclosed2028Upcoming
Reflections on DNA - how do topoisomerases distinguish between left-handed and right-handed superhelices?University of GlasgowBBSRCNot disclosed2028Upcoming
Does the time of day that exercise is performed influence glycaemic outcomes across different phases of the menstrual cycle?University of AberdeenBBSRCNot disclosed2028Upcoming

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