 The Grant Lattice issue #2 · Thu 22 Oct 2026 |
| Funding calls for crystallization, solid-state, chemistry and pharma process researchers. Listings checked between 15 Oct and 22 Oct 2026. Day counts are as of 22 Oct 2026. |
| ◆ Crystallization Spotlight |
◆ Crystallization 41 days left (as of 22 Oct)
Sustainable Medicines Manufacturing Innovation: CR&D round 2
Innovate UK (UKRI) with DHSC · Closes Wed 2 Dec · Total budget (all awards): Up to £7 million total competition budget (per-project size: see the competition brief); award size: see call · UK
Who can apply: Collaborations only; lead must be a UK-registered business, RTO, catapult, not-for-profit, public body or charity; consortium must include at least one UK SME claiming grant
Why it matters: Innovate UK and the Department of Health and Social Care are investing up to £7 million in sustainable technologies for manufacturing medicines. That is where pharmaceutical crystallisation and isolation steps sit, but the competition page does not name crystallisation, so check the scope in the competition brief.
Read the call → |
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| Closing in the next 30 days (18) |
Wed 28 Oct 6 days left (as of 22 Oct)
Advanced Materials for Miniaturised Energy Harvesting Systems
European Commission – Horizon Europe · Award: EUR 500,000–4,000,000 per project
Collaborative Horizon Europe project: legal entities in EU Member States or associated countries, normally as… | Wed 28 Oct 6 days left (as of 22 Oct)
National Materials Innovation Programme: CR&D Rd1
UKRI – Innovate UK · Total budget (all awards): Share of up to £12 million (total competition); award size: see call
Collaborations only. The lead must be a UK registered business of any size, and the consortium must include… | Fri 30 Oct 8 days left (as of 22 Oct)
ONR FY27 NOFO for Young Investigator Program
Office of Naval Research · Award: Typically $750,000 over 3 years (up to $250,000 per 12 months)
US-accredited universities/colleges and US non-profit research organisations apply on behalf of their… | Fri 30 Oct 8 days left (as of 22 Oct)
ESA Business Applications (BASS) Open Call – Kick-starts
European Space Agency (ESA) – Business Applications & Space Solutions · Award: Up to EUR 75,000 per contract (75% of max EUR 100,000)
Businesses in participating ESA Member States (check the esa-star publication); the service must use at least… | Sun 1 Nov 10 days left (as of 22 Oct)
CHIPS Incentives Program – Facilities for Semiconductor Materials and Manufacturing Equipment
National Institute of Standards and Technology · Award: Typically 10% of project capital expenditure (20–30% in rare cases); projects under $20M capex unlikely to qualify
For companies, non-profits or consortia able to finance and build semiconductor or semiconductor-materials… | Sun 1 Nov 10 days left (as of 22 Oct) ◆ Crystallization
SSRL X-ray/VUV and MX proposals
SLAC – Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource (DOE) · Facility access (beamtime/instrument time), no cash award
Scientists from any field can propose; there is generally no cost for non-proprietary experiments, and a user… | Wed 4 Nov 13 days left (as of 22 Oct)
EIC Accelerator 2026 - Short proposal
European Commission – Horizon Europe · Award: Grant component below EUR 2.5 million; EUR 1–10 million equity investment
Single start-ups and SMEs (incl. spin-outs) in EU Member States or associated countries, or individuals… | Wed 4 Nov 13 days left (as of 22 Oct) Eligibility not checked
CfI: Battery innovation for dual use and defence phase 1
UKRI – Innovate UK · Award: £2,000,000 |
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| Eligibility not checked = we have not yet confirmed who can apply; read the official call. |
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| 109 open calls on the site were not featured in issue #1; 12 of them appear above. The soonest-closing of the rest: |
NSF SBIR/STTR Phase I, Phase II and Fast-Track (America's Seed Fund, NSF 26-510)
U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) – TIP · Award: Phase I up to $305,000; Phase II up to $1,250,000; Fast-Track up to $1,555,000
13 days left (as of 22 Oct) | UK Space Agency – International Bilateral Fund (IBF) Call 3
UK Space Agency · Award: Up to £1.5 million per project (at least £12 million total)
13 days left (as of 22 Oct) | Cottrell Scholar Award 2027
Research Corporation for Science Advancement (RCSA) · Award: $120,000
13 days left (as of 22 Oct) | CCRP Initiative: Promoting a Basic Understanding of Chemical Threats to Skin (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
National Institutes of Health · Award: Up to $300,000 per year direct costs, for up to 5 years (Grants.gov lists about 5 expected awards)
14 days left (as of 22 Oct) | FY2027 Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP)
U.S. Department of Defense · Award: Award ceiling per Grants.gov listing: AFOSR up to $7,000,000; ONR up to $3,000,000; Army up to $3,000,000
15 days left (as of 22 Oct) |
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Crystallization 42 · Pharma process 23 · Materials 49 · Chemistry 65 · Energy & batteries 5 · Catalysis 2
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