UK Research and Innovation, Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) , Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) , Innovate UK , Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) , Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) , Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) , Medical Research Council · United Kingdom
Wearables and observables: Understanding home learning environment
Opens 17 Nov 2026
Applications close on 19 Jan 2027.
Deadline
19 Jan 2027 (in 65 days)
Opens
17 Nov 2026
Grant amount
£500,000 – £900,000 per applicant
Funding rate
Depends on funder and organisation type — see the opportunity Standard rule for this programme; the call can differ.
Likely applicant types
Companies, SMEs / start-ups, Universities & research From source categories or programme rules; the call decides.
Funder
UK Research and Innovation, Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) , Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) , Innovate UK , Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) , Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) , Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) , Medical Research Council (MRC)
Apply for funding to develop, test and validate innovative approaches for measuring and understanding children’s home learning environments and their influence on learning, development, school readiness and educational outcomes. Open to UKRI-eligible UK research organisations.
Timing
Closing date: 19 January 2027 4:00pm UK time
How to apply
Apply through the funder’s official page (link below); it states the procedure, documents and deadline.
From the call text
Who can apply
Not stated in the call text we hold — check the official page
Company stage
Not stated in the call text we hold — check the official page
Single applicant or consortium
Not stated in the call text we hold — check the official page
Where applicants must be based
Not stated in the call text we hold — check the official page
Where to apply
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Where these facts come from
Fact
Value
How we know
Taken from the source
Deadline
19 January 2027 “Closing date: 19 January 2027 4:00pm UK time”
read from the official page
15 Nov 2026
Amount per applicant
£500,000 – £900,000 per applicant “£500,000 - £900,000”
read from the official text
15 Nov 2026
Total budget
Unknown — not stated in the source we hold
unknown
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Funding rate
Depends on funder and organisation type — see the opportunity
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