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2026 to 2027 grant data tables

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Table A: 2026 to 2027 Summary of allocations

Quality-related research (QR) funds

Mainstream QR funds (£)
7,185,150
London weighting on mainstream QR (£)
0
Mainstream QR funds including London weighting (£)
7,185,150
QR charity support fund (£)
333,365
QR business research element (£)
3,095,772
QR RDP supervision funds (£)
1,787,855
QR funding for National Research Libraries (£)
0
Total QR funding (£)
12,402,142

Higher Education Innovation Funding (HEIF)

Main allocation (£)
4,743,000
Top-up allocation (£)
537,508
Total HEIF (£)
5,280,508
Total QR and HEIF grant (£)
17,682,650
Museums, Galleries and Collections Fund (£)
0
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Table B: 2026 to 2027 Mainstream QR funds and London weighting

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Table C: 2026 to 2027 QR charity support fund and QR business research element

QR charity support fund

AFR22 Research income from charities (£)
559,000
AFR23 Research income from charities (£)
1,024,000
AFR24 Research income from charities (£)
2,864,000
AFR25 Research income from charities (£)
2,827,000
Average annual income (£)
1,818,500
London-weighted research income (£)*
1,818,500
QR charity support fund (£)**
333,365
London weighting (£)
1
Rate
0.183318

Notes:

  • * London-weighted research income (£) = average annual income (£) x London weighting
  • ** QR charity support fund (£) = London-weighted research income (£) x rate

QR business research element

AFR22 Research income from businesses (£)
14,739,000
AFR23 Research income from businesses (£)
20,313,000
AFR24 Research income from businesses (£)
17,254,000
AFR25 Research income from businesses (£)
16,915,000
Average annual income (£)
17,305,250
QR business research element (£)*
3,095,772
Rate
0.178892

Notes:

  • * QR business research element (£) = average annual income (£) x rate
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Table D: 2026 to 2027 QR RDP supervision funds

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Table E: 2026 to 2027 HEIF allocations

HEIF qualifying income
Data source 2022 to 2023 income (£) 2023 to 2024 income (£) 2024 to 2025 income (£)
HE-BCI survey Income from contract research 14,370,000 15,922,000 17,186,000
Income from consultancy 3,667,000 1,509,000 1,024,000
Income from equipment and facilities 0 2,189,000 2,336,000
Income from regeneration 0 248,000 278,000
Income from intellectual property 857,000 833,000 963,000
Income from SMEs in the above categories* 2,076,000 2,468,000 2,570,000
Innovate UK KTP income** 678,000 417,000 400,000
OfS annual financial return Income from NCB provision 20,101,000 20,639,000 19,229,000
Total per year 41,749,000 44,225,000 43,986,000

Notes:

  • * Income from SMEs is included in the income stream total and again in the total income from SMEs to provide the overall double-weighting for SME income
  • ** This is the KTP income provided by Innovate UK
Total weighted qualifying income (£), using 2:3:5 ratio = (2022 to 2023 income x 2) + (2023 to 2024 income x 3) + (2024 to 2025 income x 5)
436,103,000

HEIF allocation

Main allocation (£)
4,743,000
Top-up allocation (£)
537,508
Total allocation (£)
5,280,508
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Table F: 2026 to 2027 HEIF formula parameters

Total HEIF budget

Main allocation (£)
243,420,952
Top-up allocation (£)
20,311,308
Total HEIF budget (£)
263,732,260

HEIF formula parameters

Main allocation

Minimum allocation threshold (£)
250,000
Maximum allocation (£)
4,743,000

New Entrant Cap*

Maximum allocation (£)
500,000

Yearly moderation factor

Maximum increase
10%
Maximum decrease
-10%

Top-up allocation

Minimum allocation (£)
200,000
Maximum allocation (£)
1,016,000

Notes:

  • * A new entrant is defined as a provider, newly eligible or otherwise, that did not receive HEIF in the previous year, whether or not they received HEIF prior to that time
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