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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 (£)
46,887,596
London weighting on mainstream QR (£)
5,626,510
Mainstream QR funds including London weighting (£)
52,514,106
QR charity support fund (£)
13,218,289
QR business research element (£)
4,504,547
QR RDP supervision funds (£)
14,164,720
QR funding for National Research Libraries (£)
0
Total QR funding (£)
84,401,662

Higher Education Innovation Funding (HEIF)

Main allocation (£)
4,743,000
Top-up allocation (£)
1,016,000
Total HEIF (£)
5,759,000
Total QR and HEIF grant (£)
90,160,662
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 (£)
58,672,000
AFR23 Research income from charities (£)
63,103,000
AFR24 Research income from charities (£)
65,376,000
AFR25 Research income from charities (£)
70,369,000
Average annual income (£)
64,380,000
London-weighted research income (£)*
72,105,600
QR charity support fund (£)**
13,218,289
London weighting (£)
1.12
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 (£)
27,230,000
AFR23 Research income from businesses (£)
22,293,000
AFR24 Research income from businesses (£)
29,108,000
AFR25 Research income from businesses (£)
22,090,000
Average annual income (£)
25,180,250
QR business research element (£)*
4,504,547
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 31,722,000 39,097,000 27,632,000
Income from consultancy 2,818,000 4,764,000 6,714,000
Income from equipment and facilities 8,069,000 2,408,000 1,365,000
Income from regeneration 0 3,537,000 2,722,000
Income from intellectual property 1,688,000 1,577,000 1,254,000
Income from SMEs in the above categories* 7,565,000 7,710,000 6,333,000
Innovate UK KTP income** 0 12,000 52,000
OfS annual financial return Income from NCB provision 35,114,000 42,476,000 48,065,000
Total per year 86,976,000 101,581,000 94,137,000

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)
949,380,000

HEIF allocation

Main allocation (£)
4,743,000
Top-up allocation (£)
1,016,000
Total allocation (£)
5,759,000
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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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