Up to £25,000 Digital Science Catalyst Grant
- Organization: Digital Science
- Type: Grant
- Location: Global
- Deadline: October 5, 2026
- Funding: Fully Funded
Digital Science, the research technology company behind Overleaf, Altmetric, Dimensions and Figshare, awards up to £25,000 equity-free to early-stage ideas that use software to advance research. The 2026 round, the grant's 16th year, backs agentic AI workflows researchers can trust: multi-step tools that plan, act and review inside real research work, with audit trails and provenance built in. Students, founders, research teams and individuals anywhere can apply with a concept, a prototype or a working product. **What you get:** - Up to £25,000, equity-free, which Digital Science may split across more than one winner - Advice and introductions from a team with decades of experience in research and research software, which the organisers say most applicants come away with even if they do not win **What you'll do:** - Submit a proposal of up to 1,500 words covering the problem, your workflow, trust and governance, team, current stage, competitors, vision, fit with Digital Science and budget - Share it as a document link through a short online form - If shortlisted, join a short video interview with a live demo where applicable **Key dates:** - Applications opened Tuesday 1 September 2026 - Applications close Monday 5 October 2026 at 17:00 BST (12:00 EDT) - Judging runs Monday 12 October to Friday 20 November 2026 - Winners announced the week commencing Monday 30 November 2026 **More information:** - Judges score seven areas: team, problem, solution, competitors, market, progress to date and fit with Digital Science - Questions go to the Catalyst Grant team by the contact email on the official page

