Faraday Institution, GB and other funders: Battery study and seed research projects

20/01/2022

28/02/2022

The Faraday Institution, with support from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, invites applications for its battery study and seed research projects call. This supports studies or seed research projects to develop battery research areas not covered within the current core Faraday Institution research portfolio. The aim is to fund fast-paced, focused projects, delivering transformative results that may lead to a second stage of collaborative research beyond the initial exploratory work. The total budget is approximately £1.2 million to fund 12 projects. Awards are each worth between £50,000 and £150,000 for up to one year.

Projects should address one or more of the following topics: •cell component – anode; •cell component – cathode; •cell component – electrolyte; •next generation feasibility studies, focusing on potassium-ion and magnesium-ion or other novel chemistry, flow batteries or other low-cost alternatives for grid or off-grid application challenges, or lithium air battery (Li-air) systems; •application studies, focusing on high-power systems or cross cutting battery research and technology for marine and rail sectors; •data studies, focusing on the challenges of data management across all the battery research fields.

Individuals and research organisations that meet the eligibility criteria for EPSRC funding may apply. Individual investigators must be academic employees of an eligible organisation and must be resident in the UK.