EPSRC: Accelerating research outcomes to deliver a prosperous net zero

01/02/2024

16/05/2024

Apply for to build on existing engineering and physical sciences research outputs to accelerate economic, societal, policy and environmental benefits and impact. The proposed benefits must contribute to delivering EPSRC’s Engineering Net Zero (ENZ) priority. This opportunity aims to accelerate our progress towards the realisation of a just, prosperous, sustainable, and resilient net zero transition by accelerating the exploitation of outputs and outcomes of prior EPSRC-funded research to directly benefit society. We are looking to provide follow-on funding to projects that are ready to move beyond fundamental research but are not yet ready to be taken up as a solution by users. This funding will ‘bridge the gap’, ensuring that the benefits from EPSRC research can be truly realised to drive forward the transition to net zero. The FEC of your project can be from £100,000 up to £800,000.

Carbon Dioxide Reduction & Mitigation; Sustainable Development & Resource Use. This opportunity will award follow-on funding for activities to take a project from the fundamental research stage onto the next level, where it could then be picked up by users. These activities could include, but are not limited to: knowledge exchange commercialisation or proof-of-concept public engagement active dissemination The follow-on funding can also be used to enable engagement between researchers and a variety of user communities, including business, third sector, public policy, voluntary and community groups, and the public, to deliver greater benefits from the prior research. The follow-on funding should build on any existing impact activities, taking them in a new direction or engaging new audiences, rather than extending previous or current activities. The activities must deliver benefits aligned with supporting the transition to net zero.

Applicant type Academic Institution; Commercial or Private Sector; Government or Public Sector; Non-profit Career stages Early Career and Emerging in Field; Mid-Career to Established in Field Eligibility Note Applications must build on prior Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) funding. You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for EPSRC funding.