EPSRC: EPSRC network grant: Nov 2023: responsive mode

16/11/2023

30/10/2024

Network grants are for researchers at eligible research organisations. Engineering and Physical sciences Research Council (EPSRC) will support costs of building interdisciplinary research communities. We will award 80% of the full economic cost (FEC) of the project. We are committed to the continued support of excellent discovery led research as detailed in EPSRC’s strategic delivery plan 2022 to 2025. Network grants aim to develop new interdisciplinary research communities and topics by supporting interaction between researchers and relevant science, technology and industrial groups. This could be by: transfer of experimental techniques, models and scientific insights promotion of mobility between academe, universities and industry We expect networks to lead to new collaborative multidisciplinary research applications in areas we support. Some may develop into virtual centres of excellence. They should: be a new collaboration aim to form a new interdisciplinary research community and identify new interdisciplinary research topics involve a group with a range of expertise and experience be based in the UK but may include collaboration with overseas partners demonstrate the added value our funding would bring We will prioritise interdisciplinary applications and those that involve industrial or other users in any field of research relevant to our remit. We particularly encourage involvement of small and medium-sized enterprises.

You can apply for a standard research grant in any field of research relevant to our remit. We support high quality research in: artificial intelligence (AI) digital security and resilience energy and decarbonisation engineering healthcare technologies information and communication technologies (ICT) manufacturing and the circular economy mathematical sciences physical sciences quantum technologies

Before applying for funding, check the Eligibility of your organisation. EPSRC standard eligibility rules apply. For full details, visit EPSRC’s eligibility page. UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has introduced new role types for funding opportunities being run on the new UKRI Funding Service. For full details, visit Eligibility as an individual.