EPSRC: Prosperity Partnerships: early-stage collaborations (pilot)

02/03/2023

09/05/2023

Apply for funding to support ambitious early-stage research collaborations on their way to becoming strategic partnerships. Proposals will: - be business-led but co-created and co-delivered by the industrial and academic partners - address research areas and challenges based on EPSRC’s strategic delivery plan We encourage involvement by micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (SME). Industry contribution will be at least 50% of the total grant value. The full economic cost of your project can be up to £750,000. EPSRC will fund 80% of the full economic cost. Maximum funding duration is 3 years.

EPSRC Prosperity Partnerships funding opportunities aim to fund business-led research that arises from an industrial need, with the work being co-delivered between the business and academic partners. The opportunity is aimed at supporting excellent, world-leading fundamental research which has clear benefit to the businesses involved, resulting in accelerated impact arising from the new knowledge, innovations, or technologies.

Research organisations can act as ‘academic lead’ if they are eligible to receive research council funding: - UK higher education institutions - research council institutes - UK Research and Innovation-approved independent research organisations - public sector research establishments (PSRE) - NHS bodies with research capacity