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Develop early-stage research outputs for commercial application: STFC follow-on fund Feb 2022

Apply for follow-on funding to turn early-stage research outputs into a commercial application.

You must:

  • be based at a UK research organisation eligible for UKRI funding
  • have previously received funding from the STFC core science programme.

This funding opportunity is part of the STFC follow-on fund knowledge exchange scheme.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)
Funding type:
Grant
Maximum award:
£200,000
Publication date:
17 December 2021
Opening date:
14 December 2021 08:00 UK time
Closing date:

Develop technology ideas for commercial application: STFC innovation partnership scheme Feb 2022

Apply for funding to develop technology ideas for commercial application.

You must:

  • be based at a UK research organisation eligible for UKRI funding
  • have a project partner from industry or other non-academic institutions.
Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)
Funding type:
Grant
Maximum award:
£450,000
Publication date:
16 December 2021
Opening date:
14 December 2021
Closing date:

Astronomy observation and theory 2022

Apply for funding to support all aspects of astronomy and astrophysics beyond the solar system at your institution.

You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for UKRI funding.

Your group can apply for one of the following:

  • a consolidated grant
  • a consortium grant.
Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)
Funding type:
Grant
Publication date:
16 December 2021
Opening date:
2 December 2021
Closing date:

Solar and planetary studies 2022

Apply for funding to support all aspects of the solar system science research programme at your institution.

You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for UKRI funding.

Your group can apply for one of the following:

  • a consolidated grant
  • a consortium grant.
Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)
Funding type:
Grant
Publication date:
16 December 2021
Opening date:
2 December 2021
Closing date:

Enhance particle physics research: PPGP consolidated grants

Apply for funding to research particle physics theory and develop novel technologies.

You must be based at a UK institution eligible for UKRI funding.

You must either apply as a:

  • an individual or group of researchers from one institution
  • a consortium with groups from different institutions.
Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)
Funding type:
Grant
Publication date:
14 December 2021
Opening date:
1 November 2021
Closing date:

Improve public engagement in science and technology: legacy award

Apply for legacy award funding to continue your programme to improve public engagement in science and technology.

You must have previously received funding through STFC Public Engagement awards.

Your previous award grant must have finished within the past 36 months.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£100,000
Maximum award:
£62,500
Publication date:
25 November 2021
Opening date:
25 November 2021
Closing date:

Address a societal challenge relating to security or the environment

Apply for funding to address a societal challenge within the remit of STFC’s security theme or environment theme, or both themes.

You must work in an STFC lab or facility, or be currently funded through an eligible STFC core science programme area.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£2,000,000
Publication date:
18 November 2021
Opening date:
18 November 2021 12:00 UK time
Closing date:

Engage the public with STFC’s science, technology and facilities

Apply for funding to engage the public with STFC-supported science, technology or facilities.

You must work for an organisation that:

  • is based in the UK
  • has audited accounts.

Proposals must include a researcher in an STFC-funded area.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£300,000
Award range:
£15,000 - £125,000
Publication date:
3 November 2021
Opening date:
2 November 2021 08:00 UK time
Closing date:

Develop basic technologies in sensing and imaging

Apply for funding to develop early-stage technologies in sensing and imaging.

You must be based at an eligible UK organisation. You must collaborate with organisations from other disciplines.

Your project must have two co-principal investigators. They must be from different research areas.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), Medical Research Council (MRC), Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£2,500,000
Maximum award:
£225,000
Publication date:
2 November 2021
Opening date:
1 November 2021
Closing date:

PATT travel claim for competitively awarded observation time

Claim back travel and subsistence costs when visiting an astronomy telescope. The visit must be for competitively awarded science observation time.

You must be a UK-based researcher at an eligible UK institution.

You must not already hold or have access to a travel grant from the Panel for the Allocation of Telescope Time (PATT).

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)
Funding type:
Other
Publication date:
22 March 2021
Opening date:
1 January 2021
Closing date:
Open - no closing date

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