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Leadership of STFC related public engagement activity and culture

Apply for a fellowship in the leadership of engaging the public with STFC-supported science, technology or facilities.

You must be:

  • from the academic, engineering or technical community
  • working within STFC’s remit
  • based at an eligible UK research organisation.
Opportunity status:
Upcoming
Funders:
Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)
Funding type:
Fellowship
Total fund:
£450,000
Maximum award:
£225,000
Publication date:
27 September 2022
Opening date:
4 October 2022 08:00 UK time
Closing date:

Nucleus awards for public engagement with STFC’s programme

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:
26 September 2022
Opening date:
28 September 2022 10:00 UK time
Closing date:

Engage the public with science, technology or facilities: Spark Awards 2022 round two

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

Your project must involve at least one researcher in an STFC-funded area. It must also focus on an area within STFC’s remit.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£120,000
Award range:
£1,000 - £15,000
Publication date:
7 September 2022
Opening date:
8 September 2022 10:00 UK time
Closing date:

Particle physics experiment opportunity for postdoctoral research assistants

Apply for funding to support new responsive postdoctoral research assistant (PDRA) posts in the area of experimental particle physics.

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

This round is intended to complement the 2021 consolidated grants (CG) programme.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)
Funding type:
Grant
Publication date:
1 September 2022
Opening date:
1 September 2022
Closing date:

Funding large or complex nuclear physics projects: outline proposals

Submit an outline proposal to develop a large or complex scientific project.

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

You should address science questions within our nuclear physics programme:

  • nuclear structure
  • nuclear astrophysics
  • hadronic physics
  • nuclear physics theory.
Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)
Funding type:
Grant
Publication date:
25 August 2022
Opening date:
25 August 2022
Closing date:

Host a Hartree SME engagement spoke

Apply for funding to host a spoke as part of the Hartree National Centre for Digital Innovation (HNCDI) small and medium enterprise (SME) engagement programme.

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

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£4,500,000
Award range:
£500,000 - £1,500,000
Publication date:
16 August 2022
Opening date:
15 August 2022 10:00 UK time
Closing date:

Set up a Rocketry Research, Training and Teaching Hub (R2T2)

Apply for funding to develop and deliver rocketry PhDs as part of the Rocketry Research, Training and Teaching (R2T2) Hub.

Research organisations must be eligible for STFC funding.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)
Co-funders:
UK Space Agency (UKSA)
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£750,000
Award range:
£75,000 - £750,000
Publication date:
11 August 2022
Opening date:
20 September 2022
Closing date:

Science and technology projects: industrial CASE and CASE plus studentship

Apply for funding to provide training for a PhD student at your organisation.

You must be an eligible research organisation. Training must be provided jointly with a non-academic organisation.

The project must fall within the STFC core science programme in one of:

  • astronomy
  • solar and planetary science
  • particle physics
  • particle astrophysics and cosmology
  • nuclear physics
  • accelerator science.
Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£500,000
Publication date:
5 August 2022
Opening date:
5 August 2022 09:00 UK time
Closing date:

Funding for short courses and summer schools: 2022 to 2023

Apply for funding to hold short courses, summer schools and online training resources in science or technology.

You must be from an STFC-accredited UK university or research organisation eligible for STFC funding.

Your short course, summer school or online training resource must:

  • be aimed primarily at STFC-funded PhD students
  • cover core research activity supported by the STFC studentships programme.
Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)
Funding type:
Other
Total fund:
£523,000
Publication date:
15 July 2022
Opening date:
7 July 2022
Closing date:

Future Leaders Fellowships: round 7

This scheme is for early career researchers and innovators who are either:

  • looking to establish or transition to independence
  • developing their own original and ambitious plans within a commercial setting.

We are offering funding to support ambitious research or innovation programmes across UKRI’s remit.

You must be based at, and have the support of, an eligible academic or non-academic institution.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
UK Research and Innovation, Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), Innovate UK, Medical Research Council (MRC), Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)
Funding type:
Fellowship
Total fund:
£100,000,000
Publication date:
15 June 2022
Opening date:
6 September 2022
Closing date:

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