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Addressing nuclear fission challenges for a prosperous future

Apply for funding for academic research into addressing nuclear fission priorities and challenges within the UK. EPSRC would welcome large consortia to address fission priorities through a whole-systems approach.

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

Unlocking the full potential of nature-based engineering

Apply for funding to conduct novel research in nature-based engineering, which can be defined as designing and developing future systems and technologies using principles or processes inspired or supported by nature.

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

Advanced materials: highlight notice

EPSRC is seeking to support applications through our standard research grant scheme in the following two areas:

  • advanced materials solutions for critical minerals
  • in-situ and in-operando materials metrology and characterisation

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

Access to Isambard-AI and Dawn AIRR supercomputers: Gateway route

Apply for 10,000 graphics processing unit hours on the Isambard-AI and Dawn supercomputers for artificial intelligence-related research and development projects.

Open to UK researchers from academia, industry, or other organisations.

Isambard-AI and Dawn AIRR supercomputers: Rapid Access route

UK-registered micro, small and medium businesses can apply for 20,000 graphics processing unit hours on the Isambard-AI and Dawn AI Research Resource (AIRR) supercomputers for early-stage artificial intelligence product research and development.

Expressions of interest: artificial intelligence humanities sandpits: Canada, UK and US

AHRC and SSHRC invite expressions of interest to attend a humanities-led, interdisciplinary research sandpit looking to put humanities insights and methodologies at the heart of artificial intelligence tech design.

Through in-person and virtual workshops, teams will form and develop project applications.

Doctoral focal award: nuclear skills

Apply for funding for doctoral focal awards (previously centres for doctoral training) to deliver cohort-based doctoral education in civil and defence nuclear skills to home students. An intent to submit must be completed by 12 September 2025 4:00pm UK time.

Funding is subject to business case approval and the spending review.

Turing AI Pioneer Interdisciplinary Fellowships: outline applications

Apply for fellowship funding to build AI capability.

This opportunity is for established researchers from across UKRI remit, without a background in core AI research, who want to build domain relevant AI capability.

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

Research and partnership hubs for a healthy society

Apply for funding to establish a large-scale multidisciplinary research hub drawing on expertise across EPSRC’s community and the health research community to support people to live healthier lives and prevent ill health.

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

Transdisciplinary research to tackle antimicrobial resistance: full application

Apply for funding to undertake ambitious transdisciplinary research to tackle antimicrobial resistance (AMR).

You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) funding.

You must have submitted a notification of intent to apply for this funding opportunity.

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