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STFC Horizons Programme: investigating solutions for net zero

Apply for funding for early development of promising net zero technologies and solutions.

The science, technology, applications and expertise must originate from the STFC core science programme or STFC facilities and laboratories.

Adventurous energy research for a sustainable net zero: outlines

Apply for funding for high-risk research into technologies to enable a sustainable net zero.

You must be a UK-based researcher employed by an eligible research organisation.

Holders of postdoctoral fellowships are not eligible to apply.

This is an outline stage. If you’re successful, we will invite you to interview.

Civil nuclear research with Japan: phase 8

Apply for funding to research challenges in civil nuclear energy relevant to Fukushima and Sellafield.

You must be a UK-based researcher employed by an eligible research organisation.

You must collaborate with Japanese researchers.

Engaging young people with climate research

Apply for funding to engage young people with climate-related research and the research process.

You must be:

  • a researcher at doctoral level or higher based at a UK research organisation
  • from an arts and humanities discipline, or a related interdisciplinary background.

Your project must take place between September and December 2021 to coincide with the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26).

Develop digital economy research communities with NetworkPlus

Apply for funding to build digital economy and manufacturing research communities with NetworkPlus. These must address one of the EPSRC digital economy theme priority areas.

The following can apply:

  • UK higher education institutions
  • research council institutes
  • UKRI-approved independent research organisations
  • public sector research establishments
  • NHS bodies with research capacity.

Embedded research on UK climate resilience

Apply for funding to do an ‘embedded researcher’ project. This is a research placement at a non-academic organisation. You’ll support the sharing of knowledge between academics, decision-makers and practitioners.

You must be a UK-based researcher employed by an eligible research organisation.

Your project must focus on climate resilience in the UK.

Building collaboration at the physics of life interface: 2021 outline stage

Apply for support for cross-disciplinary research between physics and the life sciences.

The research must improve our understanding of biological systems, biomedical systems or both.

You must be a researcher from one of the following:

  • UK higher education institution
  • research council institute
  • UKRI-approved independent research organisation
  • NHS body with research capacity
  • public sector research establishment (PSRE) with 10 or more researchers with PhDs.

Expression of interest: Automotive Transformation Fund round nine

UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £1 billion for capital centric investment projects. These must help industrialise the electrified automotive supply chain at scale in the UK.

Provide an electron paramagnetic resonance national research facility

Apply for support to provide an electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy national research facility (NRF).

You must be a researcher from one of these:

  • UK higher education institution
  • research council institute
  • UKRI-approved independent research organisation
  • public sector research establishment
  • NHS body with research capacity.

Zero emission road freight strand two: hydrogen fuel cell vehicles

UK registered businesses or organisations can apply for a share of up to £10 million for feasibility studies into a hydrogen fuel cell vehicle demonstration.

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