Applications to the Mathematical Sciences Small Grants funding opportunity must focus on original research projects.
This funding opportunity will follow a different assessment process to EPSRC’s responsive mode opportunities.
Standard EPSRC eligibility rules apply.
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Grant
£2,000,000
£10,000 - £80,000
23 November 2023
2 January 2024 9:00am UK time
Open - no closing date
Programme grants provide flexible funding to world-leading UK research groups addressing significant research challenges.
Please contact your relevant theme contact before applying.
EPSRC will award 80% of the full economic costs of the project.
Open
Grant
3 October 2024
1 October 2024 9:00am UK time
Open - no closing date
These are personal, career development focused awards for the mathematical sciences.
You must have either:
a PhD
more than four years’ experience in a relevant field by the start of your fellowship
Candidates with more research experience may prefer to apply for our open fellowship.
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Fellowship
14 February 2025
19 February 2025 9:00am UK time
Open - no closing date
Programme grants provide flexible funding to world-leading research groups addressing significant major research challenges.
This funding opportunity is only for invited applicants.
We will award 80% of the full economic costs (FEC) of the project.
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Grant
20 February 2025
4 March 2025 9:00am UK time
Open - no closing date
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.
Open
Grant
21 August 2025
25 August 2025 9:00am UK time
To be confirmed
Apply for an early independence fellowship if your research focus is within EPSRC Mathematical Sciences remit.
You must have:
a PhD
evidence of career consolidation and past productivity
plans for establishing your own research niche that enables a step-change towards independence
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Fellowship
£1,250,000
20 May 2026
21 May 2026 9:00am UK time
Open - no closing date
Apply for this sector transition fellowship to transfer knowledge and skills across academic and policy sectors and increase sector porosity.
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Fellowship
£180,000 - £280,000
5 June 2026
9 June 2026 9:00am UK time
10 September 2026 4:00pm UK time
Apply for funding to advance theoretical capabilities required for the design and implementation of hybrid quantum algorithms, enabling the UK to progress towards achieving quantum advantage.
You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for EPSRC funding.
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Grant
£11,425,000
£2,285,000
10 June 2026
11 June 2026 9:00am UK time
20 August 2026 4:00pm UK time
Apply for funding to form world-leading partnerships with collaborators in Japan for your research into Advanced Connectivity Technologies.
UK applicants must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for EPSRC funding.
Japanese applicants must be eligible for NICT funding.
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National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT)
Grant
£3,365,000
£1,121,600
15 June 2026
15 June 2026 9:00am UK time
8 September 2026 4:00pm UK time
Apply for UKRI impact acceleration accounts (IAAs) for institutional‑level, flexible, early-stage funding that helps organisations accelerate research impact into real world benefits.
This funding opportunity harmonises IAA programmes across the following research councils:
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Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), Medical Research Council (MRC), Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)
Grant
16 June 2026
16 June 2026
15 September 2026 4:00pm UK time