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Sector transition: UKRI policy fellowships 2026

Apply for this sector transition fellowship to transfer knowledge and skills across academic and policy sectors and increase sector porosity.

AIRR compute opportunity: AI open access

Apply for between 50,000 and 1,400,000 graphics processing unit (GPU) hours on the Isambard-AI supercomputer for artificial intelligence (AI) related research and development projects.

Open to UK-based researchers and AI developers from academia, industry, public sector or other organisations.

UKRI policy internships 2026

An opportunity for UKRI-funded doctoral students to undertake a three-month internship at one of a selected group of influential policy organisations, undertaken as part of the existing doctoral studentship.

Mathematical Sciences Early Independence Fellowship

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

Establishing a UK Ultra-high Field NMR National Research Facility (invite only)

Apply for funding to provide a UK Ultra-high Field NMR National Research Facility (invite only).

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

EPSRC will support the facility with a five-year grant of up to £7.25 million , based on meeting a minimum overall cost recovery target of 40% FEC.

Centre for Quantum Commercialisation Skills

Apply for funding to establish a UK centre for quantum commercialisation skills that will provide opportunities for researchers to develop commercialisation skills, engage with industry, and explore new career pathways.

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

UKRI metascience scientometrics for research assessment (invite only)

Apply for funding to develop, validate, and critique novel scientometric indicators for use in research assessment and in metascience research.

You must be invited to apply for this funding opportunity.

We expect to fund up to £3 million at 80% full economic cost (FEC).

Video games and gambling-related harms

Apply for funding to improve understanding of the relationship between gambling and video games and produce insights to inform policy and regulation, support interventions, and promote safe and responsible video games.

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

Future Connectivity Hubs Evolution Programme: Invite only

Apply for funding to enable the UK to be a world-leader in advanced connectivity technologies. The future connectivity hubs must demonstrate significant evolution to meet UK’s Advanced Connectivity Technologies Industrial Strategy mission objectives.

You must be an invited hub organisation to apply for this EPSRC funding.

Materials Innovation Programme Coordination Network Pluses

Apply for funding to establish a materials focused Network Plus, that coordinates a community of research and industrial stakeholders around one of four identified themes aligned to the National Materials Innovation Strategy (NMIS).

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

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