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.
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Search and filter this listApply for this Early Independence Fellowship to support you to establish your own research niche and independence. You must hold a doctorate or evidence equivalent research experience and be based at a UK research organisation eligible for STFC funding.
Apply for funding to engage the public with Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) supported science.
Applicant organisations must:
- be UK-based
- produce annual accounts certified by an accountant
Proposals must include an appropriate STFC subject-matter expert (SME).
STFC invites applications for its 2027 core summer schools in:
- Introduction to Astronomy
- BUSSTEPP (British Universities Summer School in Theoretical Particle Physics)
- Solar Physics, Nuclear Physics (every two years)
- High Energy Physics (HEP)
Other events are not supported.
Apply for this sector transition fellowship to transfer knowledge and skills across academic and policy sectors and increase sector porosity.
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:
- AHRC
- EPSRC
- MRC
- STFC
Apply for funding to commercialise your technology or science developed from the STFC PPAN community.
This scheme aims to support the PPAN community to develop technology and science towards commercialisation.
You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for STFC funding.
Apply for funding to deliver STFC’s doctoral focal awards in the field of data-intensive sciences.
This funding opportunity builds on our previous investment, providing students with skills and training to enable careers in academia or industry.
You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for STFC funding.
Apply for computing resources on the STFC DiRAC High Performance Computing facility.
DiRAC (Distributed Research Utilising Advanced Computing) supports STFC’s world class theory research programme including particle physics, nuclear physics, astrophysics, astronomy, cosmology, solar system physics, and particle astrophysics.
Apply for funding to deliver entrepreneurship-focused doctoral training.
Applications can be led by organisations with standard and non-standard eligibility. The non-standard eligibility process will need to be completed before an award is made.
An expression of interest is required by 21 September 2026 4:00pm UK time.