Apply for funding to support ambitious, collaborative research programmes.
Materials Innovation Partnerships must be co-created and co-delivered by business and academic partners that share an existing working relationship and align to one of the six themes in the National Materials Innovation Strategy.
Open
Grant
£7,500,000
£250,000
4 March 2026
3 March 2026 9:00am UK time
14 May 2026 4:00pm UK time
Apply for funding to develop an interdisciplinary NetworkPlus to address research needs for increased property flood resilience adoption and uptake in the UK.
You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for EPSRC funding.
Upcoming
Grant
£2,500,000
£2,500,000
13 February 2026
To be confirmed
To be confirmed
Apply for funding to develop and test novel therapeutics, medical devices, diagnostics and other interventions.
You must be employed at a research organisation eligible for Medical Research Council (MRC) funding.
Open
Grant
£26,000,000
26 November 2025
10 December 2025 9:00am UK time
8 July 2026 4:00pm UK time
Apply for funding to investigate the causes, progression and treatment of human disease. Your application must include an intervention in humans.
You must be based at an eligible research organisation.
You must be invited to apply for stage two of this funding opportunity.
Open
Grant
10 July 2025
30 April 2026 9:00am UK time
2 September 2026 4:00pm UK time
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.
Open
Grant
20 February 2025
4 March 2025 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
Apply for funding to respond quickly to transient, unexpected environmental research opportunities created by sporadic natural occurrences such as earthquakes, droughts, floods, or ephemeral events in ecosystems.
You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for NERC funding.
Open
Grant
£100,000
8 July 2024
8 July 2024 9:00am UK time
Open - no closing date
Apply for funding to purchase strategic infrastructure including equipment, resources or both.
You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) funding.
Open
Grant
£400,000
18 June 2024
18 June 2024 9:00am UK time
Open - no closing date
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.
Open
Grant
£2,000,000
£10,000 - £80,000
23 November 2023
2 January 2024 9:00am UK time
Open - no closing date
You can apply for a network grant in any area within the remit of Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC).
We will support costs of building interdisciplinary research communities.
You must be based at an eligible UK research organisation.
Open
Grant
13 November 2023
13 November 2023 9:00am UK time
Open - no closing date