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EPSRC discipline-hopping in ICT

You can apply for support to use your ICT skills in a new discipline or learn ICT research skills to apply them in your own discipline.

EPSRC new investigator award

You can apply for this award at any time in any area funded by EPSRC if you are an academic and have not previously led a research group or received a significant grant.

We fund research into chemistry, engineering, information and communications technologies, materials, mathematical sciences and physics.

EPSRC working with overseas scientists

You can apply to work with overseas researchers in Ireland, Luxembourg, Brazil and the US in areas funded by EPSRC. Collaborative work is governed by a series of agreements between UKRI and sister agencies in the partner countries.

EPSRC Overseas travel grant

You can apply for an overseas travel grant at any time to support work in any area funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council. We fund research into chemistry, engineering, information and communication technologies, materials, mathematical sciences and physics.

EPSRC open fellowship

Apply for a fellowship focusing on any topic in the EPSRC portfolio.

You’ll have the support, flexibility and freedom to:

  • develop high-quality research
  • gain experience to enhance your career
  • create a modern and inclusive research environment
  • raise the profile of EPSRC’s remit.

You must be hosted and supported by an eligible UK research organisation during your fellowship.

EPSRC synthetic biology postdoctoral fellowship

Apply for a fellowship focusing on the engineering challenges of delivering synthetic biology as a mature technology.

You’ll have the support, flexibility and freedom to:

  • transition to research independence
  • develop high-quality research
  • gain experience to enhance your career.

An eligible UK research organisation must host you during your fellowship.

EPSRC postdoctoral fellowship

Apply for a fellowship focusing on either:

  • energy
  • mathematical sciences

You’ll have the support, flexibility and freedom to:

  • transition to research independence
  • develop high-quality research
  • gain experience to enhance your career

An eligible UK research organisation must host you during your fellowship.

Stephen Hawking Postdoctoral Fellowship

Apply for a postdoctoral fellowship focusing on a range of disciplines in the area of theoretical physics with the aim of reflecting Stephen Hawking’s work in bringing science into popular culture.

An eligible UK research organisation must host you during your fellowship.

Early career fellowships in cultural and heritage institutions

Apply for funding to conduct research at cultural and heritage institutions.

You must:

  • be an early career researcher
  • have either a doctorate in a relevant subject or equivalent professional experience and skills
  • have the support of an eligible host such as an independent research organisation in the culture and heritage sector

Environmental sciences: global partnerships seedcorn fund 2023

Apply for funding to create new global partnerships in areas of environmental science.

You must be based at a UK organisation eligible for UKRI funding. You can apply as a standard principal investigator or new investigator.

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