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Use of grant proposal and training grant information addendum (PDF)
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You need to comply with these terms and conditions if you are awarded a research grant.
They include our expectations for how research is governed, including the safety and wellbeing of research staff, as well as the use of animals.
Updates
- 1 April 2026
Refreshed FEC and Training Grant Terms and Conditions that strengthen clarity, fairness and accessibility, including new reimbursement for reasonable adjustment costs and clearer, more consistent guidance across publications, governance, fellowships, training grants and no‑cost extensions which clarifies reasons for exceptions. - 13 January 2026
Updated a broken link on standard terms and conditions. - 1 October 2025
PDF of the FEC grant terms and conditions replaced with a more accessible HTML version. - 1 October 2025
Updated UKRI terms and conditions of FEC grants. These conditions were updated to reflect requirements for Trusted Research and Innovation. - 1 April 2025
Replaced 'UK Research and Innovation FEC grants: standard terms and conditions of grant' and 'UK Research and Innovation FEC grants: standard terms and conditions of grant guidance' documents with updated versions. Details of the changes can be found on page 23. - 17 December 2024
Update to the guidance. - 2 April 2024
Updated terms and conditions and guidance added. - 16 November 2023
Updated terms and conditions and guidance added. - 4 July 2023
Guidance document updated with the revised costings for roles in funding applications. - 5 April 2023
Updated terms and conditions and guidance added. - 3 November 2022
These documents are updated bi-annually following review, updates are referenced in Annex C of each terms and conditions document.