Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Funding type:
Grant
Publication date:
20 February 2025
Opening date:
4 March 2025 9:00am UK time
Closing date:
Open - no closing date
Programme grants provide flexible funding to world-leading research groups addressing significant major research challenges.
Funding should bring together a team of internationally recognised scientists or engineers to focus on one strategic research theme.
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) sees programme grants as critical mass investments, which cover a diverse engineering and physical sciences portfolio. They benefit UK research through the concentration of high-performing talent.
This funding opportunity is only for invited applicants.
Funding can be awarded for up to six years.
You must be based at an eligible UK research organisation.
You can only apply for this funding opportunity if we have invited you to do so following a successful outline application.
To lead a project, you must be based at an eligible organisation.
EPSRC standard eligibility rules apply. For full details, .
International applicants
The project co-lead (international) (PcL (I)) role should only be used for applications making use of the or the . EPSRC does not otherwise accept project co-lead (international) applicants.
Resubmissions
We will not accept uninvited resubmissions of projects that have been submitted to UKRI or any other funder.