EPSRC standard research grant, Nov 2023: responsive mode

About this grant

You can apply for a research grant in any area within the remit of Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC). You must be based at an eligible UK research organisation. Standard research grants are available for researchers at eligible research organisations. There is no limit on the value of the grant or length of the project. You should ask for what is needed to deliver the proposed programme of research. Through EPSRC standard research grants we fund a wide range of projects, from small, short-term grants to multi-million-pound research projects including high-risk or high-return research, feasibility studies, instrument development, project specific equipment, and collaborative projects that cross different disciplines.

Eligibility requirements

All of the following criteria must be met:

• Must be based at an eligible UK research organisation
• EPSRC standard eligibility rules apply
• Majority of research must fall within EPSRC remit

What the funding covers

• 80% of full economic costs (FEC)
• No limit on grant value
• No limit on project length
• Staff costs
• Equipment (up to £400K per item)
• Other items required to carry out project
• Costs related to impact
• Travel and subsistence
• High-risk or high-return research
• Feasibility studies
• Instrument development
• Project specific equipment
• Collaborative cross-disciplinary projects

How to apply

1. 1Confirm you are the project lead
2. 2Sign in or create a Funding Service account
3. 3Select your organisation verify email and set password
4. 4If organisation is not listed email support@funding-service.ukri.org
5. 5Allow at least 10 working days for organisation to be added
6. 6Create an organisation Administration Account if requesting organisation addition
7. 7Administration account needed for acceptance and management of potential grant
8. 8Answer questions directly in text boxes
9. 9Save answers and return later if needed
10. 10Work offline and copy paste answers back into system if preferred
11. 11Upload documents only when requested following Funding Service instructions
12. 12Use How to apply section for questions and assessment criteria guidance
13. 13Review application in read-only view before submission
14. 14Send completed application to research office for checking
15. 15Research office may return application for edits
16. 16Research office submits checked application to UKRI

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