Grants for physical sciences businesses
8 grants available across the UK, US, Canada, Australia, and Germany.
Countries with physical sciences grants
Physical Sciences grants
8 verified grants for physical sciences businesses
EPSRC Programme grant full proposal
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
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. This funding opportunity is only for invited applicants. EPSRC sees programme grants as critical mass investments, which cover a diverse engineering and physical sciences portfolio and benefit UK research through the concentration of high-performing talent.
EPSRC programme grant outline stage
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
Programme grants provide flexible funding to world-leading UK research groups addressing significant research challenges. Funding should bring together the expertise of a team of internationally recognised scientists or engineers to focus on one strategic research theme. Funding can be awarded for up to six years. You must contact the relevant theme contact before applying. Applications are paused from 1 December 2025 for energy and decarbonisation, manufacturing and circular economy, and quantum technologies themes.
Strategic infrastructure outlines
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
Apply for funding to purchase strategic infrastructure including equipment, resources or both. The funding seeks to improve UK scientific capability and enable cutting-edge research of high priority to EPSRC. This funding is for either purchase and set-up of infrastructure or resources to support existing infrastructure. The full economic cost (FEC) of your infrastructure must be at least £400,000. EPSRC expects no more than six applications from each institution per year.
EPSRC network grant: Nov 2023: responsive mode
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
Network grants are for researchers at eligible research organisations. EPSRC will support costs of building interdisciplinary research communities. You can apply for a network grant in any area within the remit of EPSRC. Network grants aim to develop new interdisciplinary research communities and topics by supporting interaction between researchers and relevant science, technology and industrial groups. We expect networks to lead to new collaborative multidisciplinary research applications. Some may develop into virtual centres of excellence.
EPSRC working with overseas scientists: Nov 2023: responsive mode
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
This is an opportunity for you to work with researchers in Ireland, Luxembourg, Brazil, Germany and the US through EPSRC's lead agency agreements. The majority of the UK research must fall within EPSRC remit. We will award 80% of the full economic cost (FEC) of the UK costs of the project. Your overseas partners are funded by the relevant overseas agency. The aim is to reduce current barriers to working internationally by allowing researchers to submit a single collaborative application with a joint funding decision, informed by a single lead agency review.
EPSRC new investigator award: Nov 2023: responsive mode
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
This funding opportunity is for people who are establishing their own independent research vision. New investigator awards are for researchers at eligible research organisations. EPSRC encourages projects with a single, clear research vision and the identification of career development opportunities for new investigators. The new investigator award scheme is intended to support individuals who hold an academic lectureship position (or equivalent) and have not previously led a research group. Eligibility is determined on the basis of funding history, not years post-PhD or job title.
EPSRC overseas travel grant: Nov 2023: responsive mode
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
You can apply for an overseas travel grant in any area within the remit of EPSRC. You must be based at an eligible UK research organisation. Overseas travel grants (OTGs) provide funding for visits overseas to learn new techniques, or form and develop collaborations. We expect you not to exceed a single visit of more than six months or multiple visits totalling up to 12 months.
EPSRC standard research grant, Nov 2023: responsive mode
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
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.