Doctoral focal award: chip design and verification
Funding
Up to £6,000,000
Deadline
2 December 2026
Location
England
Applications
Deadline: 2 December 2026
Overview
EPSRC is funding a doctoral focal award in chip design and verification. It will support interdisciplinary doctoral training in very large-scale integration (VLSI) design and systems-on-chip. The total fund and maximum award are both £6 million, initially for two cohorts of students, with further cohorts possibly funded later. As a non-full economic cost award, UKRI funds 100% of the eligible costs listed in the opportunity; estates and indirect costs are not funded. Higher education institutions, research council institutes, eligible independent research organisations, Catapults and public sector research establishments can take part. An organisation can lead only one application. Applications close at 4:00pm UK time on 2 December 2026. Official source: https://www.ukri.org/opportunity/doctoral-focal-award-chip-design-and-verification/. Last checked by GrantMatch on 19 October 2026.
Requirements to check
Who can apply:
Key requirements:
- Must be a UK research organisation eligible for EPSRC funding
- Must be based in England
You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for EPSRC funding: higher education institutions, research council institutes, eligible independent research organisations and Catapults, and public sector research establishments (PSREs). A PSRE must choose to take part either as a project lead or co-lead hosting students, or as a project partner, not both. Each organisation can lead only one application, though it can be a partner on others.
This summary may not include every exclusion. Check the full eligibility rules, including who and what the funder will not support.
This is for UK research organisations, such as universities, that are eligible to receive EPSRC funding and are based in England. It is aimed at institutions that can deliver doctoral-level training in chip design and electronic systems. It is not for businesses, charities, or individuals applying directly.
Regions
No published award history for Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC). Some funders do not publish their grants data.
Full details from Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
Apply for funding to establish a doctoral focal award in chip design. This supports interdisciplinary training in very large-scale integration design and systems-on-chip.You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for EPSRC funding.
Apply on the UKRI Funding Service. You cannot use Je-S, and your organisation must be registered. Select Start application on the UKRI funding finder page, confirm you are the project lead, then sign in or create a Funding Service account. The project lead completes the application, with input from the team and any project partners, then sends it to the research office, which submits it to UKRI by 4:00pm UK time on 2 December 2026. Only the lead research organisation can submit.
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