Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) Grants

EPSRC funds engineering and physical sciences research through UKRI, and its grants are held by universities and research institutes rather than by companies. If you run a business, the realistic routes in are as a project partner or through a Knowledge Transfer Partnership. Applications are made by a named academic investigator.

Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) has 19 open funds listed here, none of them with a fixed deadline.

Checked daily. Last updated 5 August 2026.

No published award history for Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC). Some funders do not publish their grants data.

What Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) funds

Counted across the 19 open funds on this page.

Always open

No closing date, so you can apply whenever you are ready.

Ongoing

UKRI Translation: EPSRC Prosperity Partnerships 2027

Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)

Up to £40,000,000Manufacturing, Information & Communication, Professional & Scientific Services, Education

This grant supports ambitious research partnerships between businesses and universities. You can get up to £40 million for collaborative research programmes. Your business must already have a working

Ongoing

Future Connectivity Hubs Evolution Programme: Invite only

Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)

Up to £97,625,000Information & Communication, Professional & Scientific Services

This is an invite-only funding programme for advanced connectivity technologies. Only organisations that have been specifically invited by EPSRC can apply. The funding aims to make the UK a world lead

Ongoing

Materials Innovation Programme Coordination Network Pluses

Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)

Up to £5,700,000Manufacturing, Professional & Scientific Services, Education

This grant funds Network Plus projects that coordinate materials research communities. You can get up to £4.75 million to establish networks around four themes from the National Materials Innovation S

Ongoing

UKRI Translation: EPSRC ACT Proof of Concept

Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)

Up to £5,500,000Information & Communication, Professional & Scientific Services, Education

This grant provides up to £5.5 million for commercialising research in Advanced Connectivity Technologies. You must be based at a UK research organisation that can receive EPSRC funding. The funding s

Ongoing

EPSRC Materials Innovation Partnerships

Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)

Up to £7,500,000Manufacturing, Professional & Scientific Services, Education

This grant funds ambitious research partnerships between businesses and universities working on advanced materials. You need an established partnership of at least one year with your academic or busin

Ongoing

Fundamental AI Research Lab

Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)

Up to £40,000,000Information & Communication

This grant offers up to £40 million over six years to create a new AI research lab. The money is paid in stages to support research and training. You must lead the formation of a strategic research la

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Frequently asked questions about Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) funding

How many Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) grants are open right now?+

19 grants from Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) are open on GrantMatch today, none of them with a fixed deadline. The list is checked daily.

How do I apply for Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) funding?+

Each grant on this page links to the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) application page for that fund. Read the funder's own eligibility criteria before you start, since terms differ between funds.