Advanced Materials Highlight No

Application Platform: UKRI Funding Service

Application Sections: Applications must follow the EPSRC standard research grant application structure.

Assessment Process: Applications are assessed using the standard EPSRC research grant peer review process.

Co-Funders: Not specified

Collaboration Rules: Collaboration with relevant research partners and end users is encouraged where appropriate to ensure research relevance and impact.

Competitiveness: Not specified

Consortium Requirements: Not specified

Decision Risks: Applications may be rejected if they fall outside the scope of the highlight notice or do not meet EPSRC research grant eligibility and application requirements.

Decision Timeline: Not specified

Eligible Expenses: Costs eligible under the EPSRC standard research grant scheme.

Eligible Scope: Projects must focus on either advanced materials solutions that reduce reliance on critical minerals or research developing in-situ or in-operando materials metrology and characterisation techniques that enable real-time analysis of materials during processing or use.

Funding Intensity: EPSRC funds 80% of the full economic cost of the project.

Important Notes: There is currently no fixed closing date for this highlight notice. EPSRC will monitor the volume of submissions and will provide at least two months’ notice before closing the opportunity if required.

Ineligible Projects: Projects focused solely on material extraction, recovery or recycling techniques are outside the scope of this highlight notice.

International Collaboration Requirement: Not specified

Interview Stage: Not specified

Key Requirements: Applications must align with the scope of the highlight notice and be submitted through the EPSRC standard research grant opportunity. Applicants must include the required prefix in the application title to indicate alignment with the highlight notice theme.

Lead Organisation Requirement: The lead applicant must be affiliated with an eligible UK research organisation.

Match Funding Requirement: No institutional matched funding required beyond the remaining 20% full economic cost contribution.

Project Duration: No fixed duration limit

Project End Date: Not specified

Project Start Date: Not specified

Publication Date: 2025-08-21 00:00:00

Renewal Rules: Not specified

Research Category: Fundamental and applied research in materials science and engineering.

Research Organisation Funding: Funding is awarded to eligible UK research organisations under the full economic cost model.

Subcontractors: Not specified

Total Fund Available: Not specified