EPSRC Standard Research Grant Nov 2023 Responsive Mode
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) · United Kingdom
Grant funding to support discovery-led research projects within the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council remit. The scheme supports a wide range of research from small feasibility studies to large multi-million-pound collaborative projects. EPSRC standard research grant, …
Summary
Deadline
Rolling
Complexity
Medium
Time to apply
20-60 hours
Updated
9 Jun 2026
Grant funding to support discovery-led research projects within the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council remit. The scheme supports a wide range of research from small feasibility studies to large multi-million-pound collaborative projects. EPSRC standard research grant, …
Eligibility
Applicant types
Research, Public Sector
Business size
Research organisation
Industries
Research areas within EPSRC remit including artificial intelligence, digital security and resilience, energy and decarbonisation, engineering, healthcare technologies, information and communication technologies, manufacturing and the circular economy, mathematical sciences, physical sciences and quantum technologies.
Match funding
Not required
Requirements
Researchers based at eligible UK research organisations under EPSRC standard eligibility rules. The application must be submitted by an eligible UK research organisation through the UKRI Funding Service. Projects including high-risk or high-reward research, feasibility studies, instrument development, collaborative interdisciplinary research and project-specific equipment development.
Eligible applicants
Researchers based at eligible UK research organisations under EPSRC standard eligibility rules.
Funding and scope
Benefit amount
£500,000 to £5 million
Total fund available
Not specified
Funding intensity
80% of Full Economic Cost (FEC).
Payment type
Grant (typically 80% FEC in arrears)
Eligible scope
Projects including high-risk or high-reward research, feasibility studies, instrument development, collaborative interdisciplinary research and project-specific equipment development.
Eligible expenses
- Staff costs, equipment purchases up to £400,000 per item, travel and subsistence, costs related to impact activities and other project resources required to deliver the research.
Ineligible costs
- Costs not eligible under UKRI FEC and EPSRC funding opportunity terms.
Application and risks
Application platform
UKRI Funding Service
Competitiveness
Open (Rolling assessment)
Decision timeline
Applications are batched and reviewed through responsive mode panel meetings held periodically.
Assessment process
Applications undergo peer review followed by prioritisation panel assessment where proposals are scored and ranked against assessment criteria.
Application sections
- Summary, core team details, thematic area alignment, vision and approach document, applicant and team capability (R4RI format), references, project partner contributions and letters of support, facilities information, resources and cost justification, and ethics and responsible research considerations.
Application components
Not specified
Decision risks
Applications may be rejected if they fall outside EPSRC remit, fail to follow application guidance or do not demonstrate sufficient research quality or feasibility.
Timeline and partners
Opening date
13 Nov 2023
Project duration
No limit specified
Project start
Not specified
Project end
Not specified
Co-funders
Not specified
Collaboration rules
- Collaborative projects across disciplines and with partners in academia, industry or other sectors are permitted where relevant to the research.
- International collaborators may participate. Under the UKRI and Research Council of Norway Money Follows Cooperation agreement, a project co-lead (international) may be based at a Norwegian institution.
Consortium requirements
- Not specified
Additional guidance
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Quick facts
- Status
- Open
- Deadline
- Rolling
- Funding amount
- £500,000 to £5 million
- Funding band
- Mid (£500k-£5M)
- Funding type
- Grant
- Payment type
- Grant (typically 80% FEC in arrears)
- Audience
- Research Innovation, Public Sector, Mixed
- Industry
- Research areas within EPSRC remit including artificial intelligence, digital security and resilience, energy and decarbonisation, engineering, healthcare technologies, information and communication technologies, manufacturing and the circular economy, mathematical sciences, physical sciences and quantum technologies.
- Last updated
- 9 Jun 2026
- Published
- 12 Nov 2023