Apply for funding for early development of promising net zero technologies and solutions.
The science, technology, applications and expertise must originate from the STFC core science programme or STFC facilities and laboratories.
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Search and filter this listApply for funding to run an independent research project. The project must be within the remit of the STFC core science programme.
You must be an early career researcher. Your application must be hosted and supported by an eligible UK research organisation.
You must hold a PhD and have clear leadership potential.
Apply for impact acceleration account (IAA) funding to help your organisation’s research have an impact.
Your organisation must be eligible for funding from one of these councils:
- AHRC
- BBSRC
- EPSRC
- STFC
- MRC.
To be eligible to apply for EPSRC funding, your organisation must have been invited.
You can apply for funding for proof-of-concept work that follows up STFC-funded research and shows how it could be turned into a potential commercial application.
Support is available for 80% of the full economic costs of projects with a total value of £200,000 and lasting up to 18 months.
You can apply for funding to work with industry or other non-academic partners to turn STFC-funded research into commercial products and services.
Support of up to £360,000 is available for 80% of the full economic costs of projects with a total value of up to £450,000 and lasting up to 36 months.
UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £3 million to resolve productivity issues by working with the best scientists and research facilities. This funding is from Innovate UK.
This competition is open to single applicants only.
To lead a project your organisation must be a UK registered micro, small or medium-sized enterprise (SME).
Apply for funding to provide training for a PhD student at your organisation.
You must be an eligible research organisation. Training must be provided jointly with a non-academic organisation.
The project must fall within the STFC core science programme.
Apply for funding for a small nuclear physics project focused on feasibility.
To apply you must be an academic member of staff or hold a fellowship, won through open competition. You can be at any career stage.
Apply for funding to engage the public with STFC-supported science, technology or facilities.
This opportunity is open to a wide range of organisations.
You can apply if you’re a UK organisation with an annual financial report and accounts.
Your project must focus on an area within the remit of STFC.
Apply for funding to establish a new centre for doctoral training (CDT) in data intensive science.
You can apply if:
- your higher education institution receives STFC core science funding
- the training of all involved lead departments is STFC accredited.
This opportunity was updated on 1 October 2021 with further guidance on what to include in your proposal about ‘managing the CDT’.