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EPSRC new investigator award: applicant-led mode

Apply for funding to support your transition to research independence. This funding will enable you to develop your own research vision and lead a team. You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for EPSRC funding and it must be your first application to EPSRC as a project lead.

Published opportunity

Funding
Amount varies or is not published
Location
United Kingdom
Deadline
Open - no closing date
Provider
UKRI
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Published criteria

Who this opportunity is for.

Funding organisation
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
Location
United Kingdom
Opens
5 August 2026, 9:00 AM
Closes
Open - no closing date
Requirement
Apply for funding to support your transition to research independence. This funding will enable you to develop your own research vision and lead a team. You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for EPSRC funding and it must be your first application to EPSRC as a project lead.
Funders
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)

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  2. 02
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  3. 03
    Prepare the evidence the provider requests

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