Pre-announcement: NMIP sandpit: Digital materials for accelerated innovation

Opportunity status: Upcoming
Funders: Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
Funding type: Grant
Publication date: 9 September 2026
Opening date: To be confirmed
Closing date: To be confirmed
Apply to attend a three to five-day sandpit to develop high-impact projects that address the challenges and opportunities of integrating digital approaches to accelerate the translation of materials research.

You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) funding to receive project funding from the sandpit.

Attendance at the sandpit does not guarantee UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) funding.

Apply here

Closing date: 31 December 2026