Opportunity status: Open
Funders: Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
Funding type: Grant
Total fund: £5,500,000
Award range: £100,000 – £500,000
Publication date: 27 March 2026
UK time Opening date: 27 March 2026 9:00am
UK time Closing date: 27 May 2026 4:00pm
Apply for follow-on funding to support early to mid‑stage commercialisation of research in Advanced Connectivity Technologies. Projects must build on engineering and physical sciences outputs to deliver economic, societal, policy and environmental benefits for a more sustainable and resilient UK. Funded topics must align with Department for Science, Innovation and Technology’s (DSIT) Sustainable Networks and Secure and Resilient Networks connectivity challenge themes.
You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for EPSRC funding.
The full economic cost (FEC) of your project can be up to £500,000. EPSRC will fund 80% of the FEC. Projects may be up to two years in duration. Funding is subject to business case approval.