Opportunity status: Open
Funders: Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
Funding type: Grant
Total fund: £40,000,000
Publication date: 12 March 2026
Opening date: 12 March 2026 9:00am UK time
Closing date: 21 May 2026 4:00pm UK time
Apply for funding to support ambitious, collaborative research programmes.
Prosperity Partnerships projects must:
be co-created and co-delivered by established business and academic partners
aim to create long-term prosperity for the UK, by bringing jobs and revenue growth/addressing societal and sustainability issues
be fundamental or applied research, firmly grounded within the engineering and physical sciences
Engineering & Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) will fund 80% of the full economic cost (FEC) of your application.
The business cash contribution must at least match the amount funded by EPSRC.