Funders: Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
Funding type: Grant
Total fund: £6,000,000
Maximum award: £481,251
Publication date: 28 August 2025
Opening date: 28 August 2025
Closing date: 23 October 2025
Apply for funding to conduct research in nature-based engineering, defined in EPSRC’s Tomorrow’s Engineering Research Challenges report as developing systems and technologies inspired by nature.
You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) funding. Teams must include two or more researchers from different areas and at least one early career researcher (ECR) and/or postdoctoral research assistant (PDRA).
The Full Economic Cost (FEC) can be up to £481,250, including £75,000 for PDRA/ECR development. EPSRC will fund 80% of FEC. Projects can run up to two years.