NQS Mission 2 Coordination Network
NQS Mission 2 Coordination Network supports an academic-led community linking researchers, industry and end users through coordination and knowledge exchange to advance UK quantum networks and a future quantum internet.
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Funder: UK Research and Innovation
Due Dates: November 24, 2026, 4:00pm UK time (Closing date) | May 31, 2027 (Fixed project start)
Funding Amounts: Up to £630,937 full economic cost; EPSRC contribution £504,750 (80% FEC), for up to 33 months
Summary: Supports an academic-led coordination network connecting UK quantum networking and communications stakeholders to advance National Quantum Strategy Mission 2.
Key Information: The network must be co-created with end users who actively shape its priorities, activities and outputs throughout the award.
Description
This opportunity supports a coordination network for Mission 2 of the UK National Quantum Strategy, which aims to deploy advanced quantum networks at scale by 2035 and lay foundations for a future quantum internet. EPSRC leads the opportunity through the UKRI Quantum Technologies Priority Programme, with EPSRC and STFC listed as funders.
The network will connect researchers, industry, network operators, policymakers, infrastructure providers and end users across quantum and classical networking, communications and photonics. It supports community-building, knowledge exchange, workshops, expert working groups, horizon-scanning and road mapping rather than duplicating funded research. Priorities include identifying shared challenges and capability gaps, aligning research with user and market needs, supporting skills development, and connecting Mission 2 projects with testbeds and demonstration infrastructure to accelerate research uptake.
