Strategic infrastructure outlines
Supports the purchase and setup of strategic research infrastructure to boost UK engineering and physical sciences research, focusing on sustainability, accessibility, and institutional priorities.
Funder: UK Research and Innovation
Due Dates (Anticipated): June 2027 (projected)
Funding Amounts: Minimum £400,000 per award; no explicit upper limit; project duration varies (up to 2 years for support of existing infrastructure)
Summary: Funding for strategic infrastructure to enhance UK scientific capability and enable transformative, high-priority research within the EPSRC remit.
Key Information: Forecasted opportunity—dates and details may change; institutional application limits apply.
Description
This grant supports the purchase and set-up of strategic research infrastructure—including equipment, resources, or both—to strengthen UK scientific capability and enable high-priority, cutting-edge research within the remit of the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC). Funding is available for both new infrastructure and resources to support existing infrastructure, emphasizing projects that are a strategic necessity, align with institutional priorities, and demonstrate long-term sustainability. The opportunity is designed to complement and enhance regional or national research capabilities, with a focus on justified costs, appropriate management and accessibility, environmental sustainability, and skills development for technical staff.
