Frequently Asked Questions

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 We can offer a maximum of £70,000 at 80% FEC per proposal

Yes

Letters of support from stakeholders that are contributing match funding (cash or in-kind) are recommended to support your proposal. General letters of support (i.e., not contributing to proposal resources) are not required.  Letters of support from partner universities (i.e., where a Co-I is listed from another institution) are not required.

Research staff on fixed term contracts can apply as Co-I or as a lead-applicant with the support of an established academic acting as PI with a maximum 5% time contribution. The lead applicant, PI and Co-I should be employed continuously by the Lead UK University (i.e. their post will outlast the project) or higher education institution and be eligible to receive EPSRC funding. Any funding requested for staff shall only be awarded for named individuals, who are already in post in the organisation.

Industry partners can be subcontractors to an academic lead, however the work performed by the subcontractor has to be justified as essential to the project and show clear value for money.

Overseas HEI are not eligible for funding, please see the link below for more information:

https://epsrc.ukri.org/funding/applicationprocess/fundingguide/

No, lead applicants need to be employed by the University, as stated in our guideline: "The lead applicant, PI and Co-I should be employed continuously by the Lead UK University (i.e. their post will outlast the project) or higher education institution and be eligible to receive EPSRC funding." Any funding requested for staff shall only be awarded for named individuals, who are already in post in the organisation. An established academic could act as PI and Co-I in a mentor capacity and in this case, a request for a modest percentage of the time may be included in the request (maximum 5%).