EPSRC Prosperity Partnerships round six

Fund details

One opportunity, two funding routes:

Route one 

If your collaborative relationship is at a relatively early stage of approximately one to five years in duration, then the amount of EPSRC funding you may apply for must not exceed £1 million. Grants are normally between two to three years in duration.

Route two

If your collaborative relationship is well-established and has lasted for five years or more, then there is no restriction on the maximum amount of EPSRC funding you may apply for. Grants are normally between three to five years in duration. This route is intended for larger grants of more than £1 million.

Scope

The primary business partner and primary academic partner should consider the following criteria before applying:

• the business and academic partners have a demonstrable, research-based relationship that has been established for at least one year
• there are clear plans to evolve this relationship via user-inspired shared research challenges demonstrating a desire to enhance the partnership
• both partners are committed to the co-creation of a jointly delivered research programme at the technology readiness level (TRL) one to three:
• basic and applied research
• principles are demonstrated through experimentation
• early proof of concept demonstrated in the lab

Eligibility

Businesses can act as the ‘primary business partner’ if they are:

• a UK-based business or have UK-based research activity
• a business in the private sector driven by profit which can provide the necessary cash contribution

Research organisations can act as the ‘primary academic partner’ if they are eligible to receive research council funding:

• UK higher education institutions
• research council institutes
• UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) approved independent research organisations
• public sector research establishments
• NHS bodies with research capacity