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Department of Physics

Major funding sources

 

EPSRC


EPSRC is the UK Government’s leading funding agency for research and training in engineering and the physical sciences. The downloadable Funding Guide gives details of EPSRC's funding opportunities and research fellowships, including:

  • New academics   First grant scheme, CASE students for new academics.
  • Fellowships   Career acceleration fellowships, postdoctoral fellowships, leadership fellowships, other fellowships.
  • Networking and collaboration   Visiting researchers, workshops and schools, networks, postdoctoral mobility.
  • Overseas Travel Grants   Obtaining funding for travel abroad
  • Knowledge transfer   Follow-on fund, integrated knowledge centres, knowledge transfer challenge.
  • Platform grants   Platform grant funding provides a baseline of flexible support (a platform) that can be used for the retention of key staff, feasibility studies, longer-term research and International Networking.

STFC


STFC is one of Europe's largest multidisciplinary research organizations. The Council operates world-class, large-scale research facilities and directs, coordinates and funds research, education and training. Further details on funding opportunities within STFC's Science Programme can be found under the following research areas:

British Council


The British Council encourages scientific links and collaborations through a worldwide science network.

Funding opportunities are available to encourage the building of strong and sustainable international partnerships.

Leverhulme Trust


The Leverhulme Trust makes awards for the support of research and education, however it does not make awards for equipment or for the provision of research premises.

 

Nuffield Foundation


The Nuffield Foundation awards grants for the development of research and professional capacity in science and social science.

The Royal Society


The Royal Society promotes science education, awareness and international interaction through the provision of a range of grants and funding of first class professorial and postdoctoral researchers.

NATO

The NATO Science for Peace and Security Programme offers grants to scientists within NATO, Partner and Mediterranean Dialogur countries to collaborate on priority research topics, which include NATO priorities and additional Partner country priorities. Grants are also offered to assist the academic community in Partner countries to set up computer networking infrastructure and to optimize their use of electronic communication.

European Science Foundation


An ESF Scientific Programme is a networking activity covering all domains in the research spectrum, bringing together key researchers and research groups, usually for four or five years to address a major scientific issue at the European level. Key objectives include sharing knowledge and expertise, developing new techniques, training young scientists and bringing together nationally funded programmes in a European coordinated activity.

European Commission


The European Commission, for European Union funded research: