EPSRC Strategic Infrastructure outlines: September 2026

Open UKRI funding opportunity · Grant. Open with no closing date. Opportunity page: https://www.ukri.org/opportunity/epsrc-strategic-infrastructure-outlines-september-2026/

Apply for funding to purchase strategic infrastructure (equipment, resources or both). The funding seeks to improve UK scientific capability and enable cutting-edge research that aligns with national priorities, including those within the UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) strategy and EPSRC Strategic Delivery Plan.

Eligibility and Requirements:

- host: UK research organisation eligible for EPSRC funding

- scope: equipment purchase and set-up (route one), or resources to improve usage of existing equipment (route two)

- equipment cost: minimum £400,000 (including VAT)

- resource-only applications: maximum duration of 2 years

What we're looking for Aim

Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) strategic infrastructure funding seeks to improve UK scientific capability and enable cutting-edge research of high priority to EPSRC.

Scope

Strategic infrastructure is intended to enhance UK scientific capability and support cutting-edge research of high priority to EPSRC. The request should fit within the host institution strategy and enable research that predominantly falls within our remit.

Strategic infrastructure opportunity provides two funding routes:

- route one (purchase and set-up of strategic infrastructure)

- route two (resources to support existing strategic infrastructure)

These two funding routes have different scopes, but the application and assessment processes are via the same funding opportunity.

Route one (strategic infrastructure)

Strategic infrastructure includes a wide range of capital infrastructure and justified non-capital costs. Examples include, but are not limited to:

- infrastructure enabling technology that increases novel research capability, for example, capital infrastructure enabling transformative research of high importance to EPSRC and…