NQS Mission 2 Coordination Network

Open UKRI funding opportunity · Grant. Closes 2026-11-24. Total fund £630,937. Opportunity page: https://www.ukri.org/opportunity/nqs-mission-2-coordination-network/

Apply for funding to establish a coordination network supporting Mission 2 of the UK National Quantum Strategy. The network will bring together researchers, industry partners, and network operators to strengthen collaboration, maximise the impact of Mission 2 investments, accelerate progress towards secure, scalable quantum communications and the quantum internet.

You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) funding.

The full economic cost (FEC) can be up to £630,937. EPSRC will fund 80% of the FEC.

Projects must be no more than 33 months in duration and start by 31 May 2027.

What we're looking for Aim

EPSRC is delivering this funding opportunity as part of the UKRI Quantum Technologies Priority Programme.

This funding opportunity supports the aims of the UK National Quantum Strategy Mission 2, which seeks to establish the UK as a world leader in quantum networking and communications by developing secure, scalable quantum networks and laying the foundations for a future quantum internet. By 2035, Mission 2 aims for the UK to have deployed advanced quantum networks at scale and to be pioneering the technologies and capabilities needed to realise the quantum internet.

Successful applications will establish a Mission 2 Coordination Network that brings together researchers, industry, network operators, policymakers, infrastructure providers and other stakeholders across the quantum and classical networking and communications landscapes.

The network will strengthen coordination across the Mission 2 portfolio, foster collaboration and knowledge exchange, identify shared challenges and opportunities, and support the development of a coherent, connected and internationally competitive UK community.

he network should…