Energy Funding Opportunities

EPSRC leads the Research Councils UK Energy Programme in which BBSRC, ESRC, EPSRC, NERC and STFC work together to develop and deliver energy research and training within a common strategic framework.

New Calls

• Integrated Energy Storage Grand Challenges - updated
  Submission of Ideas: The Research Councils UK Energy Programme is seeking input from stakeholder groups to help identify opportunities for Grand Challenges in the area of Large Scale Integrated Energy Storage for Future Energy Networks.
  Issued: 22 July 2011 Closing Date: 25 August 2011

• SUPERGEN Hydrogen and Fuel Cells Hub call
  Invitation for proposals: Proposals are invited for collaborative proposals for a collaborative research Hub in the Area of Hydrogen and Fuel Cells. Up to £4M is available for this call only one proposal will be funded.
  Issued: 26 July 2011 Closing Date: 11 October 2011

• Sustainable Materials for Energy (PIRE) – US/UK collaborative funding (supplementary guidance)
  Invitation for proposals: The EPSRC and ESRC, in collaboration with the NSF, announce a call for collaborative projects involving researchers from the US and UK under the Partnerships for International Research and Education programme (PIRE).
  Issued: 10 August 2011 Closing Date: 19 October 2011

• Call for the next stage of the SUPERGEN initiative in Bioenergy
  Invitation for proposals: This is an invitation for proposals for a SUPERGEN Bioenergy 'Hub', and is a revised version of a call previously issued in 2010.
  Issued: 09 August 2011 Closing Date: 25 October 2011

• SUPERGEN Solar Energy Hub call
  Invitation for proposals: The Research Councils Energy Programme invites collaborative research proposals for a research Hub in the Area of Solar Energy. The call closes on the 25th October 2011 and up to £4M is available for this call.
  Issued: 09 August 2011 Closing Date: 25 October 2011

• The ESRC Knowledge Exchange call is open from 1 September until 27 October 2011. This call is aimed at social science researchers at all stages of their career and at organisations in the business, public and civil society sectors, with the intention of encouraging dialogue and collaboration between these groups. There are two separate schemes:

  • The Knowledge Exchange Opportunities scheme
    This is a flexible scheme that provides funding for knowledge exchange activities at all stages of the research life-cycle and is intended as a complement to Pathways to Impact.

  • The Follow on Fund scheme
    The aim of this scheme is to provide funding for additional knowledge exchange and impact generating activities to follow on from a specific piece of substantial research that is drawing to an end or has recently finished.

• Carbon capture and storage for natural gas power stations
  Invitation for proposals: The Research Councils UK Energy Programme, led by the EPSRC, invites research proposals focusing on carbon capture and storage (CCS) issues related to natural gas power plants.
  Issued: 16 August 2011 Closing Date: 23 November 2011

• EPSRC Fellowships
  Open call: Applications for Fellowships at all levels are now open. There is a new framework which removes closing dates and eligibility requirements based on years of experience, and establishes a person specification against which applicants will be judged. The Energy Programme is inviting proposals in CCS, end-use energy demand, marine energy and off-shore wind. please refer to the call for details on which types of fellowships are invited for the different areas.
  Issued: 22 July 2011 No Closing Date

For information on funding opportunities across the Energy Programme please visit the individual Research Council websites.