Apply for funding to support your transition to research independence. You will present and develop a strong and clear independent research vision and lead a project team to successfully deliver this.
Status: OPEN
Reference: OPP1286:EPSRC
Publication date: 5 August 2026
Opening date: 5 August 2026
Deadline model: Single-stage
Deadline date: no closing date
Description
The new investigator award aims to support early career individuals in developing their own research vision, establishing a research group to pursue it, and build research independence and leadership in their field.
You can apply for a new investigator award in any field of research relevant to our remit. We support high quality research in:
- artificial intelligence (AI)
- resilience and security
- clean energy
- engineering
- healthcare technologies
- information and communication technologies (ICT)
- sustainable manufacturing
- mathematical sciences
- physical sciences
- quantum technologies