Research funding information
This page is designed to help you find what schemes might be right for you, depending on your career stage, area of research or collaborative links.
The right-hand column announces upcoming deadlines.
Thematic funding areas
- Marie Curie Schemes
- Early Career Fellowships
- Mid-Advanced Career Fellowships
- Industrial Funding Schemes for PhD (internal use only)
- University of Warwick Funding (internal use only)
- Travel and networking funding
- Technology Transfer
Major funding bodies for Engineering research &
General Research Project Funding Schemes
These provide responsive mode funding and calls. Key opportunities from these bodies are recorded on the funding calendar
- Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
- Technology Strategy Board
- Royal Society
- Royal Academy of Engineering
- Leverhulme Trust
- Wellcome Trust
- National Institute of Health Research
EU Funding - Horizon 2020
For details of what Horizon 2020 means for engineers, visit our H2020 page.
Post Graduate funding opportunities
The funding opportunities detailed on these pages primarily focus on academic research initiatives. Postgraduate programmes can be accessed via the link below:
- Looking to support a potential PhD student? Apply for School funding here (Internal access only)
- WCPRS Scheme (Industrial contribution - Internal access only)
- Internal PG funding for your enrolled student Consumables or Travel Bursary (Internal access only)
- Postgraduate fundingLink opens in a new window (General advert page)
- How to advertise your postgraduate scholarship
Research documents
- Justification of Resources (JoR)
(EPSRC Justification of Resources) - Pathways to Impact (PtI) (EPSRC application requirement)
- EPSRC First Grants Template Host Organisation Statement (EPSRC First Grants only)
- Host Organisation Statement of Support Link opens in a new window (Fellowships)
- Institutional Letter of SupportLink opens in a new window (all schemes)
- Template Partner Organisation Letter of SupportLink opens in a new window (all schemes)
Presentations on Research Funding
Horizon 2020:
- UK Research Office Marie Curie Initial Training Networks (ITN) (Manchester, Oct 2014)
- UK Research Office ERC Starting Grants Information and Proposal Writing Event (October 2014)Link opens in a new window
- UK Research Office Horizon 2020 Overview (Warwick, Nov 2013) Link opens in a new window
- UK Research Office ERC and Marie Curie Schemes (Warwick, Nov 2013)Link opens in a new window
- UK Research Office ERC Starting Grants (Birmingham, Jan 2014) Link opens in a new window
- UK Research Office FET Open Presentation (Brussels, July 2014)Link opens in a new window
- UK Research Office Marie Curie Workshop (Warwick, June 2014)Link opens in a new window
- European Commission Web Training Event - Marie Curie Fellowships - Introduction to the Scheme (June, 2014)Link opens in a new window
- European Commission Web Training Event - Marie Curie Fellowships - How to Submit a Proposal (June, 2014)Link opens in a new window
- Greater Birmingham and West Midlands Brussels Office Information Handout (Warwick, May 2014)Link opens in a new window
- Greater Birmingham and West Midlands Brussels Office Engaging with Brussels (Warwick, May 2014) Link opens in a new window
- Sean McCarthy (Hyperion) How to Write a Competitive Proposal for H2020 (Warwick, Jan 2014)Link opens in a new window
- Sean McCarthy (Hyperion) Impact in H2020 (Athens, Feb 2014) Link opens in a new window
RCUK:
- BBSRC Knowledge Exchange and Commercialisation and Impact (Warwick, Mar 2014)Link opens in a new window
- EPSRC Importance vs Impact (Swindon, May 2014)Link opens in a new window
- EPSRC 'The Good The Bad and The Ugly' of proposal writing (Swindon, May 2014) Link opens in a new window
- EPSRC Peer Review Process (Swindon, May 2014)Link opens in a new window
Research and Impact Services (RIS)
- RSS websiteLink opens in a new window - guidence on using the system and links to helpful information on approving and tracking proposals.
Preparing a proposalLink opens in a new window – advice on confidentiality, contract management and insurance.
Costing and PricingLink opens in a new window - helping to cost your proposal accurately and effectively.
Research IntegrityLink opens in a new window –procedures to ensure applications comply with ethical and governance requirements.
Full Economic CostingLink opens in a new window –support to ensure that all proposal are correctly costed before submission.
Contract NegotiationLink opens in a new window - sources of help for negotiating the terms and conditions of your proposal.
Intellectual Property Rights
Intellectual Property (UK Government)