Funder guidance

The Research Relations team have collated guidance for some major funders and funding schemes. 

These include the following:

• EPSRC
  • Programme Grants - EPSRC Programme grants are large EPSRC awards, which have a number of stages of application. We have developed a guidance document to explain more about these awards, provide tips and hints on what EPSRC are looking for and provide information on successful examples at Cambridge.
  • Prosperity Partnerships - EPSRC prosperity partnerships are collaborative research programmes funded jointly by businesses and the UK Government through the EPSRC and other UKRI councils. A quick guide to the prosperity partnership scheme can be found here.
• EU
  • Information about the EU programmes can be found here:
    • Introduction to Horizon Europe
    • Pillar I: High Level Overview (MSCA programmes and ERC funding)
    • UK Research Office (UKRO) - ERC Funding Opportunities
    • Pillar II Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness
    • Non-technical aspects of high quality applications under Horizon Europe
    • Tips on being a repeat ERC winner
• Royal Society
  • Faraday Fellowships
    • Slides introducing the Faraday Fellowships
    • Briefing document from the Royal Society
    • Faraday Fellowships guidance - tips for stage 2 applicants
    • Tips on the Royal Society Faraday mid career Fellowship scheme
• Wellcome Trust
  • Discovery Awards - Researchers in engineering and physical sciences may be less familiar with Wellcome. We have developed a guidance document about Wellcome Discovery Awards. We also hosted a visit from the Wellcome Trust in May 2024, the slides from which can be downloaded below.
    • Wellcome Trust Discovery Award guidanc

We have also collated a number of successful applications from various schemes. Please see the following page for more information:

• Examples of successful applications