EPSRC-UKRI Innovation Fellowships for International Students

The
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) and United Kingdom
Research and Innovation (UKRI) are invited applicants for its Innovation
Fellowships. The fellowships are available for International researchers.

The
funding is to support fellows whose research can help to achieve the aims of
the Industrial Strategy and will lead to either short or long-term economic
benefit for the UK.

The
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) is a British
Research Council that provides government funding for grants to undertake
research and postgraduate degrees in engineering and the physical sciences
(including mathematics, artificial intelligence and computer science), mainly
to universities in the United Kingdom.
United Kingdom Research and Innovation (UKRI) is an organisation in the United
Kingdom which exists to direct research funding

Course
Level: Fellowships
are available for researchers.

Study
Subject: Fellowships
are awarded in the following fields:

Robotics
and artificial intelligence systems.
High
Productivity Services through Specialised Artificial Intelligence.
Development
and manufacture of batteries for the electrification of vehicles.
Digital
manufacturing.
Quantum
technologies.
Cheap
and clean energy technologies.
Integrated
and sustainable cities – including low-energy buildings.
New
approaches to data science.
In
addition to the areas above, we would like to support Fellowships leading
excellent engineering and physical sciences to research able to make a
contribution to other areas of the developing Industrial Strategy
including space research, advanced sustainable agriculture, leading-edge
healthcare technologies and specific areas of interest to other Research
Councils. Further information about the areas that are of interest to
other councils and areas that sit at the interface of disciplines are
available in Annex 2.

Scholarship
Award:
Fellowships will cover the following:

Up
to £38.9 million is available for this call. EPSRC expects to fund 65-85
Fellows. Additional funding of up to £1.6 million from AHRC, a minimum of
£1 million from BBSRC and up to £0.4 million from ESRC will be available
for research at specified interfaces.

Number
of Scholarships: Not
Known

Scholarship
can be taken in the
UK

Eligibility: The following
criteria must be met in order for applicants to be eligible for the
scholarship:

This
call is aimed at innovative individuals in the early stages of their
research career either in academia or industry, including but not limited
to: experienced postdoctoral researchers, those with a junior academic
post or researchers currently in the industry who would wish to transition
to academia. We would not typically expect applicants to qualify as an early
career researcher if they hold a senior position.
Applicants
are expected to hold a PhD by the start date of the fellowship or have
equivalent experience. There are no eligibility rules based on years of
postdoctoral experience or whether the applicant holds a permanent
academic position.
Consideration
will be given to applicants who have taken a non-standard career path
after their primary degree. Proposals are also welcomed from candidates
who wish to re-establish themselves after a career break or other period
of absence from active research.
If
applicants are employed part-time then they can apply for the Fellowship
to be held part-time and extend pro-rata at the time of application.
There
are no nationality restrictions imposed by EPSRC although the fellowship
should be held at an eligible UK Higher Education Institution or eligible
UK Independent Research Organisation. An intention of this programme is to
attract global talent to the UK, so proposals from non-UK nationals are
encouraged.
EPSRC Early Career Fellows are eligible for a Tier 1 Exceptional Promise
visa route which offers an accelerated visa route.
You
may only submit a full proposal for one EPSRC fellowship in any 12 month
period so please consider carefully when you choose to submit your proposal.
If you are rejected at the outline stage then you will still be eligible
to apply for another EPSRC fellowship.
For
information on the eligibility of organisations and individuals to receive
EPSRC funding, see the EPSRC Funding Guide