Research grants and sources of funding

Departmental funding University funding External funding

Departmental funding
HoD research allocations Divisional funding Funding through the departmental research centres Departmental research studentships, doctoral training accounts

University funding
Research development fund Funding through the research centres University research studentships, ORS awards

External funding
Research Councils funding European funding (FP7) Industrial funding Funding through charities (London Mathematical Society, The Royal Society, Institute of Mathematics and its Applications etc.)

EPSRC funding
Responsive mode funding Flexible funding for whatever you want to do. New academics First grant scheme. Fellowships Career acceleration fellowships, postdoctoral fellowships, leadership fellowships. Networking, travel and collaboration Overseas travel grants, visiting researchers, workshops and schools, networks. Knowledge transfer Integrated knowledge centres. Sustaining research capacity Platform grants, portfolio partnerships, science and innovation awards, interdisciplinary research centres

Responsive mode funding (EPSRC)

EPSRC responsive mode funding is very flexible. They fund projects ranging from small travel grants to multi-million pound research programmes. You can apply for whatever length of funding you require, whether it is a month or six years. You can apply for funding for a wide range of activities, including research projects, equipment, travel and collaboration. There are no closing dates so you can apply at any time.

First grant scheme (EPSRC)

This scheme is for early career researchers. If you have already established significant research credentials, the first grant scheme is not appropriate for you. You can only apply for a first grant once, whether your proposal is successful or not.

EPSRC fellowships
Postdoctoral fellowships Three-year awards for researchers who have recently completed a PhD to establish an independent research career. Career acceleration fellowships Up to five years of funding for talented researchers who have 3-10 years of postdoctoral experience. Leadership fellowships Up to five years of funding for researchers with the most potential to develop into the UKs future research leaders.
EPSRC web site is www.epsrc.ac.uk

Useful links
EPSRC www.epsrc.ac.uk London Mathematical Society www.lms.ac.uk The Royal Society royalsociety.org The Institute of Mathematics and its Applications www.ima.org.uk European Funding Programme (FP7) cordis.europa.eu/fp7/