Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council · United Kingdom

Doctoral focal award: chip design and verification

Open

Applications close on 2 Dec 2026.

Deadline: 2 Dec 2026 (in 17 days)
Grant amount: £6 million total budget (amount per applicant not stated)
Funding rate: UKRI usually pays 80% of full economic cost for research organisations Standard rule for this programme; the call can differ.
Likely applicant types: Universities & research, Non-profits From source categories or programme rules; the call decides.
Funder: Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
Reference: UKRI-205099
Last checked: 15 Nov 2026

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Programme overview

Apply for funding to establish a doctoral focal award in chip design. This supports interdisciplinary training in very large-scale integration design and systems-on-chip.

Who can apply

You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for EPSRC funding.

Applicant categories are a starting point. The official call decides eligibility.

Timing

Closing date: 2 December 2026 4:00pm UK time

How to apply

Apply through the funder’s official page (link below); it states the procedure, documents and deadline.

From the call text

Who can apply: Not stated in the call text we hold — check the official page
Company stage: Not stated in the call text we hold — check the official page
Single applicant or consortium: Not stated in the call text we hold — check the official page
Where applicants must be based: Not stated in the call text we hold — check the official page
Where to apply: Not stated in the call text we hold — check the official page

Where these facts come from

Fact	Value	How we know	Taken from the source
Deadline	2 December 2026 “Closing date: 2 December 2026 4:00pm UK time”	read from the official page	15 Nov 2026
Amount per applicant	Unknown — not stated in the source we hold	unknown	—
Total budget	Unknown — not stated in the source we hold	unknown	—
Funding rate	UKRI usually pays 80% of full economic cost for research organisations	programme standard rule	15 Nov 2026
Who can apply	You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for EPSRC funding.	read from the official text	15 Nov 2026
Where to apply	Unknown — not stated in the source we hold	unknown	—

Official sources

Official call page

Facts on this page were read from the official page on 15 Nov 2026. The funder's own documents, including later amendments, always take precedence.