Materials Innovation Programme Digital Materials Sandpit

Last update: Oct 30, 2026

Location: UK

Funding Agency: United Kingdom Research and Innovation

Contracting Authority: Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council

Contracting Authority Type: Government agency

Status: Open

Budget: GBP 7,125,000

Award ceiling: 2,375,000

Award floor: N/A

Sector: ICT & Telecommunications, Research & Innovation

Eligible applicants: Academic Institutions, Individuals, Research and Technology Organisations (RTOs)

Eligible nationalities: UK

Date posted: Oct 30, 2026

Objectives:

Objectives

Purpose: To convene a four-day sandpit that develops high-impact, multidisciplinary research projects on digital integration for Materials 4.0, with the ...

Eligibility criteria:

Eligible applicants: Applicants must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for EPSRC funding and meet the individual eligibility criteria. Industry partners may participate in the sandpit as partners, but businesses are not eligible for EPSRC project funding under this opportunity.
Geographic and legal eligibility: Grants cannot include a Norway-based project co-...