UKRI Translation: EPSRC ACT Proof of Concept
Ref: GRT-RFAD7R6S
Funding Available
£100,000 to £500,000 (EPSRC funds 80% of the Full Economic Cost)
UK Wide
All Sectors
27 May 2026
Grants & Funding
About This Grant
Follow-on funding to support the early to mid-stage commercialisation of research in Advanced Connectivity Technologies. Projects must build on engineering and physical sciences outputs to deliver economic, societal, policy, and environmental benefits. Funded topics must specifically align with the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology’s (DSIT) themes: Sustainable Networks and Secure and Resilient Networks.
What Can It Fund?
- commercialisation
- proof of concept
- advanced connectivity technologies
- sustainable networks
- secure and resilient networks
Funding Source
EPSRC (UKRI)
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