Nuclear physics consolidated grants 2026
Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) · United Kingdom
Grant funding to support long-term nuclear physics research programmes within UK research groups. The scheme provides consolidated funding to enable departments or consortia to plan coherent research programmes across key nuclear physics areas including nuclear structure, nuclear astrophysics, hadronic physics and theory. Nuclear physics consolidated gr…
Summary
Deadline
12 Mar 2026
Complexity
Medium
Time to apply
20-60 hours
Updated
9 Jun 2026
Grant funding to support long-term nuclear physics research programmes within UK research groups. The scheme provides consolidated funding to enable departments or consortia to plan coherent research programmes across key nuclear physics areas including nuclear structure, nuclear astrophysics, hadronic physics and theory. Nuclear physics consolidated gr…
Eligibility
Applicant types
Research, Charity Community
Business size
Research organisation
Industries
Nuclear physics research including nuclear structure, nuclear astrophysics, hadronic physics and theory.
Match funding
Required
Requirements
Members of the nuclear physics research community employed at UK research organisations eligible for UKRI funding. The project lead must be based at an eligible UK research organisation. Research activities within the STFC nuclear physics remit aligned with STFC Science Challenges and the Nuclear Physics Advisory Panel roadmap.
Eligible applicants
Members of the nuclear physics research community employed at UK research organisations eligible for UKRI funding.
Funding and scope
Benefit amount
Amount needs verification
Total fund available
Not specified
Funding intensity
80% of FEC funded by STFC.
Payment type
Grant (typically 80% FEC in arrears)
Eligible scope
Research activities within the STFC nuclear physics remit aligned with STFC Science Challenges and the Nuclear Physics Advisory Panel roadmap.
Eligible expenses
- Staff costs, travel, maintenance and operations, consumables and equipment.
Ineligible costs
- Costs not eligible under STFC nuclear physics consolidated grants and UKRI FEC terms.
Application and risks
Application platform
UKRI Funding Service
Competitiveness
Closed / Not accepting applications
Decision timeline
Assessment stages run through 2026 with outcomes expected in January 2027.
Assessment process
Applications are assessed by the Nuclear Physics Grants Panel through preliminary grading, clarification stage and panel review with ranking of scientific themes.
Application sections
- Vision and Approach document, applicant and team capability, ethics and responsible research and innovation, resources and cost justification, financial requirements form and data management plan.
Application components
Not specified
Decision risks
Applications may be rejected if proposals fall outside the nuclear physics remit or fail to follow application guidance or eligibility rules.
Timeline and partners
Opening date
Not specified
Project duration
4 years.
Project start
30 Sept 2027
Project end
29 Sept 2031
Co-funders
Not specified
Collaboration rules
- Collaborative proposals from multiple institutions are permitted through consortium applications.
- Not specified
Consortium requirements
- Consortia may apply jointly through a single application submitted by a lead institution representing all collaborating organisations.
Additional guidance
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Quick facts
- Status
- Closed
- Deadline
- 12 Mar 2026
- Funding amount
- Amount needs verification
- Funding band
- Verification Required
- Funding type
- Grant
- Payment type
- Grant (typically 80% FEC in arrears)
- Audience
- Research Innovation, Charity Community, Mixed
- Industry
- Nuclear physics research including nuclear structure, nuclear astrophysics, hadronic physics and theory.
- Last updated
- 9 Jun 2026
- Published
- 5 Nov 2025