Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC),Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC),Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC),Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC),Medical Research Council (MRC),Natural Environment Research Council (NERC),Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) · GB · UKRI
This scheme funds doctoral focal awards that provide entrepreneurship-focused doctoral training, combining academically rigorous research with experiential learning in venture creation. UKRI has £25 million available and expects to fund one to three awards. Applications can be led by organisations eligible for standard UKRI funding or by businesses/social enterprises that complete non-standard eligibility before an award is made.
Data last verified 2026-08-14 · sources & verification
Structured dimensions read from the official page. What do these mean? ↗
University, Research Institute, Nonprofit, Company Sme, Government
University, Research Institute, Nonprofit, Company Sme, Government, Other
GB
University, Research Institute
Pi, Co Pi
One award / no concurrent equivalent
Evidence: every dimension above is read from this scheme's official page — official page ↗.
Open to organisations with standard or non-standard UKRI eligibility. Lead organisations can be higher education institutions, research council institutes, independent research organisations, Catapult centres, public sector research establishments, businesses, social enterprises, and other organisations. Collaborating organisations can include businesses, charities, and public sector bodies. Named individuals must be based at eligible organisations.
2026-10-22
1 form file(s) downloaded; 8 explicit questions; 7 writing prompts; 53 fields/sections; moderate — substantial written sections
Where each item on this page was read from, so every claim can be verified against the original. Several values often come from the same official page — that page is named in the Source column. Anything we could not reach or parse is listed under Not captured / obstacles below.
| Curated item | Value in this record | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Funding agency | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC),Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC),Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC),Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC),Medical Research Council (MRC),Natural Environment Research Council (NERC),Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) | www.ukri.org ↗ |
| Country / funding source | GB · UKRI | same page as above — www.ukri.org ↗ |
| Deadline | 2026-10-22 — LLM-checked against the archived official page | same page as above — www.ukri.org ↗ |
| Funding amount | Up to £25,000,000 | same page as above — www.ukri.org ↗ |
| Eligibility | 6 structured dimensions — see the eligibility panel above | same page as above — www.ukri.org ↗ |
Data is collected from official funder pages only. Figures are machine-curated (rule + LLM where noted) and should be re-verified on the linked source before use.