# NetworkPlus

**Funder:** EPSRC
**Budget:** Up to £3.75M (80% FEC funded by UKRI)
**Duration:** Up to 5 years
**Consortium:** Optional — encourages submissions from consortia of research organisations to reach across disciplines and across the UK, but not stated as mandatory
**TRL:** 1-4
**Eligible countries:** GB
**Official call:** https://www.ukri.org/opportunity/develop-a-uk-digital-twinning-research-community-with-a-networkplus/
**Last updated:** 25 Oct 2026

## Eligibility & scope

EPSRC funding to create a multidisciplinary NetworkPlus establishing a UK digital twinning research community, with fixed start date 1 August 2023. Applicants must be UK-based at eligible research organisations; postdoctoral fellowship holders are not eligible as investigators; non-UK individuals may only participate as project partners or advisors.

## Summary

EPSRC's NetworkPlus call funds up to £3.75M (80% FEC) over up to five years to build a UK-wide multidisciplinary research network on digital twinning. It targets UK-based principal investigators at eligible research organisations who want to connect disciplines and institutions across the country; postdoctoral fellowship holders cannot act as investigators, and non-UK participants may only join as project partners or advisors.

## Who should apply

- UK-based principal investigators at eligible research organisations
- Researchers able to lead or join a multidisciplinary, cross-institution consortium
- Digital twinning or related technology research focus (TRL 1-4)
- Not postdoctoral fellowship holders, who cannot be named investigators
- Non-UK collaborators welcome only as project partners or advisors

## Key dates

- Fixed project start date of 1 August 2023
- Project duration of up to 5 years

## Tips for applicants

- Build the consortium around genuine cross-disciplinary and cross-UK reach, EPSRC explicitly wants the network to span institutions and fields, not sit in one department.
- Keep technical ambitions within TRL 1-4; this call funds early-stage research network activity, not late-stage development.
- Position non-UK experts correctly as partners or advisors in the proposal, since they cannot hold investigator roles.

## Frequently asked questions

### How much funding does the EPSRC NetworkPlus call provide?

Up to £3.75M at 80% full economic cost (FEC), funded by UKRI.

### How long does the NetworkPlus grant last?

Projects can run for up to five years, with a fixed start date of 1 August 2023.

### Can non-UK researchers be investigators on this grant?

No, non-UK individuals may only take part as project partners or advisors, not as investigators.

### Can postdoctoral fellowship holders apply as investigators?

No, postdoctoral fellowship holders are not eligible to act as investigators on this call.

### Is a consortium required for the EPSRC NetworkPlus grant?

A consortium is not mandatory, but EPSRC encourages submissions from multiple research organisations to achieve cross-disciplinary and UK-wide reach.

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