[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"grant-epsrc-materials-4-0-challenge-led-scoping-sandpit-digita-2026-11":3,"similar-epsrc-materials-4-0-challenge-led-scoping-sandpit-digita-2026-11":37},{"id":4,"name":5,"funder":6,"link":7,"budget":8,"budget_min_eur":9,"budget_max_eur":10,"deadline":11,"deadline_note":12,"duration":13,"trl":9,"relevance":9,"why_relevant":9,"early_career":14,"consortium":15,"first_seen":16,"last_updated":9,"update_note":9,"status":17,"stages":18,"call_frequency":19,"next_call_expected":9,"source_url":7,"created_at":20,"updated_at":21,"last_seen_at":20,"eligible_countries":22,"description":24,"seo_summary":25,"recurring_round":14,"canonical_id":4,"links":26},"epsrc-materials-4-0-challenge-led-scoping-sandpit-digita-2026-11","Materials 4.0 Challenge-led Scoping Sandpit: Digital Materials for Accelerated Innovation","EPSRC","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ukri.org\u002Fopportunity\u002Fnmip-sandpit-digital-materials-for-accelerated-innovation\u002F","Up to £7.12 million",null,8330400,"2026-11-26T00:00:00.000Z","16:00 UK time; EOI stage - full applications expected week of 22 March 2027","Up to 33 months",false,"Required - collaborative project teams formed at the sandpit, with a signed collaborative agreement between partners before grant start; industry partners may join but are not eligible for EPSRC funding","2026-11-01T00:00:00.000Z","open","2-stage: expression of interest\u002Fsandpit attendance → invited full application post-sandpit","One-off","2026-11-01T10:01:21.778Z","2026-11-01T10:01:50.081Z",[23],"GB","Four-day residential sandpit (in-person 1-4 February 2027, Cheshire, UK) to develop collaborative research projects on digital integration for materials research translation (Materials 4.0). Applicants must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for EPSRC funding; industry partners may attend but cannot receive EPSRC funding. EPSRC funds 80% of full economic cost; host institution funds remaining 20%.","{\"summary\":\"The Materials 4.0 Challenge-led Scoping Sandpit is a one-off EPSRC call funding up to £7.12 million for collaborative research projects on digital integration in materials science, developed through a four-day residential sandpit in Cheshire. Applicants must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for EPSRC funding, with projects lasting up to 33 months and industry partners welcome to attend but not to receive EPSRC funds. 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