[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"grant-epsrc-new-investigator-award-2026":3,"similar-epsrc-new-investigator-award-2026":32},{"id":4,"name":5,"funder":6,"link":7,"budget":8,"budget_min_eur":9,"budget_max_eur":9,"deadline":9,"deadline_note":10,"duration":11,"trl":9,"relevance":9,"why_relevant":9,"early_career":12,"consortium":13,"first_seen":14,"last_updated":9,"update_note":9,"status":15,"stages":16,"call_frequency":17,"next_call_expected":9,"source_url":7,"created_at":18,"updated_at":19,"eligible_countries":20,"description":22,"seo_summary":23,"canonical_id":4,"links":24},"epsrc-new-investigator-award-2026","New Investigator Award","EPSRC","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ukri.org\u002Fopportunity\u002Fepsrc-new-investigator-award-applicant-led-mode\u002F","No stated limit; 80% FEC funded",null,"Rolling\u002Fbatched submission — apply when ready; no published closing dates for individual rounds","Typically 1–3 years",true,"No","2026-08-09T00:00:00.000Z","open","Single stage; applications batched internally and sent to responsive mode panel","Continuous","2026-08-09T04:23:36.141Z","2026-08-09T05:29:55.117Z",[21],"GB","For early-career UK-resident researchers making their first application as project lead to EPSRC, with no prior single award >£175k FEC and no >12 months supervising postdocs. 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