[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"grant-epsrc-physical-sciences-nrf-portfolio-refresh-2026-12":3,"similar-epsrc-physical-sciences-nrf-portfolio-refresh-2026-12":34},{"id":4,"name":5,"funder":6,"link":7,"budget":8,"budget_min_eur":8,"budget_max_eur":8,"deadline":9,"deadline_note":10,"duration":11,"trl":8,"relevance":8,"why_relevant":8,"early_career":12,"consortium":13,"first_seen":14,"last_updated":8,"update_note":8,"status":15,"stages":16,"call_frequency":8,"next_call_expected":8,"source_url":7,"created_at":17,"updated_at":18,"last_seen_at":17,"eligible_countries":19,"description":21,"seo_summary":22,"recurring_round":12,"canonical_id":4,"links":23},"epsrc-physical-sciences-nrf-portfolio-refresh-2026-12","Physical Sciences NRF Portfolio Refresh","EPSRC","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ukri.org\u002Fopportunity\u002Fphysical-sciences-nrf-portfolio-refresh-invite-only\u002F",null,"2026-12-16T00:00:00.000Z","16:00 UK time","Up to 5 years",false,"No - invite-only call restricted to existing EPSRC-funded National Research Facilities","2026-10-04T00:00:00.000Z","open","Single stage","2026-10-04T09:09:54.993Z","2026-10-04T09:12:00.332Z",[20],"GB","Invite-only review and refresh of the EPSRC Physical Sciences National Research Facility (NRF) portfolio, open only to existing EPSRC-funded NRFs (e.g. HarwellXPS, NCS, SuperSTEM, XMaS, EPR facility, EMFL and FELIX subscriptions). 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