Welcome to the industry and third sector online portal for the funding call, "EPSRC Centres for Doctoral Training".

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**UPDATE** 05 JUNE 2023

We have assessed the outline applications now and selected those to invite to develop full proposals. We would like to thank everyone who developed and submitted applications, members of the 7 assessment panels, the rovers who helped ensure consistency between panel outcomes and members of our Science, Engineering and Technology Board who provided advice on the balance of the selected portfolio and on the number of proposals to take forward.

We sent emails at the end of May to let Principal Investigators know if their outline CDT was successful or not. We assessed 335 proposals and we are inviting 124 to develop full proposals for submission in early September.

The full funding invitation rules are published now (EPSRC Centres for Doctoral Training – UKRI)

Summaries of the successful outlines will be published on our website in mid-June. This will provide an opportunity for potential partners to see the details of full proposals being developed.

We will let you know when the summaries are available.

We are taking forward some proposals of interest to other Research Councils and the Ministry of Defence and we would welcome discussion with any other government departments or organisations interested in co-funding.

The panels commented on the high quality of proposals received. There were significantly more high quality proposals than we could invite to write a full proposal, given we only expect to fund around 40. We saw a wealth of well-made cases for interdisciplinary cohort-based doctoral education to benefit the UK research and innovation system. While respecting the confidentiality of individual proposals, we will draw on this as evidence in developing the case for future doctoral investments.

For further information or questions, please contact: user.engagement@epsrc.ukri.org

**END OF UPDATE 05 JUNE 2023**

Background Info

What are Centres for Doctoral Training (CDTs)?

In Winter 2022, the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) will be launching a competition for new centres for doctoral training (CDTs). EPSRC’s CDTs are one of the UK’s largest investments in doctoral training. Our CDTs deliver high quality, cohort-based doctoral training producing the next generation of internationally recognised doctoral researchers to address the key interdisciplinary engineering and physical sciences needs aligned to the regional, national and global priorities across academia and industry.
Find out more about EPSRC here.

Key Dates and Actions

This will be a two-stage call, with outlines being shortlisted in May 2023, and final bids expected in September 2023. Outlines will be short and will not include any letters of support.

The first cohort of students for CDTs funded through this opportunity will begin in the 2024 to 2025 academic year. Funding will last for 102 months.

Key Dates

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