"Grants on the Web" allows on-line searching of EPSRC's research, training and public engagement grants. It also provides information for applicants on the progress of proposals currently being considered within EPSRC's peer review system, together with funding decisions for recently submitted proposals.
On the Grants on the Web home page you can choose to access a number of searches:
"Current Grant Portfolio" allows you to browse or search current EPSRC research, training and public engagement grants. Use the menu that appears on each screen to start a 'top level' search by EPSRC programme, research topic, industrial sector, socio-economic theme, region or organisation.
You can select an item in the table of results for each search and 'drill down' (refine the search) to obtain screens with successively more detail. For example, if you begin a search by Organisation and choose Aston University from the list, you can then 'drill down' through a list of departments to see the individual grants held in each department.
From all screens, you can also shortcut to other searches by clicking on the appropriate link (on the blue menu bar).
"Researcher" allows you to type in all or part of a surname to get a list of researchers with that text in their surname. Select a researcher to display research grants held by them, both current and in the past.
"Panel Information" gives outcomes of panel meetings together with a summary of recently awarded grants.
"Recent Announcements" displays all grants announced by EPSRC within the previous five weeks. Selecting the individual grant allows full details to be displayed.
"Grant Progress Checker" provides information for applicants concerning the assessment and funding decisions on recently submitted proposals.
The available starting points for a search are:
Programmedisplay the number of grants and values by EPSRC programme. Selecting a programme will allow a drill down into sub-programme funding. Further drill downs are possible to individual grant level.
Research Topicselect a topic from the drop-down list and click the search button to see a list of the individual current grants classified under that research topic. Further drill downs take you to individual grant level. Please note that you cannot add up the value of grants within a classification area to find the total investment in that area or to compare investments between topics. This is because many research grants have more than one classification and a search for a different classification might display an individual grant (and its total value) many times.
Industrial Sectorselect a sector from the drop-down list and click the search button to see a list of the individual current grants classified under that industrial sector. Further drill downs take you to individual grant level. Please note that you cannot add up the value of grants within a classification area to find the total investment in that area or to compare investments between sectors. This is because many research grants have more than one classification and a search for a different classification might display an individual grant (and its total value) many times.
Socio-Economic Themeselect a theme from the drop-down list and click the search button to see a list of the individual current grants classified under that socio-economic theme. Further drill downs take you to individual grant level. Please note that you cannot add up the value of grants within a classification area to find the total investment in that area or to compare investments between themes. This is because many research grants have more than one classification and a search for a different classification might display an individual grant (and its total value) many times.
Regionselect a region of the UK to display the organisations that have current research support within that region. Selecting an organisation will allow a drill down to departments and finally to a list of individual grants. The regions used for this search as those defined by the Regional Development Agencies (RDAs).
Organisationview a full list of organisations that hold current EPSRC grants. Selecting an organisation will allow a drill down of departments within that organisation that hold grants. A list of individual grants in any particular department may be obtained by further drilling down.
Researcher Type in all or part of a surname to get a list of researchers with that text in their name. Please note that this search is not case sensitive. The system will apply a "wildcard" before and after the text you type (for example, entering "ith" or "Smi" will return the surname "Smith"). Select a researcher to display research grants held by them, both current and in the past. Grants are annotated to show whether the researcher was the Principal or Co-Investigator. Further details of each grant are available by 'drilling down'.
Panel Information Enter the panel name (if known) or search using panel date as the parameter. Selecting a panel will show details of funding decisions and, one month after the panel, details of panel membership. For those grants that have been funded, further drill downs are available giving further details of the award.
Grants Progress Checker Enter the full EPSRC grant reference number and click the go button. This will allow applicants to view progress details for proposals currently being considered within EPSRC's peer review system.
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On most tables, the results can be re-sorted by clicking the column headings. This will sort alphabetically or numerically as appropriate.
Current grantthe definition used by Grants on the Web includes announced grants that have not yet started and completed grants where financial reconciliation is still to take place. Please note that grants that are under revision are excluded.
Valuethis it the total announced amount awarded to the grant holding organisation over the lifetime of the grant. In some cases, funds are awarded to cover the costs of access to facilities. These funds are not awarded to the grant holding organisation and are thus not displayed on Grants on the Web.
Grants on the Web is one of the tools EPSRC uses to promote interaction between researchers, industry, other users and the public. It therefore includes contact details for grant holders. This includes business email address, telephone and fax numbers where these are held by EPSRC. EPSRC recognises the growth and problems associated with unsolicited e-mails (otherwise known as "SPAM") and, wherever possible, will use software or other approaches to limit "email harvesting" from Grants on the Web. Notwithstanding this, individuals may request that EPSRC withhold their e-mail details from Grants on the Web.
The EPSRC database which Grants on the Web utilises holds text (titles and abstracts) as provided by applicants with minimal modification. The "Free Text" search will only identify grants where an exact match is found.
Other caveats are shown on the appropriate search screen and elsewhere in this User Guide, in particular where summing the number and values of awards is not appropriate and will lead to false information.
A number of links on Grants on the Web lead to external websites over which EPSRC has no control. We do not accept responsibility for the information contained on these websites.
Every effort is made to ensure that the information held on Grants on the Web is accurate. However we would be pleased to hear from you if you identify possible errors or instances where the information appears to be inaccurate or misleading. In addition, we welcome feedback on the type of information you want to be able to access, as well as the overall utility of the service.