# Doctoral focal award: chemical threat reduction

- Funder: Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) (https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/engineering-and-physical-sciences-research-council)
- Status: Open
- Opens: 3 Nov 2026
- Next deadline: 19 Jan 2027, 16:00 GMT
- Award: Up to £12.5m
- Where: UK-wide
- Who can apply: Other public body, University / research org
- Funding type: Grant
- Themes: Education / training, Health / saving of lives, Arts / culture / heritage / science, Economic / community development / employment
- Source: UKRI Funding Finder (https://www.ukri.org/opportunity/doctoral-focal-award-chemical-threat-reduction/)
- Last verified: 2026-11-05T12:20:20.481Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/opportunities/07f7db73-5403-4034-880b-381af8b95e1a

Apply for funding to deliver a doctoral focal award (DFA), offering high quality, cohort-based doctoral training in chemical threat reduction skills related to the defence section of the Government’s Industrial Strategy and the protection of UK health and national security.

How to apply: follow the funder's official guidance at https://www.ukri.org/opportunity/doctoral-focal-award-chemical-threat-reduction/; OpenGrant does not take applications. The full criteria and how-to-apply notes are also on the OpenGrant page with a free account. Check the original source before applying.