# Doctoral focal award: chip design and verification (Grant)

- Funder: UK Research and Innovation,  Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/uk-research-and-innovation-engineering-and-physical-sciences-research-council)
- Status: Open
- Opens: 7 Oct 2026
- Next deadline: 2 Dec 2026, 16:00 GMT
- Award: Up to £6m
- Where: Not specified
- Who can apply: Charity / VCSE, Other public body, School / college, University / research org, Business (SME / sole trader), Large company
- Funding type: Grant
- Themes: Education / training, Arts / culture / heritage / science, Economic / community development / employment
- Source: GOV.UK Find a grant (https://www.find-government-grants.service.gov.uk/grants/doctoral-focal-award-chip-design-and-verification-grant-1)
- Apply: https://funding-service.ukri.org/OPP1365/apply/1391
- Last verified: 2026-10-10T10:37:00.591Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/opportunities/5f3ee02e-137d-4acb-b227-04aece40796d

Apply for funding to establish a doctoral focal award in chip design. This supports interdisciplinary training in very large-scale integration design and systems-on-chip. You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for EPSRC funding.

Criteria, application steps and contacts are in the OpenGrant workspace (https://opengrant.co.uk/pricing) and on the funder's own site. Check the original source before applying.