2021 SUSTAIN ECR PLATFORM CALL 2

THIS CALL IS NOW CLOSED

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2021 SUSTAIN Early Career Researcher Platform Call 2

The SUSTAIN Future Steel Manufacturing Hub will be offering funding to Early Career Researchers to conduct novel research which aligns with the Hub’s two Grand Challenges: Carbon Neutral Iron and Steelmaking and Smart Steel Processing.

This call will be open to all Early Career Researchers based in existing SUSTAIN Hub and Spoke institutions (Swansea University, University of Sheffield and University of Warwick), designed to provide ECR’s with an opportunity to apply for EPSRC funding as part of this Hub. More information surrounding eligibility and criteria will be available once the call is launched.

Here’s what previous applicants thought about the process:

“The SUSTAIN ECR platform has provided me with an excellent opportunity to learn and experience the application process for research funding as a principal investigator. It took me a lot of effort to put the application together, but definitely worth it! I am very grateful for the support I received from the SUSTAIN team”

— Dr Lei (Frank) Zhou

“‘The experience in the SUSTAIN first ECR call was quite helpful for my professional development as a researcher. The assessment procedure was a valuable learning process, which pushed me to evaluate and criticise my own research ideas under industrial contexts”

— Dr Quishi Cao

“As an ECR researcher the ability to gain the experience of applying for funding from start to finish was invaluable and is a rare opportunity to be presented. The encouragement from the support team to develop my own ideas and the help in gaining appropriate industrial contacts to engage and add context to the new venture provided a unique experience to develop skills and awareness in the research landscape”

— Dr Stephen Spooner

The SUSTAIN Future Steel Manufacturing Research Hub will be looking for research proposals aligned to and compliments our current research programme, especially (but not limited to) the following areas. Click the images for more information.

All scope information can be found in the Scope and Additional Information document available to download below. If you have an idea which does not fall within these areas, please get in contact with us as there may be potential for additional project development.

The Scientific Leads (SL) will direct and manage scope, in terms of relevance to industrial needs and practicality to industrial processes. More information about the role of the SLs can be found in the Scope and Additional Information document available to download below.

We also have two development champions, Dr Liz Sackett and Dr Hollie Cockings who will be available to provide some mentoring and support to potential and successful applicants, to act as points of contact and liaisons with the scientific leads for technical queries. Please contact info.sustainsteel@swansea.ac.uk to arrange an introduction.

We are currently offering funding for 3 PDRA’s. Projects are expected to last from 3-6 months (full-time equivalent), however projects lasting up to 12 months and in exceptional circumstances, longer, will also be considered. Funding does not cover expenditure for equipment.

The closing date for applications is Friday 17th December 2021 at 16:00 GMT. More details about this Call and how to apply will be available soon.