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STFC has announced a call for applications to the Projects Research and Development scheme (PRD). The applications should be submitted by the deadline of May 3rd 2011 and will be reviewed at a meeting of the PPRP Panel on July 6/7 2011. STFC intends to allocate a total of around £1.5 Million, a large proportion of which will be for spend in the financial year 2011/12.

This PRD scheme is intended to develop the capabilities needed to underpin UK science and technology leadership in future STFC projects and gives industry the opportunity, in collaboration with approved research organisations, to apply directly to the STFC for funding for research and development.

The PRD scheme provides funding for research and development projects which enable STFC to deliver the science programme objectives in the areas of particle physics, particle astrophysics, nuclear physics and astronomy. Please note that proposals for project specific R&D, or small upgrades for space instruments and missions, fall within the remit of the UK Space Agency (link opens in a new window).