Faraday Institution

Supports United Kingdom battery innovation research through an independent charity and industry-academic collaboration programmes.

The Faraday Institution is the UK's independent institute for electrochemical energy storage research, skills development, market analysis, and early-stage commercialisation. It is a registered charity and company limited by guarantee, based at Harwell Campus in Didcot, and it convenes work across 25 UK universities with industry partners around battery technology.

Its funding base comes from the Faraday Battery Challenge, valued at GBP 610 million for 2017-2025, and the Battery Innovation Programme, worth GBP 452 million through 2030. The institution has committed over GBP 190 million to academic and commercial battery research. Its portfolio includes PhD and EngD studentships, fellowships, industry sprints, core research projects, and the Faraday Battery Challenge programme, with named routes reaching GBP 15 million and GBP 10 million in project support.

Applicants succeed when they fit the UK university system and the UKRI/EPSRC eligibility rules. The PhD and EngD studentship call offers at least 15 fully funded places, up to four years per student, and support for tuition, stipend, and consumables. Flexi-Grant is the usual portal, and the organisation's value lies in stitching together academic depth, industrial relevance, and a large research network.