Faraday Institution Core Research Projects
Invests Multi-university battery research consortia across three strands materials manufacture and next-generation technologies funded for three-year terms.
Faraday Institution Core Research Projects are the institute's main multi-university battery consortia, organised across three strands: materials development to pack design and performance, sustainable manufacture, scale-up and recycling, and next-generation technology demonstrators. The portfolio anchors the Faraday Institution's UK battery research work and is led by UK university teams. Typical awards run from about £3 million to £10 million over three years, with a lead PI at a UK university and industry co-investment expected. Recent named projects include FAST and 3D-CAT, each around £4.5 million for October 2025 to September 2028, alongside LEAP, Multi-scale Modelling, SafeBatt, Nextrode, ReLiB, SOLBAT, NEXGENNA, LiSTAR, UltraStore, and HighPerCell. The route is periodic rather than open-ended: projects are awarded ad hoc by the Faraday Institution and administered through Flexi-Grant. The best fit is a consortium that can anchor one of the three strands, hold a clear UK university lead, and bring an industry partner into the work.
No upcoming rounds verified. Cadence: Multiple per year.