Access compute resource for AI x engineering biology research
This opportunity is open to UK-based researchers and AI developers from academia, industry, public sector or other organisations.
This research call offers compute resource aligned with AI for Science priority areas, including material science, nuclear fusion, medical research, engineering biology, quantum technologies and AI-driven research and scientific discovery.
Eligible activities include:
- fundamental research (research organisations only)
- feasibility studies
- industrial research
- experimental development
For more information, please see the UKRI guidance on categories of research and development.
Each project can apply for between 50,000 and 1,400,000 graphics processing unit (GPU) hours on the Isambard-AI supercomputer, to be used over a six or twelve-month project. No funding is provided.
The closing date for applications to this route is 4pm on 17 July 2026.
The earliest project start date is 24 August 2026.
