Pump Priming Call

We are pleased to announce the next call for applications to the NEF Pump Priming scheme is open from Monday 2nd March – Friday 10th April.

The Pump Priming scheme provides a limited number of wafers to researchers free of charge and without the need for a current EPSRC grant.

It is designed to stimulate UK strategic activity in Group III-V and Group IV semiconductors with the expectation that the recipient will write a full EPSRC proposal building on the results of the feasibility study.

Examples of some Pump Priming projects include Ultrafast multi-active region Quantum Dot lasers, InGaAs Quantum Dot/Quantum Well based waveguide structures for photonic integration and GeSn for photodetector applications.

For more information about the scheme and application process please visit the Pump Priming page of our website.

We look forward to receiving your applications!