{"id":7526,"date":"2026-07-27T15:56:54","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T15:56:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/early-career-researcher-noticeboard\/?p=7526"},"modified":"2026-07-27T15:56:54","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T15:56:54","slug":"researchers-in-residence-sprint-programme-funding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/early-career-researcher-noticeboard\/2026\/07\/27\/researchers-in-residence-sprint-programme-funding\/","title":{"rendered":"Researchers in Residence Sprint Programme Funding"},"content":{"rendered":"<table width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"100%\">The <strong>Innovation Launchpad Network+ (ILN+)<\/strong>, has secured an additional \u00a3500,000 from the <strong>Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)<\/strong>\u00a0to launch the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/innovationlaunchpad.group.shef.ac.uk\/rirsprint\/\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"0\">Researchers in Residence (RiR) Sprint<\/a><\/strong><strong>\u00a0programme<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Running between <strong>October 2026 and February 2027<\/strong>, the RiR Sprint will build on the success of the Network\u2019s flagship Researchers in Residence scheme by providing a new fast paced model of collaboration between universities and the <strong>Innovate UK Catapult Network<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The call for the Researchers in Residence Sprint programme <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/innovationlaunchpad.group.shef.ac.uk\/rirsprint\/\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"1\">is open now<\/a><\/strong>, with projects commencing in <strong>October 2026 and ending in February 2027<\/strong>. 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