February 2026 news
Funding opportunities and events from our partners
Hello,
Welcome to an ‘almost Spring’ edition of the newsletter. We hope you’re enjoying the lighter days. Read on for details of our current flexible funding opportunities, as well as a couple of events from friends of N-ZEEE.
FLEXIBLE FUNDING AND TRAVEL BURSARIES
We have opened our flexible funds again, and this round is due to close on 20 March 2026. These awards are up to £2000, to cover activities that will bring you into contact with potential collaborators, including (but not limited to) secondments, travel bursaries and workshop fees. The application form is here.
Our workshop fund has two awards remaining, also for up to £2000, to bring together researchers in electrical engineering for renewable energy. There must be an early career researcher aspect to the workshop (either in focus or speaking slots). This fund will remain open until we have made the final two awards. The application form is available here.
We have also opened an award expressly designed to enable researchers to come together as a group in order to develop a proposal for a funding bid. This will cover travel, accommodation, subsistence and room hire to allow time and space for a group (at least two people) to work up a proposal. The application form is available here.
For those who have registered to attend the ECR Net Zero conference in Birmingham, 9-10 March, we have a limited number of travel bursaries available to facilitate attendance. For this, please forward confirmation of your registration along with details of the travel you are looking to book.
RESEARCH SPOTLIGHT
Open call for posters, reports, provocations, test results, schematics... Do you have interesting research to share? If so, we want to know about it. For a chance to have the N-ZEEE spotlight on your research, let us know using this form.
OPPORTUNITIES FROM OUR PARTNERS
INVITATION TO SUBMIT FROM CPE
CPE will be holding their annual conference in Edinburgh, 7-8 July 2026. The Conference Organising Team invites Abstracts from Students (Undergraduate and Post-Graduate) and Post Doctoral Researchers for Poster and Oral Presentations which describe the latest advancements in Power Electronics, Electric Machines and Drives. Up to 6 Abstracts from PhD Students will also be selected for Oral Presentation during the CPE Conference. Prizes will be awarded to selected Poster and Oral Presentations.
The following Research and Development topics have been highlighted:
Semiconductor and Passive Devices
Materials, Packaging and Interconnect; including sustainability and
Circularity
Converters, Drives and Applications; including cryogenic and megawatt scale applications
Control, Test and Reliability
Abstracts are due by Friday 13th March 2026.
Please submit your Abstract with a Title, Authors and up to 200 words to office@imaps.org.uk
MASTERCLASSES AND EVENTS FROM SUPERGEN ORE
Early Career Forum
Tuesday 21 April 2026, University of Warwick
Designed for those early in their careers in offshore renewable energy, this forum offers opportunities to connect with peers, develop key skills, and take part in panel discussions.
Find out more and register your free place.
Annual Assembly – Open to All
Wednesday 22 April 2026, University of Warwick
For all of those working in the offshore renewable energy sector, join the Supergen ORE Hub Assembly to explore the challenges and opportunities shaping the future of offshore wind, wave, and tidal energy. The Assembly connects industry, academia and policymakers to delve into the latest sector developments through research presentations, panel discussions and networking sessions.
Find out more and register your free place.
Masterclasses
Masterclass on Virtual Prototyping of Offshore Renewable Energy Technologies
Wednesday 29 April - Thursday 30 April | National Decommissioning Centre, University of Aberdeen
Environmental Contours and Extreme Value Analysis
Thursday 14 May - Friday 15 May 2026 | Penryn Campus, University of Exeter
Details
1 or 2 day Masterclasses.
£500/day. Free for eligible Early Career Researchers.
The series continues from April 2027 at leading research centres across the UK.
These sessions are part of our wider 10-part Masterclass Series. The details of the full series are here.
That’s all from us for now. Looking forward to sharing information about future opportunities and the next round of awardees soon.
The N-ZEEE leadership team