Grant Discovery and AI-Powered Research Tools, Built for Academia.
What We Seek To Achieve
To give researchers from individual students and academics to entire institutions access to the tools to find the funding they need and produce stronger research with less friction. Espii combines grant discovery with an AI research assistant built specifically for research work.
Our Story
Finding the right grant shouldn't mean digging through a dozen disconnected databases, and writing a strong proposal or dissertation shouldn't mean starting from a blank page with no guidance — especially for researchers outside the handful of institutions with dedicated research offices and grant-writing support.
That gap is what Espii was built to close: one platform that surfaces the funding you're actually eligible for, and an AI assistant that walks you through the research and writing process itself, whether you're working alone or as part of an institution.
We're building the tools we wished existed when we were doing this work ourselves.
What Espii Gives You
Find the Right Funding, Faster
Espii aggregates grant and funding opportunities from NIH, NSF, UKRI, EU Tenders, and other major sources into one searchable, filterable platform — so you spend less time hunting and more time applying.
An AI Research Assistant, Start to Finish
From formulating a researchable topic to drafting a full IMRaD paper or a complete dissertation, Espii's AI assistant guides you step by step, with guidance cached and structured around your project.
Built Around Your Field
Select your Peels — the disciplines and subject areas you work in — and Espii tailors the grants, guidance, and content it surfaces to match your actual research focus.
Keep a Record of Your Progress
Espos let you log milestones, questions, and insights as you work — a lightweight, ongoing record of your research journey that you can revisit or share.
Built for Individuals and Institutions
Use Espii on your own as a researcher or student, or bring it to your department or university — institutional plans give your team shared access to grant discovery and the AI research assistant.
Understanding Espii
What are Peels?
Peels are the disciplines and subject areas you select to personalize your Espii experience — neuroscience, philosophy, artificial intelligence, literature, or any other field. Your Peels determine which grants, writing guidance, and content Espii surfaces for you.
What are Espos?
Espos are short updates you post on Espii to track your research — a milestone reached, a question you're working through, an insight from your reading. They're a running record of your work that you can look back on or share.
Built to Scale With You
Our Team
Espii is built by a small, focused team that has done the work Espii is built to support — applying for grants and writing research under real constraints. We're building the platform we needed.
Our Vision for the Future
We're building Espii to become the platform researchers and institutions default to for funding discovery and AI-assisted academic writing — starting with individual researchers, and scaling into the primary research infrastructure for universities and research organizations worldwide.
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