Self-plagiarism is an action that is very much despised in science. I have seen a professor who sent papers that were for all purposes identical to two high-pro

Self-plagiarism is an action that is very much despised in science. I have seen a professor who sent papers that were for all purposes identical to two high-profile journals, and that fellow never got a grant again from the major agency in his field. The EPSRC has a long memory, and this is how it ought to be. Self-plagiarism on grant applications is a step up from this, and while one can imagine it happening, one would not think that it happens often.