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UKRI Opening up the Environment 2025 (UK)

Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)

Opportunity status:

Open

Funders:

Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)

Funding type:

Grant

Total fund:

£1,000,000

Maximum award:

£62,500

Publication date:

18 November 2024

Opening date:

18 November 2024 9:00am UK time

Closing date:

1 April 2025 4:00pm UK time

Apply for funding to:

explore the potential your organisation or department has to increase diversity of representation attracting a wider talent pool into NERC science
generate partnerships that identify, include and showcase a broad range of people and skillsets that contribute towards NERC science

You must be:

based at a UK research organisation eligible for NERC funding
in a role that meets the individual eligibility requirements

The full economic cost (FEC) of your project can be up to £62,500. We will fund 80% of the FEC.

Your project must start by July 2025 and end by March 2026.

Who can apply

Before applying for funding, check the following:

NERC eligibility guidance for applicants
eligibility of your organisation
check your project is in our remit, if you are unsure whether your proposed research falls within the remit of Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) contact nercremit@nerc.ukri.org

UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has introduced new role types for funding opportunities being run on the new UKRI Funding Service.

For full details, visit eligibility as an individual.

International applicants

As NERC is the lead funder for this funding opportunity, international researchers can apply as ‘project co-lead (international)’.

We do not fund overseas organisations, except for specific costs for project co-leads from Norway and the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA). Read more about this in the NERC eligibility guidance for applicants.

You should include all other international collaborators (or UK partners not based at approved organisations) as project partners. This includes organisations from the business or financial sectors.

Equality, diversity and inclusion

We are committed to achieving equality of opportunity for all funding applicants. We encourage applications from a diverse range of researchers.

We support people to work in a way that suits their personal circumstances. This includes:

career breaks
support for people with caring responsibilities
flexible working
alternative working patterns

Find out more about equality, diversity and inclusion at UKRI and NERC’s diversity and inclusion action plan.

Specialties

Artificial Intelligence

Others

Eligibility Requirements

We encourage individuals and organisations who do not usually apply to, or receive NERC funding, to consider applying to this funding opportunity.

This funding opportunity is open to research groups and individuals. We welcome applications from:

individuals from multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary backgrounds
individuals at any career stage, subject to NERC eligibility criteria

Project co-leads (previously co-investigator) can be based at a UK research organisation eligible for NERC funding. For this NERC funding opportunity, project co-leads may also be based at UK businesses, third sector or government organisations.

Read including project co-leads from business, third sector or government bodies for details of eligible organisations and costs. Note that costs associated with project co-leads from a UK business, third sector or government organisation’s contribution to a project must not exceed 30% of the overall cost of the grant at 100% FEC. Additionally, eligible costs differ amongst organisation types, for example, for government organisations we will only fund travel and subsistence.

Other ways different organisations can be involved include:

project partners: people who will not receive funding directly from the award but will have an integral role in the proposed project. Minor directly incurred costs, such as some travel costs, are acceptable
subcontractors: people responsible for providing a service only
dual roles: an organisation or individual can act as both a project partner and be paid non-minor costs to be covered by a subcontract, however this must be fully justified. An example of where dual roles might be required is when an organisation or individual is giving to the project in kind but are also funded to deliver other work to the project

Who is not eligible to apply

You may be involved in no more than two applications submitted to this funding opportunity. Only one of these can be as project lead.

Project partners fund their own involvement. We will only fund minor incidental expenses, such as some travel costs, if needed for project partners.

Sponsor Details

Sponsor Institute/Organizations: Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)

Address: Email: support@funding-service.ukri.org Phone: 01793 547490

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