Pushing the frontiers of environmental research

Open UKRI funding opportunity · Grant. Open with no closing date. Opportunity page: https://www.ukri.org/opportunity/pushing-the-frontiers-of-environmental-research/

Apply for funding to pursue an adventurous, ambitious curiosity-driven project in environmental research.

You must be:

- based at a UK research organisation eligible for Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) funding

- in a role that meets the individual eligibility requirements

We welcome:

- multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary research

- projects delivered in partnership with other research funders and users

The full economic cost (FEC) of your project can be up to £950,000. We will fund 80% of the FEC.

There is no defined project duration, but awards are usually between three and four years.

What we're looking for Scope

This funding opportunity supports researchers’ curiosity and imagination to enable discoveries that unlock new knowledge with a degree of adventure previously unrealised.

We are seeking to invest in our best environmental researchers to be truly adventurous and ambitious in the pursuit of curiosity-driven, high-reward projects, which may or may not involve substantial risk.

Applications can propose pure, applied, technology-led, or policy-driven research but must address, or provide the means to address, clearly defined environmental science questions.

We welcome, and are increasingly supporting, multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary research, designed, supported and delivered in partnership with other research funders and research users. We welcome applications from individuals at any career stage, subject to the UKRI eligibility criteria. This funding opportunity is open to research groups and individuals.

The research must sit predominantly within NERC’s research areas. We will work with other research councils to ensure that applications close to remit boundaries are assessed by the most appropriate lead council. We encourage you to contact us first to…