Work with US-based researchers on environmental science: NERC-NSF lead agency

Open UKRI funding opportunity · Grant. Open with no closing date. Opportunity page: https://www.ukri.org/opportunity/work-with-us-based-researchers-on-environmental-science-research/

This funding opportunity allows UK and US-based researchers to submit a collaborative application to either NSF or NERC under existing funding programmes. Applications will go through a single review process.

Collaborative work is governed by a lead agency agreement between NERC and NSF and must adhere to the remits of both NERC and NSF GEO or BIO schemes.

The UK-based applicant must be:

- based at a UK research organisation eligible for NERC funding

- in a role that meets UKRI individual eligibility requirements

If successful, UK-based researchers will be supported by NERC. The US-based researchers will be supported by NSF.

NERC will fund UK applicants at 80% of the full economic costs.

Before you apply you should read the NSF’s statement on its priorities and guidance on the implementation of recent executive orders, which is updated regularly.

What we're looking for Scope

Collaborative research applications may be submitted in any disciplinary or interdisciplinary subject, but the majority must fall within the remit of both agencies:

- NERC

- NSF GEO (Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences, Earth Sciences, Ocean Sciences, and Polar Programs) or BIO (Ecosystem Science, Evolutionary Processes, Population and Community Ecology, and Systematics and Biodiversity Science)

Check that your proposal fits with NERC remit and the relevant NSF GEO core programme scope or NSF BIO core cluster.

Funding available

NERC will fund UK applicants at 80% of the full economic cost for:

- directly incurred costs, such as:

- staff payroll

- travel and subsistence

- consumables

- directly allocated costs, such as:

- researchers’ salaries

- estates costs

- shared resources

- indirect costs, such as:

- research organisation administration

- equipment

For NERC-led applications, the…