Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)

Funding opportunities

Apply for funding for a Network Plus to enhance understanding of individual powers in Eastern Europe and Eurasia, and in East and Pacific Asia.

One 4-year interdisciplinary Network Plus will be funded, under UKRI’s ‘Building a Secure and Resilient World’ strategic theme.

Opportunity status:: Upcoming
Funders:: Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)
Funding type:: Grant
Total fund:: £5,000,000
Award range:: £4,500,000 - £5,000,000
Publication date:: 6 June 2023
Opening date:: To be confirmed
Closing date:: 12 October 2023 4:00pm UK time

Apply for funding for breakthrough interdisciplinary ideas that transcend, combine or significantly span disciplines.

This pilot scheme will support ideas not routinely funded through existing UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) responsive mode schemes.

Principal investigators must be based at an organisation eligible for UKRI research council funding.

Opportunity status:: Upcoming
Funders:: UK Research and Innovation, Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), Medical Research Council (MRC), Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)
Funding type:: Grant
Total fund:: £32,500,000
Award range:: £200,000 - £1,200,000
Publication date:: 25 May 2023
Opening date:: 8 June 2023
Closing date:: 20 July 2023 4:00pm UK time

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