Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)

NERC is the driving force of investment in environmental science.

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News

30 November 2023

UKRI funding set to transform EMBL-EBI bioinformatics capability

30 November 2023

Announcing the NERC Impact Awards 2023 winners

6 November 2023

Update on NERC future doctoral provision

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Funding opportunities

Pre-announcement: TEAMxUK: Quantifying atmospheric processes in mountainous regions

Apply for funding to improve understanding of atmospheric processes in mountainous regions across scales for:

  • weather and climate prediction
  • the UK’s management of vulnerability, risk, and resilience to environmental hazards

You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) funding.

Opportunity status:
Upcoming
Funders:
Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£2,500,000
Publication date:
1 December 2023
Opening date:
To be confirmed
Closing date:
To be confirmed

NERC large grant outlines: March 2024

Apply for funding to support innovative, large-scale and complex projects that tackle big science questions and have the potential to produce world-leading research.

You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for NERC funding.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£12,000,000
Award range:
£1,200,000 - £3,700,000
Publication date:
1 December 2023
Opening date:
Closing date:

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North Star Avenue,
Swindon,
SN2 1EU

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