Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)

NERC is the driving force of investment in environmental science.

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Funding opportunities

Large grant outlines: February 2026

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

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

Artificial intelligence (AI) for environmental science phase one

Secure funding to deliver new world-leading data science and AI approaches to tackle critical environmental challenges. Interdisciplinary collaboration within and beyond environmental science is encouraged to maximise impact.

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


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Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)
Polaris House,
North Star Avenue,
Swindon,
SN2 1EU

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