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Ecological consequences of offshore wind

Apply for funding to research UK marine ecosystems. You will investigate:

  • how ecosystems respond to offshore wind-power infrastructure
  • better approaches to marine environmental restoration.

You must be:

  • from an eligible UK research organisation
  • eligible for NERC funding.
Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)
Co-funders:
The Crown Estate
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£6,000,000
Maximum award:
£2,500,000
Publication date:
28 October 2021
Opening date:
28 October 2021
Closing date:

Lead public engagement with science, technology and engineering

Apply for a fellowship to engage the public with STFC-supported science, technology or engineering.

You must be:

  • from the academic, engineering or technical community
  • working within STFC’s remit
  • based at an eligible UK research organisation.
Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)
Funding type:
Fellowship
Total fund:
£320,000
Maximum award:
£200,000
Publication date:
28 October 2021
Opening date:
28 October 2021 08:00 UK time
Closing date:

Enhance living and post-mortem human nervous tissue resources

Apply for funding to establish a national human nervous tissue sample resource.

This will be a pilot to enable researchers to access living and post-mortem nervous tissue.

The resource should support neuroscience and mental health research.

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

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Medical Research Council (MRC)
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£5,000,000
Publication date:
26 October 2021
Opening date:
26 October 2021
Closing date:

Develop your arts and humanities research practice as a librarian

Apply for funding to develop your professional practice as an academic or research librarian.

You must work within an academic or research library in either a:

  • UK research organisation eligible for UKRI funding
  • RLUK member organisation.

This fellowship is run in partnership with RLUK. Find the full details of the Professional Practice Fellowship Scheme on the RLUK website.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)
Co-funders:
Research Libraries UK (RLUK)
Funding type:
Fellowship
Total fund:
£100,000
Maximum award:
£25,000
Publication date:
21 October 2021
Opening date:
5 October 2021 09:00 UK time
Closing date:

Farming Innovation Programme: small R&D partnership projects

UK registered businesses can apply for a share of £11 million for small research and development (R&D) Partnership Projects, from the industry-led R&D Partnerships Fund, a part of the Farming Innovation Programme.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Innovate UK
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£11,000,000
Publication date:
20 October 2021
Opening date:
20 October 2021 09:30 UK time
Closing date:

Farming Innovation Programme: feasibility projects

UK registered businesses can apply for a share of £5.5 million for feasibility projects, from the industry-led research and development (R&D) Partnerships Fund, a part of the Farming Innovation Programme.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Innovate UK
Funding type:
Grant
Publication date:
20 October 2021
Opening date:
20 October 2021 09:30 UK time
Closing date:

EoI: Farming Innovation Programme: research starter pilot

Farming, growing or forestry businesses based in England can apply for a share of up to £1 million for feasibility projects. This is an expression of interest competition.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Innovate UK
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£1,000,000
Publication date:
20 October 2021
Opening date:
20 October 2021 09:30 UK time
Closing date:

Engage the public with impacts of digital economy research 2021

Apply for funding to support a public engagement activity. Your activity must tell the story of the impact of a digital economy research project.

You can be from any sector or career stage, as long as the research involved was funded by our Digital Economy theme grants.

This funding comes from the Telling Tales of Engagement awards.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£30,000
Maximum award:
£10,000
Publication date:
19 October 2021
Opening date:
19 October 2021
Closing date:

Engage the public with research about the BBC

Apply for funding to engage the public in the context of the centenary of the BBC in 2022.

You must:

  • be a UK-based researcher at doctoral level or higher
  • have a primary research focus in arts and humanities.
Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£140,000
Maximum award:
£20,000
Publication date:
19 October 2021
Opening date:
18 October 2021
Closing date:

NATEP helping SMEs innovate in aerospace: autumn 2021

UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £2.5 million to carry out industry-led civil aerospace collaborative R&D projects. This funding is from the ATI programme.

Opportunity status:
Upcoming
Funders:
Innovate UK
Co-funders:
Aerospace Technology Institute (ATI) programme
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£2,500,000
Publication date:
14 October 2021
Opening date:
15 November 2021 09:30 UK time
Closing date:

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