Apply for funding to further your career through an independent research fellowship.
You must:
be an early career researcher
hold a PhD qualification or expect to submit your thesis before the fellowship interview.
You are not eligible to apply if you hold a tenured academic post or academic position at lecturer level.
Closed
Fellowship
£7,400,000
4 August 2022
4 August 2022
11 October 2022 4:00pm UK time
Apply for funding to be a knowledge exchange (KE) fellow supporting the projects funded in the environmental response to hydrogen emissions programme.
You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for NERC funding.
Closed
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS)
Fellowship
£250,000
£250,000
1 August 2022
1 August 2022
13 October 2022 4:00pm UK time
This scheme is for early career researchers and innovators who are either:
looking to establish or transition to independence
developing their own original and ambitious plans within a commercial setting.
We are offering funding to support ambitious research or innovation programmes across UKRI’s remit.
You must be based at, and have the support of, an eligible academic or non-academic institution.
Closed
Fellowship
£100,000,000
15 June 2022
6 September 2022
6 December 2022 4:00pm UK time
Apply for funding for knowledge exchange and learning on a topic related to the Future of UK Treescapes programme.
You will work on a topic related to the remit of the Future of UK Treescapes programme.
You must be from an eligible UK research organisation.
This funding opportunity is being run by the Future of UK Treescapes programme on behalf of NERC.
Closed
Fellowship
£270,000
£50,000
3 May 2022
3 May 2022
29 July 2022 12:00pm UK time
Apply for funding to undertake world-leading research to advance the field of artificial intelligence (AI) in the UK.
This opportunity is aimed at established researchers. International applicants are welcome. However, you must be based in the UK at an organisation eligible for UK Research and Innovation funding to hold the fellowship.
Closed
Fellowship
£8,000,000
£3,000,000 - £5,000,000
25 March 2022
29 September 2022
24 November 2022 4:00pm UK time
Apply for funding to carry out world-leading artificial intelligence (AI) research in the UK.
There are no set eligibility criteria for this award. However, you should show that you:
have international standing in your area
can add value to AI research in the UK
can build AI capability and capacity in the UK.
This funding opportunity will open in spring 2022.
Upcoming
Fellowship
26 January 2022
To be confirmed
To be confirmed
Apply for fellowship funding to collaborate with one or more projects from the Landscape Decisions Programme.
You must be based at an organisation eligible for UKRI funding.
You can be at any career stage as long as you have relevant expertise. If you’re a PhD student, you must have submitted your thesis before starting the fellowship.
Closed
Fellowship
£250,000
£70,000
17 December 2021
17 December 2021
14 March 2022 4:00pm UK time
Apply for funding to enhance the impact of research in the environmental sciences.
NERC knowledge exchange fellowships help you and your stakeholders to share knowledge.
You must be based at an institution eligible for UKRI funding. We welcome researchers at all career stages.
Closed
Fellowship
£1,500,000
15 November 2021
25 October 2021
20 January 2022 4:00pm UK time
Apply for funding to provide independent expertise for the commissioning of the NERC Environmental Data Service (EDS).
You must be:
a UK resident
based at a UK institution eligible for UKRI funding.
You must not have a connection to:
the EDS
the associated environmental data centres
any NERC research centre.
Closed
Fellowship
£75,000
£75,000
8 November 2021
11 November 2021
22 December 2021 4:00pm UK time
Apply for funding to enable the sharing of ‘nature and finance’ knowledge and expertise between:
academics
stakeholders
user communities.
You must be based at an eligible UK research organisation.
Your fellowship can focus on any theme or activity around research relevant to the Task Force on Nature-related Financial Disclosures.
Closed
Finance for Biodiversity (F4B)
Fellowship
£300,000
£100,000
8 October 2021
20 September 2021
18 November 2021 4:00pm UK time