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Build a network to research sustainable agri-food for net zero

Apply for funding to develop a research network that will focus on improving the sustainability of the agri-food system.

You must be:

  • based at an eligible UK-based organisation
  • working in a science discipline.

Co-investigators can be from any discipline.

Your network is expected to:

  • focus on reducing greenhouse gas emissions
  • build interdisciplinary partnerships
  • involve stakeholders
  • develop future research plans.
Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), UK Research and Innovation
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£5,000,000
Publication date:
21 September 2021
Opening date:
20 September 2021
Closing date:

UK and South Korea social science, arts and humanities connections

Apply for funding to develop long-term relationships between social science, arts or humanities researchers based in the UK and South Korea.

You must be:

  • a researcher at a UK research organisation eligible for UKRI funding
  • at postdoctoral level or higher.
Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£1,500,000
Maximum award:
£50,000
Publication date:
30 July 2021
Opening date:
11 August 2021 09:30 UK time
Closing date:

Understanding environmental change in Inuit Nunangat

Apply for funding to investigate changes to the terrestrial, coastal and near-shore marine environments in Inuit Nunangat.

You must be:

  • from an eligible UK research organisation
  • eligible for UKRI funding.

Your project must include:

  • an Inuk, Inuit organisation or community representative involved as either principal or co-investigator.
Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£7,630,000
Maximum award:
£545,000
Publication date:
9 June 2021
Opening date:
9 June 2021 15:00 UK time
Closing date:

Modern slavery in the UK and wider laws and policies

Apply for funding to show how legal and policy frameworks affect modern slavery.

To lead a project you must be an eligible researcher from either:

  • a UK higher education institution (HEI)
  • an approved independent research organisation (IRO).
Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)
Co-funders:
Modern Slavery and Human Rights Policy and Evidence Centre (Modern Slavery PEC)
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£1,250,000
Maximum award:
£250,000
Publication date:
12 October 2021
Opening date:
12 October 2021 16:00 UK time
Closing date:

Research the social sciences in the Open Research Area (ORA): round 7

Apply for funding for international research in the social sciences.

Your project must be a collaboration. This must include researchers from at least three of these countries:

  • UK
  • France
  • Germany
  • Canada.

You can also choose to involve a Japanese partner.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)
Co-funders:
Agence nationale de la Recherche (ANR), Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG), Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)
Funding type:
Grant
Publication date:
8 June 2021
Opening date:
2 August 2021 15:00 UK time
Closing date:

Linked education and assessment systems data research fellowship

Apply for funding to research ways education and assessment systems data could influence policy.

You must be based at an eligible UK research organisation.

Fellowships can last up to 12 months.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)
Funding type:
Fellowship
Maximum award:
£130,000
Publication date:
1 September 2021
Opening date:
10 August 2021
Closing date:

Advancing adolescent mental health and wellbeing research

Apply for funding to help improve research in the field of ‘adolescence, mental health and the developing mind’ through:

  • methodological innovation
  • capability building.

You can be researcher at any career stage who is:

  • within the remit of AHRC, ESRC or MRC
  • based in the UK
  • from a UK research organisation eligible for UKRI funding.
Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Medical Research Council (MRC), Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£8,000,000
Award range:
£125,000 - £1,250,000
Publication date:
22 September 2021
Opening date:
22 September 2021
Closing date:

Build a network to promote academic engagement with catapults

Apply for funding to build a network that will:

  • encourage engagement between academia and the catapult centres
  • deliver the Researchers in Residence awards.

You must:

  • be a UK resident
  • be based at an eligible research organisation
  • have experience of running large centres or networks.
Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), Medical Research Council (MRC), Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£2,350,000
Maximum award:
£2,350,000
Publication date:
11 October 2021
Opening date:
13 October 2021 09:00 UK time
Closing date:

ESRC postdoctoral fellowships

Apply for a postdoctoral fellowship to develop:

  • publications
  • networks
  • research skills
  • professional skills.

You must:

  • have completed your PhD at a research organisation that is part of a Doctoral Training Partnership (DTP)
  • have less than 12 months’ postdoctoral experience (at full-time rate) measured from passing your viva voce to the competition closing date.

Fellowships must be held at a Research Organisation that is part of a DTP and aligned to an accredited pathway.

Social sciences must make up at least 50% of your fellowship activities.

Opportunity status:
Upcoming
Funders:
Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)
Funding type:
Fellowship
Publication date:
14 December 2020
Opening date:
29 October 2021
Closing date:

Knowledge Transfer Partnership

Knowledge Transfer Partnerships help businesses to partner with an academic organisation, research organisation or a Catapult, to employ a graduate with the skills and knowledge that can help the business to innovate and grow.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Innovate UK, 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), Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)
Co-funders:
Government departments and devolved governments
Funding type:
Grant
Publication date:
20 September 2020
Opening date:
N/A
Closing date:
Open - no closing date

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