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This fund allows researchers to respond quickly to transient and unexpected scientific opportunities. These may be events affecting the environment like earthquakes or volcanic eruptions.
You can apply if you are a research group or individual based at a UK university or other approved institution. We will fund up to 80% of your project’s cost.
These fellowships are for those looking to return to a research career after a break. Fellowships combine a personalised retraining programme with a challenging research project. They are flexible, usually lasting two years at 0.5 full-time equivalent, although some UKRI funders may award longer.
This funding opportunity supports innovative, large-scale and complex research tackling big science questions. You can apply for funding between £1.2 million and £3.7 million (at 100% full economic cost) for projects lasting up to five years. We will fund 80% of your project’s full economic cost.
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.
Apply for funding to become an independent research fellow.
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.
Apply for funding for a site survey investigation. The data from your investigation will help the scientific community develop future ocean drilling expeditions.
Your site survey investigation can be either:
- ship-borne, gathering new data
- virtual, using existing data.
You must be a UK-based researcher employed at an eligible research organisation.
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.
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.
Apply for funding to develop a roadmap for an information management framework (IMF) for environmental ‘digital twins’.
Digital twins are virtual representations of an object or system updated from real-time data. They use simulation, machine learning and reasoning to help decision-making.
You and your organisation must be eligible for NERC funding.