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NERC independent research fellowship 2022

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.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)
Funding type:
Fellowship
Total fund:
£7,400,000
Publication date:
4 August 2022
Opening date:
4 August 2022
Closing date:

Improving model representation of turbulent atmospheric processes

Apply for funding to improve forecasts of extreme weather events and help the UK better manage weather-related risk using:

  • research into atmospheric turbulent processes
  • representations in kilometre and sub-kilometre scale weather and climate models.

Standard NERC eligibility rules apply.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)
Co-funders:
Met Office
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£5,100,000
Publication date:
1 August 2022
Opening date:
1 August 2022 06:00 UK time
Closing date:

Knowledge exchange fellow: environmental response to hydrogen emissions

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.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)
Co-funders:
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS)
Funding type:
Fellowship
Total fund:
£250,000
Maximum award:
£250,000
Publication date:
1 August 2022
Opening date:
1 August 2022
Closing date:

Quantum sensing for environmental sciences

Apply for funding to explore the potential for quantum sensing to transform multiple areas of environmental science.

EPSRC and NERC are looking to fund proposals:

  • with a specific focus on quantum sensing
  • from a multidisciplinary team of researchers from the quantum technology and environmental science community.
Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£3,000,000
Award range:
£350,000 - £1,000,000
Publication date:
12 July 2022
Opening date:
4 August 2022 09:00 UK time
Closing date:

UKRI-Defra One Health approach to vector borne diseases

Apply for funding to forecast, understand, mitigate and avoid vector (arthropod) borne disease (VBD) threats to the UK.

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

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), Medical Research Council (MRC)
Co-funders:
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£6,500,000
Publication date:
8 July 2022
Opening date:
25 July 2022
Closing date:

Future Leaders Fellowships: round 7

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.

Opportunity status:
Upcoming
Funders:
UK Research and Innovation, 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), Innovate UK, Medical Research Council (MRC), Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)
Funding type:
Fellowship
Total fund:
£100,000,000
Publication date:
15 June 2022
Opening date:
6 September 2022
Closing date:

Work with Brazilian researchers: NERC FAPESP lead agency

This opportunity allows UK-based researchers and researchers in the State of São Paulo, Brazil to submit a collaborative proposal under existing NERC funding opportunities. This will go through a single review process.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)
Co-funders:
State of São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP)
Funding type:
Grant
Publication date:
6 May 2022
Opening date:
N/A
Closing date:
Open - no closing date

Integrating finance and biodiversity for a nature positive future

Apply for funding to create research networks to integrate finance and biodiversity for a nature positive future.

You must:

  • be based at a UK research organisation eligible for NERC funding
  • collaborate and co-create the proposed activities with relevant finance sector stakeholders.
Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£1,500,000
Maximum award:
£187,500
Publication date:
25 April 2022
Opening date:
27 May 2022 10:00 UK time
Closing date:

Work with US-based researchers on environmental science research

Apply for funding to work with US-based researchers on an environmental science proposal.

Collaborative work is governed by an agreement between NERC and NSF.

You must be:

  • based at a UK research organisation eligible for NERC funding
  • employed at lecturer (or equivalent) level or above.
Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)
Co-funders:
National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate of Geosciences (GEO), NSF Directorate of Biological Sciences (BIO), NSF Division of Environmental Biology (DEB)
Funding type:
Grant
Publication date:
11 March 2022
Opening date:
N/A
Closing date:
Open - no closing date

Pre-announcement: Turing AI World-Leading Researcher Fellowships: rounds two and three

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.

Opportunity status:
Upcoming
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), UK Research and Innovation
Funding type:
Fellowship
Publication date:
26 January 2022
Opening date:
To be confirmed
Closing date:
To be confirmed

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