Funding opportunity

Pre-announcement: modelling UK supply chains as complex systems for resilience

• Opportunity status: Upcoming
• Funders: Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), Innovate UK, Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)
• Funding type: Grant
• Total fund: £6,250,000
• Award: £6,250,000
• Publication date: 18 May 2023
• Opening date: To be confirmed
• Closing date: To be confirmed

Apply for funding for a Network Plus to model UK supply chains as complex systems to strengthen resilience. The Network must have a focus on cascading risks in food, critical minerals, and fashion and use data-led and conceptual modelling to inform policy and practice.

One 4-year interdisciplinary Network Plus will be funded by UKRI (£5 million available at 80% FEC).

The Network can be led by any discipline in collaboration with government, business and the third sector. You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for ESRC funding, which will administer the Network.

Your Network should start on 1 April 2024 and run until 31 March 2028.

This is a pre-announcement and the information may change.

What we're looking for

Through this Network Plus you are expected to:

• use data led and conceptual modelling approaches to generate insights into how to strengthen the resilience of supply chains in the UK
• build new interdisciplinary capability
• actively engage and coordinate a broad set of stakeholders to enable a coherent and connected landscape on resilient supply chains
• inform policy, practice, and public understanding

The full economic cost of your Network can be up to £6.25 million. UKRI will fund 80% of the full economic cost (or £5 million).

This Network Plus will be delivered by ESRC, on behalf of UKRI.

Your Network should aim to start on 01 April 2024 and run until 31 March 2028 (4 years).