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Engaging young people with climate research

Apply for funding to engage young people with climate-related research and the research process.

You must be:

  • a researcher at doctoral level or higher based at a UK research organisation
  • from an arts and humanities discipline, or a related interdisciplinary background.

Your project must take place between September and December 2021 to coincide with the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26).

Collaborating for healthy, resilient and sustainable agricultural soils

Apply to research agricultural soils.

You can apply if you are a researcher based at an eligible organisation.

You must work with at least two other researchers. They must be from one of the eligible countries.

Digital technologies for health and care

Develop research ideas for novel digital technologies to monitor, diagnose and treat the population remotely.

You can be from any research area and must be eligible for EPSRC research grant funding.

The first stage of the process is a ‘sandpit’ event. In this three-day online event you will work with other researchers to develop ideas for proposals.

STFC Horizons Programme: investigating solutions for net zero

Apply for funding for early development of promising net zero technologies and solutions.

The science, technology, applications and expertise must originate from the STFC core science programme or STFC facilities and laboratories.

Understanding remote approaches to qualitative health research

Apply for funding to improve the understanding, design and use of remote data capture within qualitative health research.

Your research must be designed to improve the research methods used by others.

The lead applicant must:

  • have a postgraduate degree
  • be based at a UK research organisation eligible for UKRI funding.

This is a strategic focus for the June 2021 round of the ‘Better methods, better research’ programme.

Better methods, better research: Jun 2021

Researchers can apply for funding to improve the methods being used in wider biomedical and health research. The programme is jointly funded by MRC and the National Institute for Health Research, and the programme welcomes research that falls within the remit of either funder.

We will normally award up to £500,000 and support 80% of the full economic costs of your proposal.

Embedded research on UK climate resilience

Apply for funding to do an ‘embedded researcher’ project. This is a research placement at a non-academic organisation. You’ll support the sharing of knowledge between academics, decision-makers and practitioners.

You must be a UK-based researcher employed by an eligible research organisation.

Your project must focus on climate resilience in the UK.

Investigate high-priority use cases for exascale software

Apply for funding to design use cases for exascale software.

You can apply if you are a currently funded ExCALIBUR design and development working group.

Your project must be three years in length. It must start on 1 December 2021.

Creative Industries Fund: fast start business growth pilot

UK-registered micro and small businesses in the creative sector can apply for a package of support to grow their business.

This package includes ongoing support from Innovate UK EDGE and funding of up to £25,000 for innovation projects.

ISCF smart sustainable plastic packaging: business-led research and development

UK-registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £7 million for research and development projects with the potential to significantly impact the 2025 UK Plastic Pact targets.

This funding is from the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund.

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