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Independent research fellowships

Open to early-career environmental scientists looking to develop their research programmes. Five years’ support available to further the development of future leaders in NERC science. This includes fellowship networking and training activities.

Leadership Fellows in Public Engagement

This scheme is to support the best scientists, engineers and technical staff within STFC’s community to undertake extended programmes of high quality, innovative public engagement.

Panel for the Allocation of Telescope Time travel grant

Apply to the Panel for the Allocation of Telescope Time (PATT) to support competitively awarded science observation time at astronomy facilities. This can be through:

  • a grant – over £5,000
  • a claim for travel and subsistence – under £5,000.

TRDF: Transformative Research Technologies

To pump prime the next generation of cutting-edge enabling research technologies with the potential for transformative impact in biosciences research.

The 2020 strategic highlight is on the detection and diagnosis of plant and animal diseases which will allow researchers to investigate problems caused by endemic or emerging pathogens or pests.

ARCHER 2 Pioneer Projects

EPSRC wants to encourage researchers to consider what they can do to significantly push the boundaries in computational research using High Performance Computing (HPC) in their field.

This funding opportunity is for researchers to apply for large amounts of computational resource to conduct computationally intensive modelling, simulation and calculations. Projects should be ambitious and pioneering, we encourage a high-risk/high-reward strategy, and outputs should have significant potential for a high future impact.

GCRF Highlight Notice for International Development: Follow on Funding for Impact and Engagement Scheme 2020

The aim is to explore innovative ways to enhance engagement with, and impacts from, research funded by AHRC in one or more countries which receive Official Development Assistance or contribute to international development.

AHRC Capability for Collections Fund

Targeted investments to renew and upgrade research facilities within UK galleries, libraries, archives and museums including:

  • university collections
  • focusing on conservation and heritage science facilities
  • digital capture equipment and specialist study spaces and reading rooms.

Applied Global Health Research Board grants: Oct 2020

Funding is available for research that benefits the health of vulnerable people in low and middle income countries (LMIC). There is no limit to the amount you can request.

You can apply if you are a LMIC principal investigator or UK-based and working in partnership with LMIC investigators.

Sustainable Management of UK Marine Resources

UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) are inviting applications to address the objectives of the new Sustainable Management of UK Marine Resources (SMMR) research programme.

Strategic capital 2020

We aim to invest in UK capital infrastructure that will deliver significant enhancements to research capacity in the environmental sciences.

If you are based at an eligible research organisation, you can procure equipment or develop built infrastructure that creates a new research capability.

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