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Develop your arts and humanities research practice as a librarian

Apply for funding to develop your professional practice as an academic or research librarian.

You must work within an academic or research library in either a:

  • UK research organisation eligible for UKRI funding
  • RLUK member organisation.

This fellowship is run in partnership with RLUK. Find the full details of the Professional Practice Fellowship Scheme on the RLUK website.

Opportunity status:
Closed
Funders:
Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)
Co-funders:
Research Libraries UK (RLUK)
Funding type:
Fellowship
Total fund:
£100,000
Maximum award:
£25,000
Publication date:
21 October 2021
Opening date:
Closing date:

Digital security by design: software ecosystem development

UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £8 million for projects to work on the development of the digital security by design (DSbD) software ecosystem.

Opportunity status:
Closed
Funders:
Innovate UK, Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£8,000,000
Publication date:
15 September 2021
Opening date:
Closing date:

Circular economy for SMEs: innovating with the NICER programme

UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £1 million to research, test and develop step-change circular economy approaches.

Opportunity status:
Closed
Funders:
Innovate UK
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£1,000,000
Publication date:
6 October 2021
Opening date:
Closing date:

Site survey investigations for scientific ocean drilling

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.

Opportunity status:
Closed
Funders:
Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£1,650,000
Maximum award:
£1,000,000
Publication date:
14 September 2021
Opening date:
Closing date:

Build a network to promote academic engagement with Catapults

Apply for funding to build a network that will:

  • encourage engagement between academia and the Catapult centres
  • deliver the Researchers in Residence awards.

You must:

  • be a UK resident
  • be based at an eligible research organisation
  • have experience of running large centres or networks.
Opportunity status:
Closed
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)
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£2,350,000
Maximum award:
£2,350,000
Publication date:
11 October 2021
Opening date:
Closing date:

EUREKA GlobalStars Taiwan digital industrial collaborations

UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £865,000 to develop collaborative innovation projects in partnership with organisations from participating EUREKA members and GlobalStars countries.

Opportunity status:
Closed
Funders:
Innovate UK
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£865,000
Publication date:
14 September 2021
Opening date:
Closing date:

Driving the electric revolution: PEMD skills hub

UK registered organisations can apply for up to £1 million from driving the electric revolution for the development of a power electronics, machines and drives skills hub.

Opportunity status:
Closed
Funders:
Innovate UK
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£1,000,000
Publication date:
30 November 2021
Opening date:
Closing date:

Researching zoonotic pathogen emergence, detection and protection

Apply for funding to:

  • improve understanding of the animal-human-environment interface
  • develop vaccine and diagnostics technology platforms to improve animal health.

You must be:

  • a UK scientist based at an eligible UK institute
  • working in the fields of animal health or detection and prevention technologies in relation to zoonotic diseases.

Applications must be submitted through the ICRAD website. See the full details on the ICRAD funding opportunity announcement.

Opportunity status:
Closed
Funders:
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)
Co-funders:
National Agricultural Technology Institute, INTA, Argentina; Federal Public Service Health, Food Chain Safety and Environment (FPS Health), Belgium; The Fund for Scientific Research – FNRS (F.R.S.-FNRS), Belgium; The Research Foundation, Flanders (FWO), Belgium; Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, Danish AgriFish Agency (DAFA), Denmark; Ministry of Rural Affairs (MEM), Estonia; Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR), France; Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL) represented by the Federal Office of Agriculture and Food (BLE), Germany; Hellenic Agricultural Organization (DIMITRA), Greece; Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM), Ireland; Ministry of Health (MoH), Italy; State Education Development Agency (VIAA), Latvia; Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Lithuania (ZUM), Lithuania; Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality (MINLNV), The Netherlands; Narodowe Centrum Badań i Rozwoju (NCBR), Poland; Ministry of Science and Higher Education (MSHE), Russia; Agencia Estatal de Investigación, (AEI), Spain; The Swedish Research Council for Environment, Agricultural Sciences and Spatial Planning (FORMAS), Sweden; Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (TAGEM), Turkey; The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK), Turkey; The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA), UK
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£2,000,000
Publication date:
4 October 2021
Opening date:
Closing date:

Engage the public with impacts of digital economy research 2021

Apply for funding to support a public engagement activity. Your activity must tell the story of the impact of a digital economy research project.

You can be from any sector or career stage, as long as the research involved was funded by our Digital Economy theme grants.

This funding comes from the Telling Tales of Engagement awards.

Opportunity status:
Closed
Funders:
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£30,000
Maximum award:
£10,000
Publication date:
19 October 2021
Opening date:
Closing date:

Advise on the commissioning of NERC’s environmental data service

Apply for funding to provide independent expertise for the commissioning of the NERC Environmental Data Service (EDS).

You must be:

  • a UK resident
  • based at a UK institution eligible for UKRI funding.

You must not have a connection to:

  • the EDS
  • the associated environmental data centres
  • any NERC research centre.
Opportunity status:
Closed
Funders:
Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)
Funding type:
Fellowship
Total fund:
£75,000
Maximum award:
£75,000
Publication date:
8 November 2021
Opening date:
Closing date:

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