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Environmental response to hydrogen emissions

Apply for funding to explore the environmental response to hydrogen emissions.

The full economic cost of your project can be up to £1,687,500. NERC will fund 80% of the full economic cost.

Projects must start in October 2022 and last no longer than 24 months.

Opportunity status:
Closed
Funders:
Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)
Co-funders:
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS)
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£3,850,000
Award range:
£400,000 - £1,350,000
Publication date:
1 April 2022
Opening date:
Closing date:

Become the UK director of the Felix partnership

Apply for funding to become the UK director of the Felix partnership.

You must be:

  • a member of the UK magnetics community
  • based at an organisation eligible for UKRI funding.
Opportunity status:
Closed
Funders:
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£150,000
Maximum award:
£150,000
Publication date:
13 April 2022
Opening date:
Closing date:

Become the UK director of the EMFL partnership

Apply for funding to become the UK Director of the European Magnetic Field Laboratory (EMFL) partnership.

You must be:

  • a member of the UK magnetics community
  • based at an organisation eligible for UKRI funding.
Opportunity status:
Closed
Funders:
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£150,000
Maximum award:
£150,000
Publication date:
13 April 2022
Opening date:
Closing date:

Understanding changes in quality of UK freshwaters

Apply for funding to investigate the changes in quality of UK freshwaters.

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

Research will include:

  • investigating how pollutants interact within rivers and supporting ecosystems
  • investigating how the infiltration and movement of pollutants will be amplified or mitigated by a changing hydrological cycle
  • supporting the improvement and development of tools to monitor and measure pollution.
Opportunity status:
Closed
Funders:
Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£8,000,000
Maximum award:
£2,000,000
Publication date:
22 April 2022
Opening date:
Closing date:

Understanding changes in quality of UK freshwaters: Programme Champion

Apply for funding to lead the development of the UK freshwaters research programme strategy as the Programme Champion.

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

You must submit a ‘notification of intent’ before your application proposal.

Opportunity status:
Closed
Funders:
Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£625,000
Maximum award:
£625,000
Publication date:
22 April 2022
Opening date:
Closing date:

Engaging the public with environmental science: 2022

Apply for funding to develop new ways to engage the public with environmental science.

Main applicants do not have to meet standard UKRI eligibility conditions.

You must work within NERC’s remit as a main or co-applicant.

You can also apply to observe the assessment process.

Opportunity status:
Closed
Funders:
Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£96,000
Award range:
£5,000 - £10,000
Publication date:
11 April 2022
Opening date:
Closing date:

Knowledge transfer partnerships (KTP): 2022 to 2023, round two

UK registered academic institutions, research and technology organisations (RTOs) or Catapults can apply for a share of up to £8 million to fund innovation projects with businesses or not for profits organisations.

Opportunity status:
Closed
Funders:
Innovate UK
Co-funders:
Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP)
Funding type:
Other
Total fund:
£8,000,000
Publication date:
1 April 2022
Opening date:
Closing date:

Surveillance and diagnostics for antimicrobial resistance

Apply for funding to develop networks to improve diagnostic and surveillance tools for antimicrobial resistance. Your networks must include relevant experts and stakeholders.

You should:

  • be based at a research organisation eligible for MRC funding
  • apply as part of a consortium of transnational partners.
Opportunity status:
Closed
Funders:
Medical Research Council (MRC)
Co-funders:
Funders from 11 Joint Programming Initiative on Antimicrobial Resistance (JPIAMR) member countries to date
Funding type:
Grant
Publication date:
21 April 2022
Opening date:
Closing date:

Civil nuclear research with Japan: phase 9

Apply for funding to research challenges in civil nuclear energy relevant to Fukushima and Sellafield.

You must:

  • be a UK-based researcher employed by an eligible research organisation
  • collaborate with Japanese researchers.
Opportunity status:
Closed
Funders:
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
Co-funders:
Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT)
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£1,000,000
Award range:
£250,000 - £500,000
Publication date:
13 April 2022
Opening date:
Closing date:

Innovation Loans Future Economy Competition: round two

UK registered businesses can apply for loans for innovative projects with strong commercial potential to significantly improve the UK economy.

Opportunity status:
Closed
Funders:
Innovate UK
Funding type:
Loan
Total fund:
£25,000,000
Publication date:
24 April 2022
Opening date:
Closing date:

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