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Funding to Tackle Big Environmental Science Questions (UK)

The Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) is making £12 million in funding available to support innovative, large-scale and complex projects that tackle big science questions and have the potential to produce world-leading research.

Grants of between £1,200,000 and £3,700,000 are available to UK research organisations for proposals that can support pure, applied, technology-led or policy-driven research but still address, or provide the means to address, clearly defined scientific questions.

Funding can be used towards the costs incurred in delivering the project such as staff resources, travel and subsistence, estates costs, shared resources, administration costs, and equipment.

Multidisciplinary research and collaborations with other organisations is encouraged.

The deadline for proposals is 4pm on the 8th March 2022.

10th December 2021