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UK-Canada sustainable critical minerals research partnerships

Apply for funding to collaborate with a Canadian Alliance Missions critical minerals project to develop UK-Canada partnerships supporting research to enhance resilience and sustainability of critical minerals supply.

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

Design Accelerators: round three

Apply for funding to undertake design-led solutions to address the climate crisis or net zero goals. Funding will be provided to support engagement activities with local communities, public and third sector organisations.

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

Modelling environmental responses to solar radiation management

Apply for funding to carry out climate modelling to understand the impacts of solar radiation management (SRM) techniques if implemented at scale.

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

Addressing environmental challenges: NERC highlight topics 2024

Apply for funding to address one of five environmental research challenges.

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

We encourage multidisciplinary research and collaborations with other UK organisations, and applications from diverse groups of researchers.

Expression of interest: Research skills strategic leadership hub

Apply for funding to deliver a new strategic leadership hub that supports the development and delivery of research skills training and capacity building provision in the social sciences.

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

Delivering training courses for environmental scientists 2024

Apply for funding to deliver training short courses within the NERC remit, focusing on areas of identifiable training need. Participants of the training do not need to be working on NERC-funded research.

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

Astronomy large awards outline 2025

Astronomy Large awards support themed, programmatic large projects tackling big research questions or technology development with the potential to produce world-leading research.

You must be:

Pre-announcement: Value of Marine Artificial Structures (ValMAS)

Apply for funding to enhance understanding of the ecological, economic and social value of marine artificial structures’ natural capital to inform decision making and policy solutions for all life stages.

You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) funding.

Pre-announcement: UKRI cross research council responsive mode pilot scheme: round 2

Apply for funding for breakthrough or disruptive interdisciplinary ideas that transcend, combine or significantly span disciplines that are not routinely funded through existing UKRI responsive mode schemes.

Project leads must be based at an organisation eligible for UKRI research council funding.

BBSRC-NC3Rs Innovation to Commercialisation of University Research (ICURe) Explore

BBSRC ICURe Explore is open to research teams in all UK universities, BBSRC-funded institutes and approved public sector research enterprises.

This cohort is a collaboration between BBSRC and the National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research (NC3Rs).

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