Environmental sciences: Global Partnerships Seedcorn Fund 2024 - Swindon, United Kingdom - NERC - the Natural Environment Research Council

Description

Opportunity details:

Opportunity status: Open
Funders: Co-funders: São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP), National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) Taiwan
Funding type: Grant
Total fund: £1,000,000
Maximum award: £100,000
Publication date: 19 February 2024
Opening date: 19 February 2024 9:00am UK time
Closing date: 25 April 2024 4:00pm UK time

Apply for funding to create new and sustainable global partnerships within Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) remit:

1. You must meet the individual eligibility requirements and be based at a UK research organisation.
2. Applications must:
   
   1. Include at least one new international partner
   2. Focus on activities that require international expertise
   3. Show long-term potential
3. The maximum full economic cost (FEC) is £100,000. We will fund 80% of the FEC for UK costs.
4. We will fund your project for up to two years.
5. Applications including partners in Brazil or Taiwan may be eligible for co-funding from São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) or National Science and Technology Council (NSTC), respectively.

Who can apply:

Before applying for funding, check the following:

If you are unsure whether your proposed research falls within the remit of Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has introduced new role types for funding opportunities being run on the new UKRI Funding Service.

For full details, visit .

Who is eligible to apply:

• We encourage multidisciplinary research and collaborations with other UK organisations.
• Welcome applications from individuals at any career stage, subject to NERC eligibility criteria.

Who is not eligible to apply:

• You can only submit one application as either project lead or project co-lead.
• You must not:
  • Resubmit applications
  • Apply as project leads and project co-leads in two consecutive years
  • Hold an active Global Partnerships Seedcorn Fund grant either as project lead or project co-lead at the time of the closing date

New investigators:

The new investigator must be the project lead on the grant.

The NERC office may give priority to applications with 'new investigator' status following panel assessment between equally scored applications.

International applicants:

We do not fund overseas organisations, except for specific costs for project co-leads from Norway and the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA). Read more about this in the .

You should include all other international collaborators as project partners. This includes organizations from the business or financial sectors.

Equality, diversity and inclusion:

We are committed to achieving equality of opportunity for all funding applicants. We encourage applications from a diverse range of researchers.

We support people to work in a way that suits their personal circumstances. This includes:

- Career breaks

- Support for people with caring responsibilities

- Flexible working

- Alternative working patterns