NERC: Global partnerships seedcorn fund

11/02/2021

18/03/2021

The Natural Environment Research Council invites applications for its global partnerships seedcorn fund. This enables UK environmental science researchers to establish new collaborations with international partners. The total budget is worth £1 million, and grants are worth up to £100,000 at 80 per cent full economic cost for a period of two years. International partners are not eligible for direct funding, however, eligible UK organisations may request up to £15,000 for international partners in order to support their travel and subsistence costs during visits or exchanges.

Environmental Science

The PI must be resident in the UK and be employed by an eligible UK research organisation, HEI, research council institute or a recognised independent research organisation at lecturer level or above. Projects must have at least one international project partner who may be from any country and in any science area within NERC remit. Partnerships must have the potential to become self-sustaining after the grant period. Investigators may submit only one proposal as either a PI or co-investigator. New investigators, who may not already have international research partners, are encouraged to apply.