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BBSRC and NERC: Doctoral Landscape Award 2024
Added date
01/02/2024
Closing date
30/04/2024
Call summary
Apply for funding to deliver a doctoral landscape award in the biosciences, in the environmental sciences, or in both. This funding opportunity will enable training for the next generation of researchers in technical and professional skills applicable to a diverse range of careers.
Doctoral landscape awards provide:
broad, flexible funding to support talented doctoral students to contribute to a vibrant, internationally attractive and world-leading research and innovation system
breadth and diversity in the research supported and to ensure that as a community we are rapidly responsive to new and emerging research ideas and areas
opportunities for a variety of engagement with non-academic partners
With a view to better attracting, developing, and retaining talented people and teams,
and to reduce the bureaucracy involved in accessing and managing funding, BBSRC and NERC have come together to deliver this funding opportunity.
Scientific scope
Bio/Medical; Environmental Science
PI eligibility
Eligibility Note This funding opportunity is open to applicants based at organisations that are eligible for UKRI research grant funding. This includes:
higher education institutions
research council institutes
eligible independent research organisations and Catapult centres
public sector research establishments (PSREs)
Each application must include:
one administrative lead organisation
at least one accredited higher education PhD awarding body
at least one hosting partner, and may include collaborative partners.