Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), GB: NERC large grant outlines

21/12/2023

07/03/2024

Apply for funding to support innovative, large-scale and complex projects that tackle big science questions and have the potential to produce world-leading research. Large research projects must tackle big science questions. To achieve this, they will often involve multidisciplinary approaches. We expect your application to show several interdependent components (also called work packages) interacting in a single overall structure. You can submit an application in any area of environmental science, provided it is predominantly within a research area or subject associated with our remit. Applications can support pure, applied, technology-led or policy-driven research but must still address (or provide the means to address) clearly-defined scientific questions. This is an outline stage and the information may change at the full opportunity stage. Funding of between £1.2 million and £3.7 million (at 100% full economic cost) is available for projects lasting up to five years.

Environmental Science

Eligibility Note This funding opportunity is open to research groups and individuals. Your research project must address a significant environmental science question, but we welcome applications from individuals who can demonstrate a capability to collaborate with experts from other disciplines to generate innovative research. We encourage multidisciplinary research and collaborations with other UK organisations.