NERC: Innovation in environmental monitoring

31/08/2023

07/11/2023

This is an open capital funding opportunity for projects demonstrating innovative approaches toward environmental monitoring at a sensor or systems-based level, with collaborative applications encouraged from across the environmental science, environment-focused informatics and wider data science communities. The programme is made up of two elements: this NERC-led funding opportunity supporting research-led activity, and an Innovate UK-led funding opportunity (to be launched in late 2023 or early 2024) supporting business-led activity. he full economic cost (FEC) of your project can be between £450,000 and £750,000. We will fund 100% for equipment only, and 80% FEC for other resources. Projects must start in March 2024 for up to 36 months.

The objectives of this programme are to: - support the development of new sensing systems and monitoring capabilities that will either improve existing approaches or introduce new ones, including improving the sustainability and connectivity of data collection, analysis and reporting - support the testing of these products (including ‘ground-truthing’ with existing monitoring regimes) and verifying their accuracy and reliability, thus improving their chances of being successfully deployed at scale in the public and private sectors - deliver new and strengthened partnerships and collaborations between the public sector, academia and private sector, helping to connect across disciplines, and stimulate innovative approaches - develop an understanding of the capabilities and principles required for the effective development and real-world deployment of environmental monitoring systems for broader impact and use.

Applicant type Academic Institution; Commercial or Private Sector; Government or Public Sector; Non-profit Eligibility Note Who is eligible to apply this funding opportunity is open to all organisations eligible for UKRI funding, including some public sector research establishments (PSREs). This funding opportunity is in partnership with Defra, and where Defra Group organisations are eligible PSREs, they can apply for funding through this opportunity.