UKRI systems approaches to advance the UK’s transition to net zero: full

4 weeks ago

Swindon, United Kingdom NERC - the Natural Environment Research Council Full time
Opportunity status: Open Funders: UK Research and Innovation, , , , , , , , Funding type: Grant Total fund: £9,200,000 Maximum award: £4,600,000 Publication date: 31 May 2024 Opening date: 4 June 2024 9:00am UK time Closing date: 20 August 2024 4:00pm UK time

Last updated: 3 June 2024 -

Apply for funding to establish a flagship transdisciplinary research programme in system approaches to advance the UK’s transition to net zero.

This investment will support up to two impact driven research programmes to deliver world leading co-created cross-cutting research into the development and implementation of systems approaches to net zero.

The full economic cost (FEC) of your project can be up to £5.75 million UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) will fund 80% of the FEC (£4.6 million). The funding duration is for up to 60 months.

You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for UKRI funding.

This is the second stage of a two-stage process.

You may only submit an application to this funding opportunity if you have been invited to do so by EPSRC.

Who can apply

You can only apply for this funding opportunity if we have invited you to do so following a successful outline application.

Before applying for funding, check the .

EPSRC standard eligibility rules apply. For full details, visit .

UKRI has introduced new role types for funding opportunities being run on the new UKRI Funding Service.

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Who is not eligible to apply

This is an invite only stage of the funding opportunity.

For more information on the outline stage please see the Additional information section.

International applicants

International project co-leads are not permitted as part of this funding opportunity. International collaborators can be listed as project partners.

Businesses are not eligible applicant organisations as part of this funding opportunity, they are expected to be listed as project partners.

The does not apply to this funding opportunity. As such grants submitted to this funding opportunity cannot include a Norway-based international project co-lead.

Resubmissions

We will not accept uninvited resubmissions of projects that have been submitted to UKRI or any other funder.

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