Exploring the frontiers of environmental research 2026 (Grant)
UK Research and Innovation, Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) (UK) · National scheme · 1 eligible country
What this scheme funds
This UK grant funds early stage, curiosity driven environmental research that is genuinely novel and could be transformative if it succeeds. It is aimed at exploratory science rather than applied or near market work, giving researchers freedom to pursue high risk, high reward ideas. Total scheme budget across all recipients is 8,000,000 pounds.
environmental-monitoring · climate-adaptation · biodiversity · research-excellence
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Who it is for
A UK based research organisation eligible for NERC funding wanting to pursue an early stage, high risk environmental research idea with transformative potential.
The scheme in detail
- Agency
- UK Research and Innovation, Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) (UK)
- Eligible countries (1)
- United Kingdom
- Funding
- €230k
- Deadline
- 12 Nov 2026
- Applicant type
- Not stated by the agency.
- Eligible applicants
- public sector, non-profit, private sector
- Also required
- Applicants must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for Natural Environment Research Council funding.