Deadline: 07-Oct-2025
The Scotland’s Centre of Expertise for Waters (CREW) is inviting proposals for a capacity-building project aimed at reducing the mental health and wellbeing impacts of flooding.
Recognizing that floods affect not only physical safety but also psychological resilience, this initiative seeks to identify and promote effective, cross-policy actions in Scotland that can help communities better cope with the emotional and social consequences of flooding.
The project will span approximately five months and is built around collaborative learning and policy integration. Selected applicants will explore how various sectors—ranging from health and social care to urban planning and environmental management—can come together to mitigate the often-overlooked toll that flooding takes on mental wellbeing. The goal is to produce insight that can guide future policies and practices in reducing these impacts.
A budget of up to £70,000 (exclusive of VAT) is available to support the work, providing scope to conduct research, stakeholder engagement, and policy synthesis.
By funding this project, CREW aims to ensure that responses to flood risks are not only physically protective but also psychologically supportive—embedding wellbeing into the fabric of flood risk management and public policy.
CREW Capacity Building funding is open to applications from all relevant Scottish HEIs and Research Institutes (approved subcontractors). One eligible organisation must lead the bid, however an eligible organisation can sub-contract work in accordance with the Grant Terms which would include putting in place an appropriate agreement with the relevant sub-contractor(s) (updated December 2022). Any UK based HEI, RI or SME can be sub-contracted. Where successful, CREW funding would be subject to agreement to the CREW Grant Offer Letter and T&Cs (“Grant Terms”). CREW encourages applications from experienced to early career researchers (ECRs) under the supervision and mentorship of experienced researchers.
For more information, visit Scotland’s Centre of Expertise for Waters.