Deadline: 10-Mar-22
The Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) is now accepting applications for the Environmental Sciences: Global Partnerships Seedcorn Fund 2022.
The Global Partnerships Seedcorn Fund enables UK researchers to develop new international partnerships and networks, which underpin the development of long-term sustainable collaborations.
Aims
The aim of the Global Partnerships Seedcorn Fund is to support development of partnerships that are:
- international (from any country)
- new (partners you have not collaborated with previously)
- long-term (that will be self-sustaining beyond the lifetime of the grant).
Funding Information
- NERC has provisionally allocated £1 million to this funding opportunity. The maximum funding for Global Partnerships Seedcorn Fund proposals is £100,000 at 100% full economic cost with a duration of up to two years.
- International project partners are not eligible for direct funding. However, eligible UK organisations may request up to £15,000 towards their international partners travel and subsistence costs during visits or exchanges.
- Projects should be no longer than 24 months in duration, with an earliest start date of 1 August 2022 and latest of 31 October 2022.
- NERC-MOST projects should start no earlier than 1 September 2022 and no later than 31 December 2022.
Eligibility Criteria
- This funding opportunity is for principal or new investigators looking to create new global partnerships across any environmental science areas in NERC’s remit.
- A number of specific criteria apply to this opportunity.
- You can only submit one proposal as either a principal investigator or co-investigator.
- You must be based at a UK organisation eligible for UKRI funding.
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You must not:
- resubmit proposals
- apply as a principal investigator or co-investigator in two consecutive years
- hold an active Global Partnerships Seedcorn Fund grant either as principal investigator or co-investigator at the time of the closing date.
For more information, visit NERC.
For more information, visit https://www.ukri.org/opportunity/environmental-sciences-global-partnerships-seedcorn-fund-2022/