Opportunity status: Open
Funders: Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)
Funding type: Grant
Maximum award: £100,000
Publication date: 24 September 2026
Opening date: 24 September 2026 9:00am UK time
Closing date: Open – no closing date
Apply for funding to respond rapidly to transient environmental research opportunities arising from unexpected natural events, such as earthquakes, droughts, floods or ephemeral events in ecosystems.
Funding supports the collection of critical early data, before the research opportunity is lost. Projects can request up to £100,000 full economic cost (FEC), with NERC funding up to 80% FEC. Projects can last up to one year.
You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for NERC funding.
Applications are accepted at any time.