NERC is the UK's main agency for funding and managing research, training and knowledge exchange in the environmental sciences.
Our work covers the full range of atmospheric, Earth, biological,
terrestrial and aquatic science, from the deep oceans to the upper
atmosphere and from the poles to the equator.
We coordinate some of the world's most exciting research
projects, tackling major issues such as climate change, environmental
influences on human health, the genetic make-up of life on Earth, and
much more.
NERC is a non-departmental public body. We receive around £370
million of annual funding from the Department for Business, Innovation
and Skills (BIS).
Outline proposals are invited for a major new research programme on
Unlocking the Potential for Groundwater for the Poor in sub-Saharan
Africa funded by DFID, NERC and in principle ESRC.
This £10m programme is an international programme funding
interdisciplinary research, generating evidence and innovative tools to
enable developing countries and their partners in sub-Saharan Africa to
use groundwater in a sustainable way for the ultimate benefit of the
poor.
This call is for outline Catalyst Grant proposals which will provide
an opportunity for the world's best researchers to develop and test new
innovative ideas for addressing the programme's aim of enabling
sustainable use of groundwater for the benefit of the poor. It is also
an opportunity to facilitate the development of new interdisciplinary
teams that bring developing and developed country scientists together.
Proposals are invited for funding of up to £150,000 (FEC). This call
has a total available budget of up to £1·5m. Projects will be funded
for a maximum duration of one year.
Submission of an Outline Proposal is mandatory in order to participate in the funding round at the full proposal stage.
All Outline Proposals will be assessed by an Assessment Panel and
successful applicants will be notified by the start of February 2013
that they are able to proceed to the Full Proposal stage.
The closing date for outline proposals is 16:00 UK local time (GMT/UTC) on Thursday 10 January 2013. Outline proposal forms must be submitted as an email to UPGro Secretariat at upgro@nerc.ac.uk.
