Announcement of Opportunity

Closing date (Notification of Intent): 16:00 BST (20:30 IST) on 30 March 2017

Closing date (Full Proposals): 16:00 BST (20:30 IST) on 26 April 2017

Closing date: 16:00 on 24 June 2016

NERC, the Economic & Social Research Council (ESRC) and The Rockefeller Foundation are working together towards the ambitious goal of identifying the urgent research priorities and innovation challenges that may inform and catalyse a paradigm shift in our global approach to sustainable development. The nature of our 21st Century development challenges requires a shift in thinking and action that will better prepare us for future challenges, while enabling more effective development interventions today.

NERC, the Medical Research Council (MRC) and the Scottish Government Chief Scientist Office (CSO) are investing up to £600,000 in projects to identify and fill knowledge gaps around the potential of environmental data to improve health outcomes in the UK. This call will focus specifically on using environmental data on air pollution and/or environmental hazards alongside health and biomedical data.