Funding Opportunity

The British Hydrological Society, JBA Trust and Environment Agency are delighted to announce that the MSc Studentship Award Scheme will be open for applications again in 2017.  Now in its seventh year, the award scheme supports talented students wishing to pursue development of their academic experience and qualifications in hydrology and catchment management.  Graduates of MSc courses play a vital part in the future management of the water environment. 

NERC and the Department for International Development (DFID) will shortly be inviting proposals for a new £4m collaborative research programme on 'Understanding the Impacts of the Current El Niño Event'.

Closing date: 16:00 on 18 February 2016

Closing date and time for outline proposals: 16:00 on 3 March 2016

Awards totalling £2·5-£5m are available to research organisations over 5 years to boost impact from NERC environmental science.

The Environmental Science Impact Programme (ESIP) is dedicated to bringing research organisations together with businesses, policy bodies and other actors contributing to economic development specific to their location to deliver significant regional impact from NERC environmental science.

8 - 9 th March 2016
Nottingham

The Biotechnology & Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) and NERC invite you to participate in a two-day interactive strategic workshop (sandpit) with the ultimate aim of funding up to six multidisciplinary research translation projects within the remit of the Sustainable Agriculture Research Club (SARIC).

For more information visit the SARIC Sandpit webpage:

Closing date and time for outline proposals: 16:00 on 3 March 2016

Awards totalling £2·5-£5m are available to research organisations over 5 years to boost impact from NERC environmental science.

The Environmental Science Impact Programme (ESIP) is dedicated to bringing research organisations together with businesses, policy bodies and other actors contributing to economic development specific to their location to deliver significant regional impact from NERC environmental science.

The UK – Peru CONCYTEC Fund for Science and Innovation aims to build UK-Partner country research and innovation collaborations, centred on shared research and innovation challenges. The £600,000 fund is financed by the British Embassy in Lima and CONCYTEC.

28 January 2016
Woburn House Conference Centre, London, WC1H 9HQ

Registration closes 4 December 2015

Opening date on Je-S: 4 February 2016
Closing date on Je-S: 16:00 on 17 March 2016
Interview dates: To be confirmed