Call for Proposals: Environmental sciences - Global Partnerships Seedcorn Fund (MOST-NERC) 2022

In 2018 NERC signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Taiwanese Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST). The aims of this MoU are to strengthen existing and enable new research links between the UK and Taiwan. This is a joint proposal with the Taiwanese Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST), in which the UK researchers will be supported by NERC and the Taiwanese Researchers will be supported by MOST.

Applicants considering international collaboration with researchers from Taiwan should note that this Call welcomes proposals jointly prepared and submitted by PIs from the UK and Taiwan under the terms of the NERC-MOST MoU.

Download Guidance for Joint NERC-MOST Proposals

Apply for funding to create new global partnerships in areas of environmental science.

This opportunity is for principal investigators or new investigators. You must be based at a UK organisation eligible for UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) funding.

Proposals must:

• be in any science area within NERC’s remit
• focus on the development of a new international partnership
• focus on activities that requires international collaboration
• show long-term potential.

The full economic cost of your project can be up to £100,000. We fund 80% of the full economic cost.

We will fund your project for up to two years.

Proposals using partners from Brazil or Taiwan may be eligible for co-funding from FAPESP or MOST, respectively.

Please see the below link for details:

NERC funding: https://www.ukri.org/opportunity/environmental-sciences-global-partnerships-seedcorn-fund-2022/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery

MOST funding: https://www.most.gov.tw/folksonomy/rfpDetail/c24b22b3-731f-4e5f-8b37-63e11f01c03d?l=ch