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Doctoral Focal Award: Environmental Evidence Synthesis

Doctoral Focal Award: Environmental Evidence Synthesis

Supports university consortia building environmental evidence-synthesis training and doctoral pathways across United Kingdom academic institutions.

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NERC and the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) are jointly funding up to two Doctoral Focal Awards focused on environmental evidence synthesis. Each award is worth up to £4.072 million, giving a combined pool of up to £8.144 million. Each award will fund 30 notional studentships delivered across three annual intake cohorts between 2027 and 2030, with the programme expected to start by 1 …

Doctoral training in advanced evidence synthesis methodologies in environmental science, aligned with NERC Forward Look priorities. At least one social scientist required per team.

CycleiHow often this grant runs — e.g. annually, on a rolling basis, or a one-off call.One-off
Next deadlineiThe next date applications are due. Rolling means you can apply any time.—
Decision timeiTypical time from the deadline to the funder's decision.—
Project durationiHow long the funded work is expected to run.72 months
Award typeiThe form of funding — grant, equity, loan, tax credit, etc.Grant
Match fundingiThe share of project costs you must cover yourself. 0% = fully funded.0%
Funding pooliThe total budget available across all awards in this round.£8.1M

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Last verified: 24 Jul 2026Source: www.ukri.org