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NERC-NSF Lead Agency: Environmental Science Collaboration

NERC-NSF Lead Agency — Collaborative

Supports joint United Kingdom and United States environmental teams through the NERC NSF Lead arrangement for collaborative proposals and shared review.

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The NERC-NSF Lead Agency arrangement is a permanently open bilateral scheme enabling UK and US environmental scientists to pursue collaborative research under a single coordinated review process, avoiding the duplication of parallel national applications. Under the arrangement, NERC and the US National Science Foundation (NSF) — specifically NSF's Geosciences (GEO) or Biological Sciences (BIO) dir…

What this grant funds

Collaborative environmental science within both NERC's remit and NSF GEO or BIO scope. Requires both a UK and US co-lead.

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CycleiHow often this grant runs — e.g. annually, on a rolling basis, or a one-off call.Rolling
Next deadlineiThe next date applications are due. Rolling means you can apply any time.Rolling
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Project durationiHow long the funded work is expected to run.—
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.—
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Last verified: 24 Jul 2026Source: www.ukri.org