This opportunity funds early-stage, curiosity-driven environmental research projects that are novel, exploratory, and potentially transformative. It supports high-risk, high-reward ideas lacking preliminary data, encouraging innovative approaches across pure, applied, technology-led, or policy-driven research. Projects can last up to two years with budgets between £100,000 and £200,000, funding 80% of costs. Applicants must be UK-based researchers affiliated with eligible organisations, with allowances for Norwegian co-leads.
Applicants must be UK residents affiliated with eligible UK research organisations. Applications are open to individuals at all career stages from public sector, non-profit, and private sector organisations. International co-leads from Norway are allowed under specific agreements.
