The Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) has opened the July 2025 round of their Responsive Mode: Pushing the Frontiers of Environmental Research scheme. This is funding to pursue an ambitious, high-risk and high-reward project in environmental science. Projects can be up to the value of £950,000.
Institutional quotas are in place for this scheme, with the University of Bath restricted to one submission to the January 2025 rounds. As a result, we have an internal demand management and quality review process in place to meet NERC’s requirements.
Please email resdev@bath.ac.uk at the earliest opportunity, or by 17 October at the latest, to be considered for the Bath-led submission to the January 2025 round and obtain a copy of the pitching template slide deck and invite to the panel session.
Internal process for January 2025 submission
- 17 October 2025: Register your interest - email resdev@bath.ac.uk
- 10.30 on 25 October 2024: Pitching to Panel (Provisional, tbc)
- November - December: Proposal development (6 weeks)
- 21 January 2025: NERC submission deadline
Please note, your application needs to be uploaded onto the Funding Service and undergo Pre-Award checks in good time prior to the NERC submission deadline.
For queries please contact Dr Colin Waring, Research Development Manager in Research and Innovation Services (RIS): cw2614@bath.ac.uk