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Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate of Geosciences (GEO), NSF Directorate of Biological Sciences (BIO) · GB · UKRI

Work with US-based researchers on environmental science: NERC-NSF lead agency

This funding opportunity allows UK and US-based researchers to submit a collaborative application to either NSF or NERC under existing funding programmes. Applications go through a single review process, and collaborative work is governed by a lead agency agreement between NERC and NSF. UK-based researchers will be supported by NERC at 80% of full economic costs, while US-based researchers will be supported by NSF.

Data last verified 2026-08-14 · sources & verification

Eligibility

Structured dimensions read from the official page. What do these mean? ↗

Applicant type

Individual

Institution type

Research Institute, University

Host country

GB, US

Organization type

University, Research Institute

Employment status

Employed At Lecturer (Or Equivalent) Level Or Above

Consortium

Required

Partners

≥ 2

Evidence: every dimension above is read from this scheme's official page — official page ↗.

Full eligibility text

The UK-based applicant must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for NERC funding and in a role that meets UKRI individual eligibility requirements. The US-based researchers must be eligible for NSF funding.

Deadline

Not stated

Application form effort

2 form file(s) downloaded; 5 writing prompts; 30 fields/sections; moderate — substantial written sections

Application form preview sample questions, page & word limits from the application form Back to browse
Data sources & verification (for research-office review)

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Curated itemValue in this recordSource
Funding agency Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate of Geosciences (GEO), NSF Directorate of Biological Sciences (BIO) www.ukri.org ↗
Country / funding source GB · UKRI same page as above — www.ukri.org ↗
Deadline Rolling — no fixed deadline — official page lists it as rolling/ongoing same page as above — www.ukri.org ↗
Funding amount Not stated on the official page same page as above — www.ukri.org ↗
Eligibility 7 structured dimensions — see the eligibility panel above same page as above — www.ukri.org ↗

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Not captured / obstacles

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