Funding for projects that set out equitable, inclusive plans to identify and include a broader diversity of people in the environmental solutions workforce of the future, contributing to increasing diversity and inclusion in the NERC community.
Projects will:
- Explore and assess the potential your organisation or department has to increase, support and sustain diversity of representation to attract a wider talent pool to create the future research and innovation workforce that will enable and support NERC science. Your self-assessment should identify actionable activity to achieve project ambitions.
- Form new, or develop existing, partnerships that support the ambitions and actions needed to identify, include, and showcase individuals from the widest possible talent pool across the research and innovation sector to see “someone like me” working in environmental solutions. Plans will also consider how to increase the breadth of audiences who will be exposed to the skillsets and people delivering NERC science. Partnerships may include; regional partnerships, those with other institutions, other departments within your organisation and with charities or NGO’s who share and contribute towards your project’s ambitions.
- Evaluate the impact of your work undertaken from this funding opportunity including sharing relevant lessons learnt, and undertaking evaluation through your project.
To help support applications to this funding opportunity, NERC is piloting a partnership finder. If you are interested in offering your skills and expertise to partnerships, or seeking someone with particular expertise for your partnership, you can register your information to be shared.
ELIGIBILITY
This opportunity is open to research groups and individuals. Applications are welcomed from:
- Individuals from multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary backgrounds.
- Individuals at any career stage, subject to standard NERC eligibility criteria.
VALUE AND DURATION
The FEC of projects can be up to £62,500. The duration of this award is nine months.
KEY DATES
Webinar for potential applicants: 22 January 2025, 2pm (register here)
Deadline: 1 April 2025
Projects must start by July 2025 and end by March 2026
Full details below and on the opportunity webpage.