“Scoping Our Planet” Funding Programme (United Kingdom)

They want to find bold ideas within the ‘Scoping Our Planet‘ opportunity space, where Programme Directors are  asking how to fill the gaps in Earth system measurement to respond confidently to the climate crisis.

Scope

• In scope:
  • Ideas that sit within the ‘Scoping Our Planet’ opportunity space. By this, they mean your proposal should show how your idea either aligns with or challenges the assumptions of the Summary, Beliefs, or Observations in the opportunity space.
  • Ideas that could change the conversation about what is possible or valuable.
  • Ideas that range from early stage curiosity-driven research through to pre-commercial science and technology.
• Out of scope:
  • Ideas that are within scope of the programme thesis, ‘Forecasting Tipping Points: Uniting climate measurements and models to create an early warning system’.
  • Ideas that are undifferentiated or are likely to happen without ARIA’s support.
  • Commercial or close-to-commercial stage products.

Funding Information

• They provide funding from £10k – £500k per project, inclusive of VAT (where applicable) and all associated costs (both direct and indirect).
• There is no minimum length for a proposed project; the maximum length is three years.

Who are they looking to fund?

• If you have an important idea you’re obsessed with, but you don’t currently have the resources or support to take it forward, they’d like to hear from you. Ideas could come from anywhere, so they welcome applications from individuals and teams who are early in their career or who have atypical backgrounds – they care more about your idea and your intrinsic motivation than they do about your CV.

Eligibility Criteria

• They welcome applications from across the research and development (R&D) ecosystem, including individuals (including those not affiliated with an organisation), universities (including proposals from students, postdocs and staff), research institutions, small, medium and large companies, charities and public sector research organisations.
• If you are an overseas applicant you should note that their primary focus will be on funding those who are based in the UK or those willing to conduct all or part of the project from the UK. However, funding will be available to applicants outside the UK if they believe the proposed project can significantly benefit the UK.

For more information, visit ARIA.