Aviation’s non-CO2 impacts on the climate 2026 (Grant)
Natural Environment Research Council
What it funds
Apply for funding to deliver collaborative research which focuses on the underpinning science of aviation’s non-carbon dioxide (non-CO2) impacts to identify benefits, mitigation options, informing industry and government policy decisions.You must be:based at a UK research organisation eligible for Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) fundingin a role that meets the individual eligibility requirementsThe full economic cost (FEC) of your project can be up to £385,425. We will fund 80% of th
Who can apply
This opportunity is open to organisations with standard eligibility. Check if your organisation is eligible.Who is eligible to applyThis funding opportunity is open to research groups and individuals. We:encourage interdisciplinary research and collaborations with other UK organisationswelcome applications from individuals at any career stage, subject to NERC eligibility criteriaYou may be involved in no more than two applications submitted to this funding opportunity. Only one of these can be as project lead.Project partners fund their own involvement. We will only fund minor incidental expenses, such as some travel costs, if needed for project partners.You should include all UK partners not based at approved eligible organisations or international collaborators as project partners. This includes organisations from the business or industrial sectors.Sub-contracting aspects of the work, meaning particular goods and services, to non-eligible institutions is possible, in line with the NERC research grants and fellowships handbook.Projects incorporating funded industrial partners will be eligible for the Non-CO2 programme delivered by the Aerospace Technology Institute (ATI) which is
How to apply
Click here to start an application on the UKRI Funding Service: https://funding-service.ukri.org/OPP1247/apply/1276We are running this funding opportunity on the new UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Funding Service so please ensure that your organisation is registered. You cannot apply on the Joint Electronic Submissions (Je-S) system.The project lead is responsible for completing the application process on the Funding Service, but we expect all team members and project partners to contribute to the application.Only the lead research organisation can submit an application to UKRI.To applySelect ‘Start application’ near the beginning of this Funding finder page.Confirm you are the project lead.Sign in or create a Funding Service account. To create an account, select your organisation, verify your email address, and set a password.Answer questions directly in the text boxes. You can save
Last checked against the official source: 3 Jul 2026. Scheme parameters are set by the funder and can change — verify before applying, or let us do it for you.
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