Enhancing resilience to wildfires in the wildland-urban interface (Grant)
UK Research and Innovation
What it funds
Apply for funding to deliver collaborative research projects with partners from the US, Canada or both to improve understanding of and resilience to wildfire occurrence and impacts in the wildland-urban interface.You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) funding.The full economic cost (FEC) of the UK component can be up to £1.58 million. Matched equivalent resources are anticipated from participating funders (NSF, NSERC, SSHRC and CIHR) for US
Who can apply
This opportunity is open to organisations with standard eligibility. Check if your organisation is eligible.Projects must be one of the following collaboration configurations:UK-US-CanadaUK-USUK-CanadaOne collaborative application should be submitted by the UK project lead to UKRI, detailing the UK and US, Canada, or both, contributions to the project. We will take a balanced, portfolio driven approach which may include funding a mixture of trilateral and bilateral projects.Each project must contain a project lead from the UK and at least one project lead from the US, Canada or both. The role of UK project lead is for system administrative purposes and does not reflect how you construct your international team.You must include your US, Canada, or both, project leads as a project co-lead (international) role with zero cost. The US or Canada component of a successful application will be required to submit a proposal to the respective international funder to receive funding.Applications with a collaborating US research team must be eligible for funding from NSF. Applications with a collaborating Canadian research team must be eligible for funding from NSERC, SSHRC or CIHR. Please refe
How to apply
Click here to start an application on the UKRI Funding Service: https://funding-service.ukri.org/OPP1118/apply/1145Stage one: expression of interest (EoI)There is a mandatory EoI stage for this UKRI funding opportunity.You must submit your EoI by 30 July 2026 at 4:00pm UK time. If a full application is submitted without a prior EoI by the stated deadline, it will be rejected.Submit an EoIThe EoI form requests details of the proposed research projects team and a summary of the research project application. This information will not be assessed but will be used to inform plans for the assessment panel. Nothing provided as part of the EoI step is considered finalised, therefore additional partners and project co-leads may be added at a later stage, and the application may change as further details are prepared.Feedback will not be given for the EoI, unless we have concerns regarding eligibi
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