NERC (UKRI)
Enhancing Resilience to Wildfires in the Wildland-Urban Interface
Full details and application window to be published when the funding opportunity formally opens; UK project must start by 12 February 2027
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Details
| Funder | NERC (UKRI) |
| Budget | Up to £10M (£8M at 80% FEC); UK component up to £1.58M FEC per project |
| Duration | 36 months |
| Consortium | Required — UK lead + at least one partner from US and/or Canada; trilateral (UK-US-Canada), bilateral (UK-US) or bilateral (UK-Canada) configurations |
| Application | Single stage panel review; full details to be published at launch |
| Frequency | One-off |
| Eligible countries | GBUSCA |
Eligibility & scope
Interdisciplinary research on wildfire resilience in the wildland-urban interface. UK applicants must be at NERC-eligible research organisations; US applicants via NSF FIRE programme; Canadian applicants via NSERC/SSHRC/CIHR. Each country funds its own researchers. Applications must address at least two of three programme aims, including aim three (interventions/solutions). Norwegian co-leads permitted under UKRI-Norway Money Follows Cooperation agreement.
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