Flexible fund calls
We support collaborative, cross-disciplinary research projects through competitive Flexible Fund Calls.
Funding categories include:
• Small Study (3–6 months, up to £20K)
• Single-discipline Feasibility Study (6–12 months, up to £40K)
• Cross-discipline Feasibility Study (6–12 months, up to £80K)
The examples below are just to illustrate possible areas and inspire co-developed research projects across themes and with non-academic partners.
| Examples but not limited to: | |
| Theme 1 | Systems integration models: production, user behavior, markets, regulation, economics Operational frameworks, investment design, agent-based user modeling Expand funding access, analyze return-risk dynamics, reduce financial ambiguity |
| Theme 2 | Detection, treatment, environmental mobility and persistence; Baseline data generation, spatial and temporal variability; Measurement technologies, surveillance strategies, hazard quantification tool |
| Theme 3 | Bio-based treatment, synthetic platforms, engineered biology solutions Advanced hybrid treatment combining physical, chemical, and biological steps Ecosystem-inspired engineering; lifecycle and techno-economic evaluation |
| Theme 4 | Social dimensions, equitable access/resource inclusion (EDI in user communities) Participatory sensing and citizen-led campaigns Modeling and forecasting systems for monitoring and operational performance |
The first flexible funding call will open in December 2025. Please join our network to start receiving news. Sign up here.