Environmental sciences: Global Partnerships Seedcorn Fund 2026

This fund helps UK researchers create new international partnerships in environmental science. You must be based at a UK research organisation that can receive NERC funding. Your project must include at least one international partner. The fund provides up to £1 million for partnership activities. There is no set deadline, so you can apply when ready. The money supports building sustainable global collaborations in environmental research. This is specifically for academic researchers, not businesses or charities.

This fund is for academic researchers based at UK universities or research institutes that are eligible for NERC funding. You need to be working in environmental sciences and want to build new partnerships with international researchers. This is not for businesses, charities, or individual researchers outside academic institutions.

Apply for funding to create new and sustainable global partnerships in environmental science.You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for NERC funding.The inclusion of one or more international project partners is mandatory.