Pre-announcement: Enhancing resilience to wildfires in the wildland-urban interface

UKRI
Ongoing

Funding

Up to £10,000,000

Location

England

Applications

Rolling (always open)

Overview

This is a pre-announcement for a future grant to fund research on wildfire resilience. The funding will support collaborative research projects between UK researchers and partners from the US, Canada, or both countries. Projects must focus on understanding and improving resilience to wildfires in areas where wildland meets urban development. You must be based at a UK research organisation that is eligible for UKRI funding. The maximum funding available is £10 million. This is only a pre-announcement, so the application process has not opened yet. No deadline has been set.

Eligibility

Who can apply:

academic

Key requirements:

  • Must be based at UK research organisation eligible for UKRI funding
  • Must collaborate with partners from US, Canada or both
  • Research must focus on wildfire resilience in wildland-urban interface
Who is this for?

This grant is for researchers based at UK research organisations that are eligible for UKRI funding. You need to collaborate with partners from the US, Canada, or both countries. This is not for businesses or charities.

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Full details from UKRI

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.

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Last updated: 19 June 2026