The ECR Collaboration Fund enables ECRs to collaborate with experts outside their home institution on areas within CCS, through the provision of support for travel. The collaborations can be within the UK or with relevant overseas organisations.
| The successful proposals for the 2022 ECR Collaboration Fund Call 4 were: | ||||
| Name | Institute | Collaborating Institute | Amount | Outputs |
| Shervan Babamohammadi | Brunel University London | Cranfield University | £1229 | >>View Shervan’s blog post |
| Billy Davies | Brunel University London | Cranfield University | £1229 | >>View Billy’s blog post |
| Enrique Garcia-Diez | Heriot Watt University | Swansea University, Energy Safety Research Institute (ESRI) | £7220 | >>View Enrique’s blog post |
| The successful proposals for the 2019 ECR Collaboration Fund Call 3 were: | ||||
| Name | Institute | Collaborating Institute | Amount | Outputs |
| Senyou An | University of Manchester | China University of Petroleum (East China) | £2000 | >>View Senyou’s blog post |
| Catrin Harris | Imperial College London | CSIRO (Australia) | £1630 | >>View Catrin’s blog post |
| Jazmin Mota | University of Edinburgh | UT BEG’s Gulf Coast Carbon Center (USA) | £3616 | >>View Jazmin’s report |
| Charithea Charalambous | Heriot-Watt University | Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NTNU (Norway) | £8463 | >>View Charithea’s blog post |
| The successful proposals for the 2018 ECR Collaboration Fund Call 2 were: | ||||
| Name | Institute | Collaborating Institute | Amount | Outputs |
| Hisham Al-baroudi | Cranfield University | University of Tokyo (Japan) | £4354 | >>View Hisham’s blog post |
| Dhinesh Thanganadar | Cranfield University | University of Lausanne (Switzerland) | £3968 | >>View Dhinesh’s blog post |
| Anna Stork | University of Bristol | University of Calgary (Canada) | £6635 | >>View Anna’s blog post |
ECR COLLABORATION FUND CALL 4
Applications are now closed.
The funding call closed at 1pm, Wednesday 27th July
The ECR Collaboration Award enables ECRs to collaborate with experts outside their home institution on areas within CCS, through the provision of support for travel. The collaborations can be within the UK or with relevant overseas organisations.
Total amount available: £20,000
Timeline
Open for submissions: 10th June 2022
Closed for submissions: 1pm, 27th July 2022
Decisions: 11th August 2022 (or earlier)
Conditions
- Up to £20k available in total, to be split between successful applicants
- Applicants must be a UKCCSRC ECR member
- ECR Member eligibility will be checked (main criterion is that the applicants are either a PhD student in the field or are still eligible for the EPSRC New Investigators Award). See here for UKCCSRC ECR eligibility criteria.
- Expected outputs:
- Blog/social media/case study/photos including a follow-up call with the UKCCSRC Communications Officer, to see if the collaboration has or will lead to other work/collaborations etc.
- Summary technical report suitable for briefing UKCCSRC Board/EPSRC on outcomes
- Costs are to be covered by the ‘home’ institute and then reclaimed via invoice to the UKCCSRC at a 100% recovery rate following receipt of the relevant outputs
- All applications must be supported by your supervisor through the ECR referee form
- See full terms & conditions
What does the fund cover?
Travel, accommodation and subsistence associated with the collaboration
Assessment Process
- The applications will be assessed by experts from across the UKCCSRC academic community and Advisory Council (AC)
- Applications will be assessed using a standardised mark scheme
- Once the deadline for applications has passed, the UKCCSRC will start the assessment process and applicants will be informed of the outcome of their application within 1 month of the deadline
- The exact number of funded applications will depend on both the quality of the proposals received and the available budget
- Priority will be given to awards that can complete before 31st December 2022
- The UKCCSRC reserves the absolute right to interpret these rules and make final award decisions
The funding call closed at 1pm, Wednesday 27th July 2022
ECR COLLABORATION FUND
APPLICATIONS NOW CLOSED
The application deadline was 5pm Monday 9th December.
The successful proposals for the ECR Collaboration Fund Call 3 are:
| Name | Institute | Collaborating Institute |
| Senyou An | University of Manchester | China University of Petroleum (East China) |
| Hamidreza Erfani Gahrooei | University of Manchester | China University of Petroleum (East China) |
| Jennifer Rudd | Swansea University | Lancaster University |
| Catrin Harris | Imperial College London | CSIRO |
| Jazmin Mota | University of Edinburgh | UT BEG’s Golf Coast Carbon Center |
| Charithea Charalambous | Heriot-Watt University | Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NTNU |
The award enables ECRs to collaborate with experts outside of their home institution on areas within CCS, through the provision of support for travel. The collaborations can be within the UK or with relevant overseas organisations.
We have now closed applications for the third UKCCSRC Early Career Researcher Collaboration Fund.
If you have any questions about the award you can email info@ukccsrc.ac.uk.
Conditions
- Up to £20k available in total to be split between successful applicants
- Applicants must be a UKCCSRC ECR member
- ECR Member eligibility will be checked (main criterion is that the applicants are either a PhD student in the field or are still eligible for the EPSRC New Investigators Award)
- Expected outputs – Blog/social media/case study/photos including a follow up phone call with the UKCCSRC Communications Officer, to see if the collaboration has or will lead to other work/collaborations etc.
- Summary technical report suitable for briefing UKCCSRC Board/EPSRC on outcomes
- Costs are to be covered by the ‘host’ institute and then reclaimed via invoice to the UKCCSRC at a 100% recovery rate following receipt of the relevant outputs
- See full terms & conditions
What does the fund cover?
- Travel, accommodation and subsistence associated with the collaboration
Assessment Process
- The applications will be assessed by experts from across the UKCCSRC academics, Industry Advisory Panel (IAP) and Scientific Council membership
- Applications will be assessed using a standardised mark scheme
- Once the deadline for applications has passed the UKCCSRC will start the assessment process and applicants will be informed of the outcome of their application within 1 month of the deadline
- The exact number of funded applications will depend on both the quality of the proposals received and the available budget
- The UKCCSRC reserves the absolute right to interpret these rules and make final award decisions
Deadline: 5pm Monday 9th December 2019
To read about ECR collaborations that the UKCCSRC has previously funded, here are two case studies showing you what other researchers have done, and a blog by Anna Stork about her latest collaboration.
The UK Carbon Capture and Storage Research Community (UKCCSRC) is supported by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) as part of the UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Energy Programme.
The mission of the UKCCSRC is to ensure that carbon capture and storage (CCS) plays an effective role in helping the UK achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
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