Open calls
General Information
This fund offers a mechanism for UK-based early career researchers (ECRs) working and studying within the academic UK CCS community to attend UKCCSRC meetings that they would not otherwise be able to attend. Funding is available to support travel and accommodation for the meeting.
The Meeting Fund for the UKCCSRC 2026 Conference (24-25th June, at the University of Sheffield) closed on Tuesday 9th June.
Past calls
| Title | Location | Number of ECR's Funded | Total Funding Awarded | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ECR Meeting Fund: UKCCSRC 2026 Conference | Sheffield | 22 | £1,377 | 24 - 25 June 2026 |
| ECR Meeting Fund: UKCCSRC ECR Awayday 2026 | Cranfield | 15 | £2,946 | 19 - 20 May 2026 |
| ECR Meeting Fund: ECR Net Zero Conference 2026 | Birmingham | 9 | £1,240 | 9 - 10 March 2026 |
| ECR Meeting Fund: UKCCSRC ECR Awayday and CCS Training Course 2025 | Sheffield | 11 | £1,232 | 21 - 23 October 2025 |
| ECR Meeting Fund: UKCCSRC ECR Awayday and Knowledge Exchange Conference 2025 | Sheffield | 19 | £2,554 | 9 - 11 September 2025 |
| ECR Meeting Fund: UKCCSRC Spring 2025 Conference | Strathclyde | 20 | £1,679 | 24 - 25 March 2025 |
| ECR Meeting Fund: UKCCSRC Knowledge Exchange Conference 2024 | Sheffield | 20 | £1636 | 5-6 November 2024 |
| ECR Meeting Fund: UKCCSRC ECR Awayday and Spring 2024 Conference | Manchester | 32 | £1924 | 26-28 March 2024 |
| ECR Meeting Fund: ECR Net Zero Conference 2024 | Birmingham | 15 | £859 | 27-28 Feb 2024 |
| ECR Meeting Fund: UKCCSRC Autumn 2023 Conference | Sheffield | 22 | £1581 | 6-7 Sept 2023 |
| ECR Meeting Fund: UKCCSRC Spring 2023 Conference | Cardiff | 31 | £2359 | 28-29 March 2023 |
| ECR Meeting Fund: ECR Net Zero Conference 2022 | Manchester | 13 | £539 | 30 Nov – 1 Dec 2022 |
| ECR Meeting Fund: Autumn 2022 Conference | Edinburgh | 14 | £1778 | 7-8 Sept 2022 |
| ECR Meeting Fund: ECR Awayday 2022 | London | 12 | £1659 | 24-25 May 2022 |
| ECR Meeting Fund: Spring 2022 Conference | Sheffield | 28 | £1820 | 20-21 April 2022 |
| ECR Meeting Fund: Programme Conference | Edinburgh | 21 | £2763 | 2019 |
| ECR Meeting Fund: ECR Awayday | Manchester | 10 | £472 | 2 July 2019 |
| ECR Meeting Fund: Network Conference | Cardiff | 29 | £4016 | April 2019 |
| ECR Meeting Fund: Programme Conference | Sheffield | 13 | £687 | 2018 |
| ECR Meeting Fund: Network Conference | Cambridge | 32 | £5168 | 2018 |
| ECR Meeting Fund: Autumn Programme Conference | Sheffield | 2017 | ||
| ECR Meeting Fund: London Biannual Meeting | London | April 2017 | ||
| Early Career Researcher Winter School | Nottingham | 13-16 Feb 2017 | ||
| ECR Meeting Fund: Edinburgh Biannual Meeting | Edinburgh | 14-15 Sept 2016 | ||
| ECR Meeting Fund: BECCS Specialist Meeting | 23 June 2016 | |||
| ECR Meeting Fund: Manchester Biannual Meeting | Manchester | 22 | £2607 | 13- 14 April 2016 |
| UKCCSRC ECR Places at Pilot-scale Facilities Practical Training | Sheffield | 3-11 March 2016 | ||
| Early Career Researcher Winter School | Sheffield | 15-18 Feb 2016 | ||
| ECR Meeting Fund – Geophysical Modelling for CO2 Storage, Monitoring and Appraisal specialist meeting | 2-3 Nov 2015 | |||
| ECR Meeting Fund – Flow and Transport for CO2 Storage specialist meeting | 29-30 Oct 2015 | |||
| ECR Meeting Fund – Strathclyde Biannual Meeting | Strathclyde | 8-9 Sept 2015 |
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.
Location
D03 Ella Armitage Building
University of Sheffield
40 Leavygreave Road
Sheffield
S3 7RD
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