Applications are now open for the UKCCSRC Flexible Funding Call 2021.
Please see below for the scope of the call and the application form, plus details on workshops supporting this funding call.
Please see below for the scope of the call and the application form, plus details on workshops supporting this funding call.
UKCCSRC 2021 Funding Call
1. Scope of Call
The UKCCSRC invites proposals for CCS research projects supporting the UK Government’s net-zero objectives that address but are not limited to the following:
2. Call Process and Timeline
Key dates for the UKCCSRC 2021 Funding Call are:
3. Funding
Approximately £250K is available for between 5-8 projects, but the UKCCSRC Board is not obliged to allocate all of these funds during this call. Proposals are expected to be either:
Notes for Proposers:
4. Application submission process
Proposals will need to be submitted via the UKCCSRC website with all relevant documentation attached:
The proposal must include:
5. Eligibility
Members of all organisations eligible to receive EPSRC funding may participate in proposals, subject to them personally also meeting the EPSRC funding requirements. Note that the EPSRC’s Repeatedly Unsuccessful Applicants policy does not apply to this call. All proposals must have a UKCCSRC academic member as the Principal Investigator (see membership requirements) and individual UKCCSRC members can be PI in no more than one proposal.
6. Co-funding, industrial support and collaboration
The Centre is keen to encourage researchers to attract co-funding and industrial support for their proposals. Proposals that obtain cash co-funding in excess of £10k will be able to apply for £50k of funding, in-kind co-funding will be taken into account within the value for money assessment criteria, but does make the proposal eligible for the £50k funding. All applications will also be expected to show active engagement with industry or other research users.
Researchers that envisage collaboration with other UKRI funded bodies should seek advice beforehand from the UKCCSRC Secretariat in order to identify any potential contractual difficulties prior to proposal submission.
7. Application assessment process
Proposals will be assessed by independent reviewers reporting to the UKCCSRC Board and funding will be decided solely by the Board based on their recommendations. The review process will include consideration of the following factors; the Board may interpret and apply them as it sees fit to suit the particular circumstances.
Factor | Weighting | Notes |
Does this proposal align well with the wider CCS landscape? | Yes / No | Only proposals considered to have made a good case that the research aligns to the wider CCS landscape and supports the Government’s net-zero objectives will be considered. |
Quality of the research | 30% | Relevant criteria include:
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Perceived value for money | 20% | Relevant criteria include:
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Probability of impact (including commercial, policy and regulatory) | 20% | Relevant criteria include:
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Research user support | 10% | Possible examples:
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Impact delivery arrangements | 10% |
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Economic, social and environmental benefits | 10% |
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8. Expected grant duration
Grants will be expected to run for a period from 3 months up to a maximum of 9 months.
All approved proposals should be able to start no later than 1st July 2021. Any grants that are not making progress as planned by this date, or at any time subsequently, will have their funding allocation reviewed and may be withdrawn.
All approved proposals must end by 31st March 2022 in order to meet the objectives of the funding call. There will be no extensions past this point under any circumstances.
If you have any questions about the UKCCSRC 2021 Funding Call please get in touch with Carys Blunt, Finance and Centre Manager on 0114 2157228.
The PI and Co-Is of the UKCCSRC grant are not acting as contact points for this call and will not be involved in the handling or review of received applications.
Deadline: 3pm 22nd April 2021
Please submit your application using the form below.
The UKCCSRC hosted a series of workshops 22nd-24th March: UK academics who wish to apply to this fund may find it useful to note the key UK research needs identified and published following the workshops here. The aim of these workshops was to identify some of the key CCS research needs in conjunction with UK industry, regulators and policymakers, so that future research can support these needs.
You can see the identified research needs (plus video recordings and slides, where we have permission to share) from these workshops here.