Following on from similar announcements from a number of other funders, NERC has said that the current round of small grants, closing on the 1st September 2011, will be the last. The main reason given for this cutback is to…
NERC Delivery Plan 2011-2015
In line with other research councils, NERC released its Delivery Plan for 2011 – 2015 [PDF] just before the Christmas break. These documents set out the research councils’ strategic priorities for the next four years – i.e. the anticipated duration…
NERC Change to July 2010 grants closing date
NERC has announced that in anticipation of the move of their grants processing activities to the new RCUK Shared Services Centre (SSC) in the Autumn, the closing date of their summer standard, partnership and consortium grants schemes will be moved…
NERC Release Success Rates for 2008/09
The Natural Environment Research Council has released its success rates for 2008/09 by institution and department: NERC Success Rates 08/09 The average success rate across the sector for NERC grants is 24%, but there are significant differences between institutions as…