The NERC Arctic Office has been running Arctic Research bursary schemes since 2017, with funding from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), now Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, and working closely with the relevant Science and Innovation Teams. These schemes have supported active participation in new joint partnerships between UK-based researchers and researchers based in Canada (2017 – 2021), Russia (2019) and Greenland (2023-24).
Following the success of the above schemes, we are excited to announce new bursary schemes for 2024/2025:
United Kingdom and Greenland Arctic Bursary Scheme 2024/2025 An opportunity for United Kingdom-based researchers to apply for bursaries ranging from £5,000 to a maximum of £20,000 to support active participation in new joint partnerships with researchers based in Greenland in the 2024-25 season. Application deadline 19 January 2024. Networking and further information online event at 1200-1400 UK/GMT, 1000-1200 Nuuk, Greenland on 4 December. Further details, including the registration link is available in the call document and here.
United Kingdom and Iceland Arctic Science Partnership Scheme 2024/2025 – An opportunity for researchers based in the United Kingdom and Iceland to make joint applications for bursaries ranging from £5,000 to a maximum of £20,000 to support active participation in new partnerships in the 2024-25 season. Application deadline 19 January 2024. Networking and further information at an online event at 10am-12pm on 20 November 2023. Further details, including the registration link is available in the call document and here.
United Kingdom and Japan Arctic Bursary Scheme 2024/2025 – An opportunity for United Kingdom-based researchers to apply for bursaries ranging from £10,000 to a maximum of £50,000 to support active participation in new joint partnerships with researchers based in Japan in the 2024-25 season. Application deadline 31 January 2024. Networking and further information online event at 0800 – 1000 UK/GMT and 1700 – 1900 Japan on 29 November 2023. Further details, including the registration link is available in the call document and here.
Arctic Council Working Groups – UK Engagement Scheme 2024/2025 – An opportunity for researchers based in the United Kingdom to apply for funding to support their practical engagement and involvement with the work of the Arctic Council’s Working Groups and the priorities and initiatives of the Norwegian Chairship (2023-25).
The initial stages of this opportunity are to register for an information and networking session on 6 December 2023; and the option to submit an expression of interest in receiving funding support to attend a follow-up session at the Arctic Frontiers meeting in Tromsø, Norway between 29 January and 1 February 2024.
Any questions about any of these schemes, please contact arctic@bas.ac.uk.
Any new announcements of opportunity will be shared on the Arctic Office website, through @Arctic_Office and the Arctic Office mailing list which you can sign up to here.
Photo credit: H Wheeler, 2018/2019 UK/Canada Bursary scheme