Principal Investigators and researchers should discuss and agree their requests for polar fieldwork support with BAS at least three months in advance of NERC grant submission deadlines listed below. All research grant proposals to NERC should be submitted no later than the announced deadlines. Applicants should leave enough time for their proposal to pass through the Research Councils UK Joint electronic Submission (Je-S) route before 16:00 on the closing date.
Proposals are assessed on their scientific excellence. NERC Moderating Panels meet annually in June and December to grade the proposals and make recommendations for funding. Applicants should adhere to the regulations set out in the NERC handbook.
Submission deadlines:
- NERC standard grants proposals 14th January 2020
- Associated Pre Award Operational Support Planning Questionnaires (OSPQ): 4pm, 14th October 2019
- Large grant outline proposals and associated Pre Award OSPQ: 4pm, 12th March 2019 (Full proposal deadline is 5th November 2019)
- Collaborative Antarctic Science Scheme applications for the 2019/2020 field season: March 2020 (exact date TBC)
- NERC Independent Research Fellowships 1 October 2019
- Associated Pre Award Operational Support Planning Questionnaires: 2nd July 2019
- Application to use the NERC Arctic Station 2019 summer season 31st March 2019
Process for Principal Investigators
| Check the status of your organisation’s Je-S registrationOrganisations wishing to register for Je-S should contact the Je-S Helpdesk (Tel:01793 444164). Users wishing to access the system for the first time must check with their central administration to establish the status of the organisation’s Je-S registration before proceeding to create a new account. |
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| Create an account on the Je-S system (if you do not already have a user account) |
| Prepare the research grant proposal on the Je-S system.Partially completed proposals can be
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| Submit the finalised proposal to NERCThe final proposal is submitted to NERC (or other Research Councils) by an authorised representative of the Principal Investigator’s host institution. Remember that the approved ‘Pre Award Operational Planning Support Questionnaire’ must be included as an attachment on the Je-S system. |
Contact
Further information is available from the Je-S Helpdesk.