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:
Email the Antarctic Access Office at BAS ([email protected]) stating your name and institution. They will set up a new questionnaire and send you the link along with instructions for completion.
Deadlines. Note that the submission deadline is 4 p.m. on the given date.
| Funding call application deadline | Deadline for submission of Pre Award OSPQ |
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| Large grants – Outline proposals 10th March 2020, full proposals – 3rd November 2020 | 10th March 2020 |
| Standard grants – 14th July 2020 | 21st April 2020 |
| Standard grants – 14th January 2020 | 14th October 2019 |
| NERC Independent Research Fellowships – October 2020 (date TBC) | July 2020 (date TBC) |
| Collaborative Antarctic Science Scheme – 9th March 2020 | 9th March 2020 – OSPQ not required, see CASS application form |
Applications for BAS logistics support are welcome on other NERC funding calls (e.g. Directed calls), the Pre Award OSPQ deadline will be 3 months before the proposal deadline, unless stated otherwise in the call. For queries or information on other non-NERC funding calls please contact the Antarctic Access Office
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.