Edinburgh Napier academics are invited to apply for new seed funding to support net zero research collaborations and partnerships.
Scotland Beyond Net Zero (SBNZ), a partnership between Scotland’s universities to mobilise research expertise for beyond net zero, has launched today a new seed fund, offering awards of up to £15k. As a partner organisation in the SBNZ seed fund, Edinburgh Napier University academics are invited to apply for this exciting new fund which supports collaboration, partnerships and impact from research.
More about this SBNZ funding opportunity
The SBNZ seed funding scheme has been established with the goal of fostering collaborations and partnerships, which maximise the impact of research and help drive solutions for net zero in Scotland.
Applications to the fund should align with the core SBNZ themes of: food; finance; built environment; natural systems; energy; and transport.
Projects submitted should involve collaboration and co-creation of research across at least two university members of SBNZ who are participating in the fund. These are:
- Edinburgh Napier University
- University of Aberdeen
- University of Dundee
- University of Edinburgh
- University of Glasgow
- University of St Andrews
- Robert Gordon University
- University of Strathclyde
Projects should also include clear plans for co-creation, engagement or partnership with at least one other organisation (e.g. community group, third sector organisation, local or national government or industry).
Member universities are invited to apply for funding between £5 to £15k. The awards will be split across research partners. Ideally there will be an event split of funds across partners.
- Examples of the types of projects the fund expects to support include (but not limited to):
Cross-disciplinary workshops/sandpits or research visits, which address a specific policy and/or research challenge, with an emphasis on co-creation with external partners. - Network/ consortium building activity (for example towards a collaborative funding opportunity), with an emphasis on co-creation with external partners.
- Projects which pilot or trial new technologies, methods, data or approaches, or that promote adoption and take-up of such technologies, methods, data or approaches across the public, private and third sector.
- Projects that augment or maximise the impact of existing research and innovation on responding to Scotland’s climate and environmental challenges.
Webinar
There will be a webinar on Wednesday 23 April, 12:00 – 13:00. Sign up by emailing sbnz@ed.ac.uk and noting ‘webinar’ in the subject line.
Deadline for applications
The deadline for applications will be 5pm, Friday 23 May 2025. Applicants will be informed of the outcome of their submission in June 2025.
You can find out more about the fund by visiting the SBNZ website.
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Call for Expressions of interest in being part of Scotland Beyond Net Zero
If you are an Edinburgh Napier academic with an interest in joining researchers from across Scotland in supporting the ambitions of Scotland Beyond Net Zero, please fill in this form to note your expression of interest.