Enhancing resilience to wildfires in the wildland-urban interface (Grant)
UK Research and Innovation
Award
Up to £1.57m
Total fund Up to £10m
Deadline
Closes 1 October 2026
Where
UK-wide
Summary
Apply for funding to deliver collaborative research projects with partners from the US, Canada or both to improve understanding of and resilience to wildfire occurrence and impacts in the wildland-urban interface. You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) funding.
Who can apply
This opportunity is open to organisations with standard eligibility. Check if your organisation is eligible . Projects must be one of the following collaboration configurations: UK-US-Canada UK-US UK-Canada One collaborative application should be submitted by the UK project lead to UKRI, detailing the UK and US, Canada, or both, contributions to the project. We will take a balanced, portfolio driven approach which may include funding a mixture of trilateral and bilateral projects. Each project must contain a project lead from the UK and at least one project lead from the US, Canada or both. The role of UK project lead is for system administrative purposes and does not reflect how you construct your international team. You must include your US, Canada, or both, project leads as a project co-lead (international) role with zero cost. The US or Canada component of a successful application will be required to submit a proposal to the respective international funder to receive funding. Applications with a collaborating US research team must be eligible for funding from NSF. Applications with a collaborating Canadian research team must be eligible for funding from NSERC, SSHRC or CIHR. Please refer to US and Canada specific guidance throughout this page for further information on eligibility and scope for each partner country. Projects must be interdisciplinary and within this must incorporate at least two UKRI Research Council remits on the UK component. It is expected that project teams will incorporate researchers from a range of disciplines to fully address the aims of the programme. Who is eligible to apply UK eligibility (UKRI) Applicants based at a UK research organisation may be involved in no more than two applications submitted to this funding opportunity. Only one of these can be as project lead. This is a UKRI funding opportunity administered by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC). This funding opportunity is open to research groups and individuals. We encourage interdisciplinary and intersectoral research and collaborations with other organisations. We welcome applications from individuals at any career stage, subject to UKRI eligibility criteria. US eligibility (NSF) NSF welcomes proposals from US academic institutions, as well as non-profit or non-academic organisations, for-profit organisations and state or local governments on behalf of all qualified scientists, engineers, and educators. Information on principal investigator and organisation eligibility may be found within the NSF Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide (PAPPG) under the section for Who May Submit Proposals . Canada eligibility (NSERC, SSHRC, CIHR) This funding opportunity is open to Canadian university researchers in the natural sciences, engineering, social sciences, humanities and health fields. If you are a Canadian university researcher eligible to receive NSERC , SSHRC or CIHR funds, you can apply independently or as a team. If you apply as a team, your co-applicants must also meet NSERC, SSHRC or CIHR eligibility requirements. Collaborators and partner organisations from outside academia (industry, public, not-for-profit) are permitted. You may participate as the Canada project lead in only one application. See NSERC’s website for more detail. Other international researchers Under the UKRI and Research Council of Norway Money Follows Cooperation agreement a project co-lead (international) (previously co-investigator) can be based in a Norwegian institution. All other international collaborators should be included (or UK partners not based at approved organisations) as project partners. This includes organisations from the business or financial sectors. UK component project partners must fund their own involvement. UKRI will only fund minor incidental expenses, such as some travel costs, if needed for project partners. Equality, diversity and inclusion We are committed to achieving equality of opportunity for all funding applicants. We encourage applications from a diverse range of researchers. We support people to work in a way that suits their personal circumstances. This includes: career breaks support for people with caring responsibilities flexible working alternative working patterns UKRI can offer disability and accessibility support for UKRI applicants and grant holders during the application and assessment process.
Full details
Apply for funding to deliver collaborative research projects with partners from the US, Canada or both to improve understanding of and resilience to wildfire occurrence and impacts in the wildland-urban interface. You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) funding. The full economic cost (FEC) of the UK component can be up to £1.58 million. Matched equivalent resources are anticipated from participating funders (NSF, NSERC, SSHRC and CIHR) for US and Canada applicants. The UK component of your project must start by 12 February 2027 and last for 36 months. You must submit an expression of interest (EoI) to be eligible to make a full application. Please see the ‘Additional information’ section for details on the webinar for potential applicants.