Advancing solutions for critical mineral production and recycling

Advancing solutions for critical mineral production and recycling is a funding call from UKRI – Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), Innovate UK, Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) that closes 07 January 2027. Funding: £305,000. Eligibility: Open to UK research organisations eligible for UKRI funding (universities, approved institutes); the project lead must direct the work.

Funder: UKRI – Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), Innovate UK, Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)
Deadline: 07 Jan 2027 (84 days)
Amount: £305,000
Region / eligibility: United Kingdom
Career stage: established / PI
Fields: chemistry
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Official call: UKRI listing

Eligibility in plain language

Open to UK research organisations eligible for UKRI funding (universities, approved institutes); the project lead must direct the work.

Who should apply

Synthetic, physical and analytical chemists — best fit for PIs and research groups.

Summary from source

Apply for funding for pump-priming research to explore, test and validate disruptive and transformative solutions for critical mineral extraction, processing, recovery, reprocessing, recycling or re-mining. You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) funding. NERC Innovate UK AHRC BBSRC EPSRC ESRC

Raw eligibility text

This funding opportunity is open to organisations with standard eligibility. Check if your organisation is eligible . Who is eligible to apply This funding opportunity is open to research groups and individuals. We: encourage interdisciplinary research and collaborations with other UK organisations welcome applications from individuals at any career stage, subject to NERC eligibility criteria You may be involved in no more than two applications submitted to this funding opportunity. Only one of these can be as project lead. 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 (or UK partners not based at approved organisations) should be included as project partners. This includes industry partners. Project partners must fund their own involvement. UKRI will only fund minor incidental expenses, such as some travel costs, if needed for project partners. Sub-contracting aspects of the work, meaning particular goods and services, to non-eligible institutions is possible, in line with the NERC research grants and fellowships handbook . Resubmissions We will not accept uninvited resubmissions of projects that have been submitted to UKRI. Find out more about UKRI’s resubmission policy . Equality, diversity and inclusion We are committed to achieving equality of opportunity for all funding applicants. We encourage