FUNDED UNCONVENTIONAL HYDROCARBONS IN THE ENERGY SYSTEM PROGRAMME LAUNCHES – FUNDING

1. Title: FUNDED UNCONVENTIONAL HYDROCARBONS IN THE ENERGY SYSTEM PROGRAMME LAUNCHES – FUNDING2. Awarding Authority: NERC, ESRC, GB. Web: 3. Contract type: Service contract4. Description: Up to £400,000 of funding has been allocated up to build upon the existing awarding authority funded Unconventional Hydrocarbons in the UK Energy System (UKUH) programme. The Open Call will fund projects that maximise the legacy and impact of the UKUH Programme; advance the integration of socio-economic and geoscience research; provide opportunities to increase the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) of the Programme and support Early Career Researchers (ECRs).5. CPV Code(s): 73110000, 73100000, 73210000, 907200006. NUTS code(s): UKK, UKK1, UKK147. Main site or location of works, main place of delivery or main place of performance: UK8. Reference attributed by awarding authority: Not provided.9. Estimated value of requirement: Up to £400,000 of funding has been allocated up to build upon the existing NERC-ESRC funded Unconventional Hydrocarbons in the UK Energy System (UKUH) programme.The ambitions of the Open Call will be delivered through:Funding an overarching Socio-economic and Geoscience Nexus Project of up to £25,000;Funding up to 3 Large inter-disciplinary projects each to a value of up to £70,000, for early career researchers;Funding up to 8 Small projects each to the value of up to £20,000;Allocating up to a total of £5,000, to fund up to 5 EDI Ambassadors responsible for promoting Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and supporting Early Career Researchers (ECRs).10. As no deadline date has been specified please contact the awarding authority for further information.11. Address to which they must be sent: For further information regarding the above contract notice please visit:12. Other information: All details are found in the Announcement of Opportunity document at www.ukuh.org/opencall/ and we encourage applicants out with the existing UKUH Programme to apply for funding as well as those who have existing contracts already funded through the UKUH programme.# funding opportunity