Research Competitions
The table below sets out all our current competitions, covering both calls for full proposals and expressions of interest. Competition packs may cover individual projects or requirements documents or newsletters covering multiple projects. Further details are available within each pack.
Call for a Full Proposal
| Title Click the Pack Code for the Competition Pack. |
Pack Code | Closing date |
| Aggregates Levy Sustainability Fund – Delivery Of A Research Programme On Management Of The Impacts Of Land-Based Aggregate Extraction And Sustainable Supply Of Aggregates | RLA 0801 (640KB) |
24 October 2008 |
| Research Into The Practical And Policy Applications Of Soundscape Concepts And Techniques In Urban Areas (NANR 200) | NANR 200 (650KB) |
14 October 2008 |
| An Evaluation Of The Uk Skills Base For Toxicologists And Ecotoxicologists, With Focus On Current And Future Requirements, Particularly With Regard To The Skills Required For The Hazard Assessment Of Chemical Substances Including Nanomaterials | CBO 419 (642KB) |
10 October 2008 |
| Noise Mapping Website Response | NANR 238 (643KB) |
30 September 2008 |
| Avoiding Dangerous Climate Change Through Stabilising Greenhouse Gas Concentrations - AVOID | CEOSA 0804 (661KB) | 1 October 2008 |
| Characterisation Of Soil Structural Degradation Under Grassland And Development Of Measures To Ameliorate Its Impact On Biodiversity And Other Soil Functions | CTE 0822 (637KB) |
6 October 2008 |
| The Economic Appraisal Of Adaptation Options In Coastal Erosion Risk Management | FD2617 (731KB) |
26 September 2008 |
| An Assessment Of The Economic And Environmental Impacts Of Livestock Production In The UK And Evaluation Of Different Structural Models For The Future | FFG 0803 (637KB) | 29 September 2008 |
Call for Expressions Of Interest
| Title Click the Pack Code for the Competition Pack. |
Pack Code | Closing date |
| Rural Research Programme | CTX 0810 (173KB) |
10 October 2008 |
Research Requirement Documents and Newsletters covering project calls
| Title Click the Pack Code for the Competition Pack. |
Pack Code | Closing date |
| To undertake Impact Assessments for a suite of proposed Marine Natural 2000 sites | MN2000 (15KB) |
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| Euphresco (Phytosanitary ERA-Net) - New funding | Euphresco (12KB) | |
| MEPF Funding opportunites | MEPF (13KB) | |
| Department of Health's Policy Research Programme - Research on nano-toxicology | DoH (11KB) | |
| BiodivERsA - New Funding For Biodiversity Research In Europe | BiodivERsA (11KB) |
If you wish to be notified as new competitions are advertised please click here. A guidance note providing information on preparing and submitting a research tender to Defra is available here.
Details of historical competitions are available here
The Packs: Important details
Each competition pack includes all the relevant information relating to the competition, including the project specification, a guidance note on completing a bid, the relevant application form and, where applicable, Defra's standard research contract. Please read all the documents contained within the pack.
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modified: 24 September 2008