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 |
| 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 |
| Mystery Shopper Exercise | AH 101 (84KB) |
5 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 |
| Development And Application Of Methodologies For Reduced Emissions From Deforestation And Forest Degradation (REDD) – Phase 1 | CEOSA 0803 (986KB) | 8 September 2008 |
| A Study To Estimate The Amenity Values Of Local Environmental Factors | NEE 0804 (646KB) |
5 September 2008 |
| Consideration Of The Potential Treatment Of Land Use, Land Use Change And Forestry (LULUCF) In Developed Countries Under The Second Commitment Period Of The Kyoto Protocol | CEOSA 0802 (907KB) | 8 September 2008 |
| Evaluation Of Cross Compliance | FFG 0802 (669KB) |
29 August 2008 |
| An Analysis Of The Benefits Of Inland Waterways | CTE0823 (724KB) |
08 September 2008 |
| Ecosystem Services Of Peat – Phase 1 (Competition For A Project Which Forms Part Of The “Partnership Project” | CTE0824 (637KB) |
15 September 2008 |
| Animal Health and Welfare Research Requirements Document 2009/10 | AHW RRD – 2009-10 (1.4MB) |
19 September 2008 |
Call for Expressions Of Interest
| Title Click the Pack Code for the Competition Pack. |
Pack Code | Closing date |
| Hedgerow Management: A Survey Of Land Managers’ And Contractors’ Practices And Attitudes | CTE 0827 (162KB) |
22 September 2008 |
| Rural Research Programme | CTX 0810 (173KB) |
10 October 2008 |
| Testing Innovative Approaches For Achieving Pro-Environmental Behaviours: Programme Of Action-Based Research | CTX 0809 (172KB) |
12 September 2008 |
| Rural Research Programme 2008/09 | CTX 0808 (172KB) |
05 September 2008 |
| Sustainable Consumption And Production (SCP) Evidence Base Research Programme: Social Science Programme | CTX0807 (177KB) |
08 September 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: 29 August 2008