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 |
| Case study of practical measures at a landscape scale to provide for adaptation of biodiversity and ecosystems to climate change | CR0449 (660 KB) | 22 July 2009 |
| Annual government estate energy & carbon analysis | CESA 0901 (790 KB) | 22 July 2009 |
| UK Climate Change Risk Assessment | CEOSA 0901 (4.9 MB) | 6 July 2009 |
| Developing a framework for assessing the cost of labelling changes in the UK | FFG 0901 (650 KB) | 8 June 2009 |
Call for Expressions Of Interest
| Title Click the Pack Code for the Competition Pack. |
Pack Code | Closing date |
| Participatory and deliberative techniques for embedding an ecosystems approach in decision-making. | CTE0936 (170 KB) | 26 June 2009 |
| Biodiversity, people and landscapes research and evidence programme 2009-10 No. 3 | CTX 0903 (170 KB) | 17 June 2009 |
| Biodiversity, people and landscapes research and evidence programme 2009-10 No. 2 | CTX 0902 (170 KB) | 8 June 2009 |
| Drinking water quality and health research programme | CTX 0901 (160 KB) | 2 June 2009 |
Research Requirement Documents and Newsletters covering project calls
| Title Click the Pack Code for the Competition Pack. |
Pack Code | Closing date |
| Contract for a Research Programme Quality Assessor for the Farm Business Survey | RPQA (80 KB) | 10 July 2009 |
| Demonstration Test Catchments Research Advisory Panel Vacancy Announcement | DTC (70 KB) | 26 June 2009 |
| Demonstration Test Catchments Secretariat Vacancy Announcement | DTCS (60 KB) | 19 June 2009 |
| CMS Vacancy Announcement | CMS (20 KB) | 7 June 2009 |
| Climate Change Risk Assessment Project | Climate (20 KB) | 4 June 2009 |
| To undertake Impact Assessments for a suite of proposed Marine Natural 2000 sites | MN2000 (15KB) | |
| Euphresco (Phytosanitary ERA-Net) - New funding | Euphresco (12KB) | |
| MEPF Funding opportunities | 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) |
A competition e-mail notification service is available if you wish to be notified as new competitions are advertised. A guidance note providing information on preparing and submitting a research tender to Defra (Word format) is available.
- Recent competitions
- Historical competitions (Available on the National Archives website)
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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Page last modified: 26 June 2009