Focus Areas

• They aim to support research in:
  • Risk understanding and management for specific communities, and the greater good of society both in the UK and globally, which are aligned to UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Climate adaptation and mitigation, an issue that has real synergy with risk-related research
  • Areas of research could include current and future climate and related humanitarian risks arising from a variety of trends, such as fire, flood, drought, changes to weather patterns and other natural disasters, both the UK and globally.

Funding Information

• Annual Grant: Up to £100,000 for a one-year project or £50,000 per year for a two-year project, covering salaries and core costs (including indirect cost recovery up to 18%).

Eligibility Criteria

• The Grant is open to both individuals and organisations, including (but not limited to):
  • independent academic researchers
  • university academics
  • research institutions
  • public sector organisations
  • third sector organisations and Think Tanks (registered charities only)
  • (re)insurance industry participants (where results are free and available publicly to all).

Ineligibility Criteria

• Projects will not be considered if they have:
  • An immediate commercial outcome
  • No clear research methodology
  • Lack of academic excellence
  • No engagement with non-academic stakeholders

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