CALL FOR PROPOSALS MARCH 2023
HYDROLOGICAL EXTREMES, COASTS AND RISK MANAGEMENT
CRW2022_02: The effect of shellfish, kelp and sea grass beds on flood risk and coastal erosion in Scotland
Type of project: Capacity building
Overview: To inform whether oyster and/or mussel reefs should be incorporated into natural flood management in Scotland and whether (and which) existing features should be protected or restored for NFM and coastal erosion mitigation.
Budget: up to a maximum of £100,000.
Project Status: Call for proposals - deadline 18th May 2023
Please visit the project page for full details.
CALL FOR PROPOSALS DECEMBER 2022
HYDROLOGICAL EXTREMES, COASTS AND RISK MANAGEMENT
CRW2022_03: Mitigating climate change impacts on the water quality of Scottish standing waters
Type of project: Capacity building
Overview: To examine whether existing management practices are fit for purpose and sufficiently coordinated under a changing climate, or whether changes in policy, and its implementation, may be required to prioritise and steer adaptive responses for ensuring the successful mitigation of current and future climate change impacts.
Budget: up to a maximum of £125,000.
Project Status: Applications closed.
Call dates: Monday 5th December 2022 - noon Friday 27th January 2023.
Please visit the project page for full details.
LAND AND WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
CRW2022_04: Assessing the socio-economic impacts of soil degradation on Scotland's water environment
Type of project: Capacity building
Overview: To develop and apply a method to assess the socio-economic-environmental impacts of soil degradation on Scotland’s land-based businesses and wider economy and society (e.g., impacts on water quality, flooding, climate, and biodiversity).
Budget: up to a maximum of £85,000.
Project Status: Applications closed.
Call dates: Monday 5th December 2022 - noon Friday 27th January 2023.
Please visit the project page for full details.
CALL FOR PROPOSALS NOVEMBER 2022
WATER QUALITY & HEALTH
CRW2022_01: Developing risk assessment approaches for watch list parameters under the recast Drinking Water Directive
Type of project: Capacity Building
Overview: To develop a risk assessment approach for recast Drinking Water Directive watch list parameters and to inform the monitoring requirements for Beta-estradiol, Nonylphenol and PFAS to validate the approach.
Budget: up to a maximum of £75,000.
Project Status: Applications closed.
Please visit the project page for full details.
GUIDANCE & DOCUMENTATION
- All feedback and queries related to CREW calls should be emailed to Research Support Officer, Regan Tammi (Regan.Tammi@hutton.ac.uk).
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- All applications should be submitted by email to Research Support Officer, Regan Tammi (Regan.Tammi@hutton.ac.uk) before the deadline.
- Applicants should use the CREW Application Form when applying for projects.
- CREW Funding Terms and Conditions have been provided to all eligible Higher Education Institutes and Research Institutes.
PRE-CALL ANNOUNCEMENT 2023
CREW will shortly be advertising the following capacity building* and call down* projects:
*Call down projects address immediate needs over short timescales. Capacity building projects address strategic needs over longer timescales.
WATER QUALITY & HEALTH
CD2022_01: Informing strategic monitoring and policy approaches on existing and emerging contaminants
Type of project: Call Down
Overview: To include a collaborative workshop with CREW Partner organisations.
CD2022_02: Informing Scotland’s urgent, strategic and actionable mitigation/ adaptation response to the climate crisis
Type of project: Call down
Overview: To involve a collaborative workshop with CREW Partner organisations.
