Type of project: Capacity Building Project
Overview: CREW invites proposals for a c.9.5-month Capacity Building project to evaluate the impacts of hydrological drought and intermittent flow recovery on freshwater biota in Scottish river systems, and to assess whether current water scarcity policy provides adequate and practical environmental protection across different river typologies.
Budget: Funding available £80,000 exclusive of VAT (where applicable).
Call dates: Thursday 5th February – Thursday 12th March, 15:00.
For more details, please see the project specification.
The 2017 APEM literature review commissioned by SEPA (as referred to in the project specification).
To apply please use this CREW Capacity Building Application Form (Updated February 2026).
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Please note that this funding call is being issued in advance of formal confirmation of CREW’s Year 5 (FY2026–27) contract extension. Projects selected through this call are expected to be supported from the anticipated FY2026–27 budget; however, all awards remain subject to receipt of the final grant offer letter from Scottish Government. CREW will only issue formal award letters once funding has been confirmed.