Expression of Interest: OPP1118 Enhancing resilience to wildfires in the wildland-urban interface

Overview

Apply for funding to deliver collaborative research projects involving researchers from the UK and the US, Canada, or both, to improve understanding of and resilience to wildfire occurrence and impacts in the wildland-urban interface.

There is a mandatory Expression of Interest (EoI) stage for this UKRI funding opportunity.

To submit an EoI, fill in this form by 30^th July 2026 at 4:00pm UK time. If a full application is submitted without a prior EoI by the stated deadline, it will be rejected.

The EoI form requests details of the proposed research project's team and a summary of the research project application. Please complete the EoI to the best of your ability. This information will not be assessed but will be used to inform plans for the assessment panel. Nothing provided as part of the EoI step is considered finalised, therefore additional partners and project co-leads that meet individual funders’ eligibility requirements may be added at a later stage, and the application may change as further details are prepared.

Feedback will not be given for the EoI unless we have concerns regarding eligibility or the fit to the funding opportunity scope.  The UK project lead will be the point of contact for any administration on behalf of the collaborative international project team.

Please ensure you have read the OPP1118 Funding Opportunity page in full, before completing an EoI. Please send questions regarding this EoI stage to wildfires@nerc.ukri.org