The Place Based Climate Action Network (PCAN) Fund – 1 July deadline

June 23, 2019

The ESRC-funded Place-Based Climate Action Network (PCAN) Fund aims to stimulate engagement on place-based action beyond the five platforms. It provides small grants to researchers and research users, thus opening the Network to a wider community. The deadline to submit is 1 July 2019. For more information on the call and how to apply, visit their dedicated webpage.

The PCAN Fund has a total budget of £400,000 over five years. The aspiration is to award 20-30 grants in total, implying an average grant size of £20,000. The maximum grant size is £35,000. Proposals are now invited for the first round of the PCAN Fund. This first round will support 3 – 6 projects worth £5,000 – £35,000 each, for a total of for £75,000. The actual funding envelope and the number of projects could be higher or lower, depending on the quality of proposals received.