# Advancing solutions for critical mineral production and recycling

- Funder: Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), Innovate UK, Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) (https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/natural-environment-research-council)
- Status: Open
- Opens: 14 Oct 2026
- Next deadline: 7 Jan 2027, 16:00 GMT
- Award: Up to £305k
- Where: UK-wide
- Who can apply: University / research org, Individual
- Funding type: Grant
- Themes: Arts / culture / heritage / science, Environment / conservation / heritage, Economic / community development / employment
- Source: UKRI Funding Finder (https://www.ukri.org/opportunity/advancing-solutions-for-critical-mineral-production-and-recycling/)
- Last verified: 2026-10-14T09:31:39.850Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/opportunities/ba98b513-9bea-4b4b-ade6-d0db0d37e184

Apply for pump-priming funding to explore, test and validate disruptive solutions for critical mineral extraction, processing, recovery, reprocessing, recycling or re-mining, with the potential to transform UK critical mineral value chains.

Criteria, application steps and contacts are in the OpenGrant workspace (https://opengrant.co.uk/pricing) and on the funder's own site. Check the original source before applying.