About us
Who can apply for research funding?
We welcome applications for Small Research Grant funding from individual investigators and project teams with an interest in the conservation of UK woods and trees.
We assess research proposals against a number of eligibility criteria before shortlisting. Grant applications are then scored on how well they meet scientific review criteria. Here we outline the process.
Ensure your proposal meets one of our four priority research themes and download your application form.
Applications will be scored on how well they meet the scientific review criteria.
The scientific review criteria is based on research excellence. It will be assessed and scored by the scientific review panel.
The conservation evidence team will make funding recommendations primarily based on the scientific review scores. The suitability and feasibility of the research project, and Woodland Trust applied impact and engagement will also be taken into account during this stage.
The number of recommended applications that will receive grant funding will be determined by the amount of grant funding available. However, we will only fund a maximum of six projects.
Primary investigators will be notified of their grant application outcome on or before 31 January 2023.
Contact our team for more information about our conservation research programme and grant funding.
Email: research@woodlandtrust.org.uk
Phone: 0330 333 3300
About us
We welcome applications for Small Research Grant funding from individual investigators and project teams with an interest in the conservation of UK woods and trees.
About us
Your application must meet a number of funding conditions in order to be considered. Here we provide further detail on the types of research we can and cannot fund.
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Researchers may request access to our extensive portfolio of sites and existing citizen science datasets to include in their research proposals. Find out more about what might be available to you.
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