Sustainable Laboratories Grant
Funding for initiatives and activities that advance the understanding, sharing and adoption of environmentally sustainable laboratory practices.
Please note - this grant scheme is no longer active.
The aim of our Sustainable Laboratories Grant was to accelerate the chemical sciences community’s journey to environmentally sustainable research and innovation.
Funding was available for initiatives and activities that achieve one or more of the following aims:
- Advance understanding of environmentally sustainable laboratory practice
- Increase the take-up of environmentally sustainable laboratory practices in the chemical sciences
- Facilitate sharing of good practices
The grants followed a commitment we made in October 2022 following the publication of our Sustainable laboratories report, to provide funding to making research practices in the chemical sciences more environmentally sustainable.
Environmentally sustainable research practice refers to doing research activities in a way which minimises their impact on the environment. It is distinct from sustainable or sustainability-focused research, where the outcomes are not applicable to a laboratory or other scientific research setting.
The third and final round of funding was awarded in 2026. You can view all of the projects we funded on our main sustainable laboratories page, where you can also find out about our other activities in this area.
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