Request Access to NEOF "*" indicates required fields Step 1 of 7 - Introduction 14% Please read the following instructions Instructions for NERC-funded researchers (Grants and Fellowships) NERC Grant Instructions Instructions for applying for access or training at the Visitor Facility (NEOF-VF) - Training for PhD students and grant-funded visitors Instructions NEOF-VF Instructions for the 2026 Pilot competition NEOF Pilot Instructions AccessWhich service(s) are you requesting access for?* I wish to provide samples for sequencing I wish to provide samples for metabolomics I wish to request training for my postgraduate student/ technician/ postdoc/ myself at the NEOF Visitor Facility (based in Sheffield) I wish to request nucleic acid extraction at the NEOF Visitor Facility I wish to request bespoke support with bioinformatic analysis I wish to submit an application to a pilot competition FundingHow is your project funded?*Please select an optionNERC grant or FellowshipOther UKRI grantNERC PhD studentship (NB. we do not support projects involving only Masters students)Other UKRI PhD studentshipNon-NERC/ UKRI grantNon-NERC/ UKRI studentshipINTERNAL ONLYApplication to NEOF Pilot Project CompetitionIf your project is NERC/UKRI funded, have you requested access to NEOF at the grant application stage? (i.e. via JeS or TFS)* Yes No Have you had a conversation with the NEOF enquiries team about your project since being awarded the grant?* Yes No Reference number*Please insert the reference number provided by your funding body. Do not add the project title.Funding start date DD slash MM slash YYYY Funding end date DD slash MM slash YYYY Please confirm whether the remaining funded time will be sufficient to fully complete the proposed study.Please note that we do not normally accept an application within 6 months of the end of the grant or studentship. Ideally, applications should not be made in the final year of the grant/studentship.Please provide details of how your project is funded Your research team Please note that the PI must comply with the UKRI eligibility criteria; applicants should be eligible as per NERC guidelines: https://www.ukri.org/councils/nerc/guidance-for-applicants/check-if-you-are-eligible-for-funding/ Applicants to NEOF Pilot funding as independent PIs (including Independent Research Fellows) should be eligible as per NERC guidelines, with Employment at lecturer (or equivalent) level or above. Additionally, NEOF will support Early Career Researchers for this pilot call. For this call, NEOF define an ECR as a non-independent Postdoctoral Researcher (e.g. a PDRA), or an individual with a technical background, such as research or instrument technicians, currently employed in a research capacity within the UK in an environmental science discipline relevant to NERC's remit. This does NOT include Postgraduate Students. Applicants do not need to be employed from a NERC grant or fellowship. Please refer to NERC guidelines "https://www.ukri.org/councils/nerc/guidance-for-applicants/check-if-you-are-eligible-for-funding/" Principal investigator titlePlease selectDrProfessorMrsMrMissOtherPrincipal Investigator name* First Last Are you eligible to apply for this funding as an independent PI? Yes No Are you eligible to apply for this funding as an Early Career Researcher? Yes No Job title*Institute*Email* PhonePlease provide the full names and institutes of any co-investigatorsForenameForenameForenameForenameForenameSurnameSurnameSurnameSurnameSurnameEmail Email Email Email Email InstitutionInstitutionInstitutionInstitutionInstitutionName and year of study of the PhD student associated with your proposalFull nameFull nameFull nameFull nameInstitutionInstitutionInstitutionInstitutionEmail Email Email Email YearYearFirst YearSecond YearThird YearFourth YearYearYearFirst YearSecond YearThird YearFourth YearYearYearFirst YearSecond YearThird YearFourth YearYearYearFirst YearSecond YearThird YearFourth YearProject partnersPlease provide the names and institutions for any of your project partners, e.g. CASE partners etc.If you are requesting access to the NEOF Visitor Facility, who is it for? Principal Investigator Co-Investigator Postgraduate student Technician Postdoctoral Research Associate Project Partner Bioinformatics requirementsWhen the data are generated, do you have the opportunities & experience to analyse them or would you require help to analyse your data? (maximum 50 words). Please do not reveal any information that would identify your research team. Your project Applicants should check whether their proposal is within the NERC remit, before consulting with the NEOF team: "https://www.ukri.org/councils/nerc/remit-programmes-and-priorities/" For proposals that span council remits, the majority of the work should be clearly within NERC remit. The committee reserves the right not to consider submissions that are judged to be out of remit. Has this or a similar proposal previously been submitted to NEOF?NoYesIf so, give the reference number:If so outline how this proposal differs and has incorporated feedback from the committee.The committee reserves the right not to consider resubmissions that are substantively unchanged.Project title*Project abstract (100 words maximum)*If your project plan has changed since your application to NERC (e.g. due to new technology becoming available at NEOF), please briefly outline your proposed amended plan (100 words or so).How will this proposal prime future grant or fellowship proposals? (300 words maximum)Please describe how this represents a new direction, and/or how the results of the work will help support the development of your future research. In particular, please highlight specific grant or fellowship applications that these pilot results would support. This will be shared with the Steering Committee, so do not include any personal, identifiable information you do not wish to be shared.This field is hidden when viewing the formScientific Case (de novo)*Please cover (up to 400 words): 1. How a reference genome will aid the work of your group and of others, noting the potential for studentship training, further grant or fellowship proposals, or to applied conservation, etc. 2. How other available genome resources will maximise the impact of this reference genome or, alternatively, how the lack of related reference genomes or the unusual nature of the proposed reference genome make this a valuable resource.SamplesCollection of geographical data on sampling locationsWe need to know the geographical origins of your samples, ideally a latitude and longitude. If this is not known, please provide the sea or country in which the samples are collected, then further location detail such as the field site, the research station, the island, lake, river or the nearest city in which samples have been collected. For samples maintained in labs or from aquaria, museums, zoos, etc, please state where originally collected or their geographical range in the wild. DO NOT submit GPS coordinates; please convert them into Decimal Degrees format (https://www.gps-coordinates.net/gps-coordinates-converter). Finally, you must have appropriate legal and ethical permissions for the collection and analysis of your samples.LongitudePlease provide the longitude according to this format: for instance, longitude of nearest city Liverpool is -2.983333.LatitudePlease provide the latitude according to this format: for instance, latitude of nearest city Liverpool is 53.400002CountrySelect countryAfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAmerican SamoaAndorraAngolaAnguillaAntarcticaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaArubaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBermudaBhutanBoliviaBonaire, Sint Eustatius and SabaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBouvet IslandBrazilBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryBrunei DarussalamBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCambodiaCameroonCanadaCape VerdeCayman IslandsCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaChristmas IslandCocos IslandsColombiaComorosCongo, Democratic Republic of theCongo, Republic of theCook IslandsCosta RicaCroatiaCubaCuraçaoCyprusCzech RepublicCôte d'IvoireDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEswatini (Swaziland)EthiopiaFalkland IslandsFaroe IslandsFijiFinlandFranceFrench GuianaFrench PolynesiaFrench Southern TerritoriesGabonGambiaGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGibraltarGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuadeloupeGuamGuatemalaGuernseyGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHeard and McDonald IslandsHoly SeeHondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIrelandIsle of ManIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJerseyJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKuwaitKyrgyzstanLao People's Democratic RepublicLatviaLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacauMacedoniaMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMaltaMarshall IslandsMartiniqueMauritaniaMauritiusMayotteMexicoMicronesiaMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMontserratMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmarNamibiaNauruNepalNetherlandsNew CaledoniaNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNiueNorfolk IslandNorth KoreaNorthern Mariana IslandsNorwayOmanPakistanPalauPalestine, State ofPanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPitcairnPolandPortugalPuerto RicoQatarRomaniaRussiaRwandaRéunionSaint BarthélemySaint HelenaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint MartinSaint Pierre and MiquelonSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSint MaartenSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth GeorgiaSouth KoreaSouth SudanSpainSri LankaSudanSurinameSvalbard and Jan Mayen IslandsSwedenSwitzerlandSyriaTaiwanTajikistanTanzaniaThailandTimor-LesteTogoTokelauTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTurkeyTurkmenistanTurks and Caicos IslandsTuvaluUS Minor Outlying IslandsUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVenezuelaVietnamVirgin Islands, BritishVirgin Islands, U.S.Wallis and FutunaWestern SaharaYemenZambiaZimbabweÅland IslandsSeaField Site / Research Station/ island/ lake/ river/ nearest cityTerrestrial/ Freshwater/ Marine/ PolarTerrestrialFreshwaterMarinePolarBinomial species*Also provide a common name or brief description.Genome size*Is this species found in Britain or Ireland* YES NO Does the sample originate in Britain or Ireland?* YES NO Is a high-quality specimen or tissue sample available from a single individual or clonal line?* Single individual Clonal line Please provide a brief description of availability of sample* e.g. 1. amount of material available; 2. are samples available as fresh or freshly frozen? 3. if samples are in long-term storage, how have they been stored? 4. if samples are being collected from the field, comment on the logistics and any ethical requirements of shipping samples. 5. Samples may either be prepared in applicants’ own laboratory or at NEOF, which houses expertise and equipment for high molecular weight nucleic acid extraction and QC. If this is required, please flag this during project discussions.When do you anticipate your samples to be available? MM slash DD slash YYYY You must have appropriate legal and ethical permissions for the collection and analysis of your samples I confirm that I have appropriate legal and ethical permissions for the collection and analysis of my samples Quote reference number(s)*Please enter the Quote reference number provided to you at the enquiry stage by a NEOF staff member. (example CGR SDxxx) If you don’t have one please contact us via the Enquiry form. Supporting documentationTFS or JeS form including all attachmentsMax. file size: 25 MB.e.g. (case for support, Justification of Resources if any, etc)Project descriptionMax. file size: 25 MB.NEOF quotation 1Max. file size: 25 MB.Only quotes which have been submitted will be taken into consideration.NEOF quotation 2 (if any)Max. file size: 25 MB.Supervisor statementMax. file size: 25 MB.Early Career Researchers applying for pilot finding: please obtain confirmation from your supervisor that they will make the time available to you to conduct the research should it be funded (not required for Research Fellows). This will not be shared with the Steering Committee.Other attachments Drop files here or Select files Max. file size: 25 MB. 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