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SUMMARY:Advanced Research and Invention Agency (ARIA) | Accelerated Adapta
 tion
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260501
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CATEGORIES:Call for proposal
DESCRIPTION:Accelerated Adaptation explores pathways to speed up the adapt
 ation of wild species in order to prevent biodiversity loss and safeguard 
 natural ecosystems.\nARIA supports the development of tools\, protocols\, 
 and methodologies to help wild species adapt more rapidly to environmental
  pressures\, with the goal of strengthening ecosystem resilience. This sol
 icitation funds Phase 1 of the program: development of protocols\, tools\,
  and methodologies to accelerate adaptation.\n\nARIA provides a live teami
 ng tool here and organizes a webinar for questions and clarifications on 2
 4 February 2026 (12:30 GMT) - register here\n\nARIA is seeking to fund tea
 ms across the following program areas:\n \n\n	TA1 System-focused Teams: D
 emonstrate accelerated adaptation\, against a benchmark\, in specific syst
 ems. Applications could focus on strategically chosen vulnerable species\,
  such as trees\, which can support hundreds of other species\, and/or crit
 ical functional groups such as pollinators or soil nutrient cycles that un
 derpin ecosystem services.\n\n \n\n\n	TA3 Modelling: Increase our current
  predictive capacity with respect to modelling ecosystem resilience\, inte
 gration of genetic\, population and ecosystem‑level data\, and understan
 ding the impacts of potential interventions.\n\n \n\n\n	TA4 Data & analyt
 ics: Make results comparable across teams\, trusted and legible including 
 through delivering training\, and developing shared protocols\, and data v
 isualization mechanisms. Ensure that claims made by system-focused teams a
 re independently verified.\n\n \n\n\n	TA5 Ethics + social responsibility:
  Recognizing there is a diverse set of ethical considerations in the funde
 d areas\, we will not be prescriptive in what can be funded in this TA. Ac
 tivity could include co-developing ESR tools\, frameworks and guidance\; d
 elivering training to project teams\; producing evidence that could inform
  future governance models/regulatory pathways.\n\n\nEach application shoul
 d focus on a single TA. Applicants may submit multiple applications\, prov
 ided each addresses a different TA.\n\nDuration: The duration of the progr
 am is four years\, two years for Phase 1 funded here.\n\nFunding: Funding 
 levels vary by Technical Area (please refer to the call document).\n\nElig
 ibility: \n\n\n	Applications from across the R&D ecosystem\, including ind
 ividuals\, universities\, research institutions\, small\, medium and large
  companies\, charities and public sector research organisations are welcom
 ed.\n	Many applicants may decide to apply as a consortium consisting of tw
 o or more organisations that are proposing a cohesive proposal to work col
 laboratively.\n	Overseas applicants are advised that ARIA's primary focus 
 will be on funding those who are based in the UK. However\, funding will b
 e available to applicants outside the UK if ARIA believes the proposed pro
 ject can boost the net impact of a programme in the UK (examples of benefi
 t listed here\, p.17)\n\n\nHow to Apply:\n\n\n	Applications must be submit
 ted on ARIA’s grant platform\, via the applicant’s account. You’ll f
 ind a walkthrough of the platform here.\n\n\nDeadline:\n\n\n	Concept paper
 : 06 March 2026 (14:00 GMT)\n	Full proposal: 01 May 2026 (14:00 BST)\n\n\n
 Further information:\n\n\n	More information (call for proposal\, applicant
  guidance about the program is available here\n	ARIA FAQ : Refer to this 
 page here\n	Application portal can be found here\n	For any other questions
 \, please contact the Research Office.\n
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