Grants

Our grants

Grants are awarded to researchers who want to understand how SRM could affect their country, region or the Global South more widely, in both the physical and social sciences. 

Together the Funds are now the largest SRM research programme in the world and have supported more than 259 researchers working across 42 projects in 27 developing countries. Through them, we have awarded over $5 million in grants to date.   

The funds are about much more than grants, however. With support for conferences and publication fees and connections with a growing global community, they help Southern researchers become leading experts in SRM.

Degrees Modelling Fund (DMF)

The Degrees Modelling Fund was launched in 2018 and has changed the face of SRM research. It provides grants to research teams in developing countries who want to model how the physical impacts of SRM could affect their local climate.  

Projects explore, amongst other things, how SRM could affect water cycles in South America, droughts in Southern Africa, or the spread of malaria in South Asia. The Southern scientists who came into SRM research through these grants have gone on to become experts in the field, publishing ground-breaking research, serving on UN expert panels, and leading regional conversations on the potential and the risks of SRM.

Socio-Political Fund (SPF)

Many observers believe that the social, political, and ethical dimensions of SRM could prove even more challenging than the physical ones. In July 2024, we announced funding for nine new teams under the Socio-Political Fund, representing a major expansion of our work. 

They work to better understand how the use of SRM relates to a range of topics, including economics, ethics, health justice, public perception, and governance. As the researchers delve into the social dimensions of SRM, they will begin to take their place at the heart of the global conversation.