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July 9 2025

In this update we announce key dates for our second calls for community projects and for champions, dates for our first annual meeting, and the launch of our community forum. 

1. The NetDRIVE 2nd call for community projects will be published on July 31st . 

  • The total budget will be £1m (100% FEC, with projects being awarded 80% FEC). 
  • The 2nd call will have two components: around 20% of funds will be reserved for projects led by early career applicants (submissions close October 24th) and the remainder will be open to all (submissions close October 10th).

2. There will also be a second call for champions to enhance the team of eight recruited in the first call, with particular focus on attracting people from early career stages and from the social sciences, announced at the same time. 

3. The first NetDRIVE Annual General Meeting will be held in Durham, September 24th to 26th. 

4. To stay in touch with the project please register on our forum: https://sustainable-research-computing.mn.co/

5. In the past months we have allocated funds to three community projects and appointed eight champions, details will follow soon. 

Please do register on our forum to stay in touch and join the discussion.