THERE IS CURRENTLY ONE CALL FOR PROJECTS

PHC2025/01: The Future of Plant Health in Scotland

This is an open call to help contribute to Scotland’s preparation for future plant health risks facing any of our sectors (agriculture, horticulture, forestry and the natural environment), be it through horizon scanning, better identification and quantification of risks, guidance on technological implementation, delivery of behavioural changes that improve biosecurity, or understanding how the plant health opportunities resulting from changing policy landscape can be maximised, and risks minimised.

It is anticipated that the focus of this work will be on either specific pests and diseases identified as of considerable risk to Scotland’s plant health, on plant assets that are of special significance to Scotland (important plant species or habitats), or on issues raised as concerns or gaps by key stakeholder groups. We also welcome projects that take forward recommendations made by previous PHC-commissioned projects (see our publications page), especially those that seek to maximise impact of existing research.

Projects with a maximum budget of £50,000 (exclusive of VAT) will be funded and we expect to be able to fund up to 2 projects (each with a maximum budget of £50,000). This funding is for short duration projects, with final delivery required by end of January 2026.

For a full remit of areas that the PHC funds projects in, please see Appendix 1 of the application form.

Maximum funding available: £50,000

Application deadline: 5pm on Wednesday 4th June 2025

How to apply: please see project call for full details and apply using the application form before 5pm on Wednesday 4th June 2025.

Guidance and Documentation: 

• All feedback and queries related to PHC calls should be emailed to info@planthealthcentre.scot.
• All non-confidential queries and answers will be published on this website.
• Applicants should use the PHC Application Form when applying for projects. The completed application form should be emailed to info@planthealthcentre.scot by the date specified in the call.
• It is possible to request a start date or project duration that differs from the project specification. This should be requested in the application form (section 1.4) and is subject to approval and the requirements of individual projects.
• Applicants must ensure they are able to accept the PHC Funding Terms and Conditions before submitting an application.
• Guidance on writing PHC project reports. 

If you have any plant health concerns that you would like to raise with us, then please get in touch.