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Renew and upgrade facilities for creative and cultural research

Apply for funding to develop your organisation’s creative research capability.

Grants can be used to renew, repurpose and upgrade research facilities and equipment.

You must be at a UK-based organisation eligible for UK Research and Innovation funding. Standard Arts and Humanities Research Council eligibility rules apply.

Opportunity status:
Closed
Funders:
Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)
Funding type:
Grant
Publication date:
4 July 2022
Opening date:
Closing date:

Establish a Centre for Doctoral Training Plus in Behavioural Research

Apply for funding to establish a dedicated Centre for Doctoral Training Plus (CDT+) in Behavioural Research.

You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for ESRC funding.

Opportunity status:
Closed
Funders:
Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£7,170,000
Maximum award:
£7,170,000
Publication date:
1 July 2022
Opening date:
Closing date:

Leadership team for a National Capability in Behavioural Research

Apply for funding to establish a leadership team to form a behavioural research hub with outputs targeted towards addressing major societal challenges.

You must be based at an eligible UK research organisation.

Opportunity status:
Closed
Funders:
Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£12,150,000
Publication date:
1 July 2022
Opening date:
Closing date:

Develop research for BBC platforms: New Generation Thinkers 2023

This prestigious scheme allows 60 early career researchers to develop programmes for the BBC.

If selected, you’ll workshop ideas with BBC producers, get media and public engagement training and a platform for informing and influencing public opinion, policy and practice.

Opportunity status:
Closed
Funders:
Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)
Co-funders:
In partnership with the BBC
Funding type:
Other
Publication date:
30 June 2022
Opening date:
Closing date:

Expression of interest: Research infrastructure for conservation and heritage science

Submit an expression of interest for AHRC research infrastructure for conservation and heritage science funding.

We invite submissions for organisations or individuals working in the heritage sector and beyond.

AHRC is seeking to fund an infrastructure programme that:

  • secures the UK’s reputation for excellence in heritage science
  • furthers capability beyond the sector, unlocking opportunity for innovation.
Opportunity status:
Closed
Funders:
Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)
Funding type:
Grant
Publication date:
28 June 2022
Opening date:
Closing date:

UK Research Partnership Investment Fund round seven

Apply for funding for a large-scale capital project that will underpin excellent research, push strategic partnerships and stimulate more investment in the sector.

You must:

  • be a UK higher education provider (HEP) or partner research institute eligible for Research England funding, HEFCW, SFC or DfENI
  • have a significant track record of research excellence
  • secure double match co-investment from private sources.
Opportunity status:
Closed
Funders:
UK Research and Innovation, Research England
Co-funders:
Higher Education Funding Council for Wales (HEFCW), Department for the Economy, Northern Ireland (DfENI), Scottish Funding Council (SFC)
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£100,000,000
Award range:
£10,000,000 - £50,000,000
Publication date:
24 June 2022
Opening date:
Closing date:

Centre for Doctoral Training: environmental solutions to zoonoses

Apply for funding to deliver a new cross-council Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) in environmental drivers and solutions for zoonoses.

You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for UKRI research grant funding.

You will:

  • train a community of researchers working within a One Health framing
  • encourage the community of researchers to identify integrated solutions with an environmental approach.
Opportunity status:
Closed
Funders:
Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), Medical Research Council (MRC)
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£4,800,000
Publication date:
23 June 2022
Opening date:
Closing date:

Large grants for ambitious research in the social sciences: outline stage

Apply for a large grant to fund ambitious social science-focused research with the potential for significant economic or societal impact.

This opportunity also includes funding for one ‘resilience in crises’ grant.

You must be based at a UK organisation eligible for funding. Standard ESRC eligibility rules apply.

This is the outline proposal stage.

Opportunity status:
Closed
Funders:
Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£10,000,000
Award range:
£1,000,000 - £2,500,000
Publication date:
23 June 2022
Opening date:
Closing date:

Ernest Rutherford Fellowship: research core science independently

Apply for funding to run an independent research project. The project must be within the remit of the STFC core science programme.

You must:

  • be an early career researcher
  • not be in a permanent academic position.

You must hold a PhD and have clear leadership potential.

Opportunity status:
Closed
Funders:
Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)
Funding type:
Fellowship
Total fund:
£6,000,000
Publication date:
17 June 2022
Opening date:
Closing date:

Next generation of non-animal technologies

Apply for funding to develop and drive the uptake of non-animal technologies.

You must be based at an organisation eligible for UKRI funding.

Opportunity status:
Closed
Funders:
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)
Co-funders:
National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research (NC3Rs)
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£4,000,000
Maximum award:
£250,000
Publication date:
16 June 2022
Opening date:
Closing date:

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