Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) and other funders: UKRI cross research council responsive mode pilot scheme

08/06/2023

20/07/2023

his pilot scheme will support ideas not routinely funded through existing UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) responsive mode schemes. Awards will be potentially transformative for the participating disciplines or lead to the creation of new disciplines. This funding is to support interdisciplinary research, including to: unlock new research, new approaches or new methods that would not emerge from established disciplinary thinking demonstrate reciprocal research benefits through the integration of distinct disciplinary perspectives and spheres of knowledge support breakthrough or disruptive ideas and collaborations incentivise new and unexpected types of interdisciplinary research not routinely funded through existing UKRI responsive mode schemes encourage speculative, early stage and high potential interdisciplinary research proposals, embracing new concepts, techniques, or technologies. The full economic cost of your project can be between £200,000 to £1.2 million. UKRI will fund 80% of the full economic cost.

Apply for funding for breakthrough interdisciplinary ideas that transcend, combine or significantly span disciplines.

Applicant type Academic Institution; Government or Public Sector; Individuals: Early Career and Emerging in Field; Individuals: Mid-Career to Established in Field Eligibility Note Research grants are open to organisations normally eligible for funding from the UKRI Research Councils, including: UK higher education institutions research council institutes UKRI approved independent research organisations public sector research establishments.