AHRC Responsive Mode Standard R

Application Platform: UKRI Funding Service

Application Sections: Summary, discipline classification, vision, approach, applicant and team capability to deliver, project partners, ethics and responsible research and innovation, and resources and cost justification.

Assessment Process: Applications are assessed through expert peer review followed by panel assessment against criteria including vision, approach, capability to deliver, ethics and responsible research, and resource justification.

Co-Funders: Not specified

Collaboration Rules: Applications must include a project lead and at least one project co lead jointly involved in the development and management of the project and co authored research outputs.

Competitiveness: Not specified

Consortium Requirements: Not required but collaborative teams involving multiple institutions or sectors are permitted.

Decision Risks: Applications may be rejected if they do not follow submission guidance or fail to meet eligibility requirements.

Decision Timeline: AHRC begins assessment once applications are received and holds regular decision points throughout the year.

Eligible Expenses: Staff costs, research costs, travel and collaboration costs, and other justified project resources required to deliver the research.

Eligible Scope: Projects should build effective collaborations between researchers and may involve interdisciplinary research, cross sector collaboration, and engagement with organisations or individuals who may benefit from the research outcomes.

Funding Intensity: AHRC funds 80% of the full economic cost.

Important Notes: The funding opportunity is continuously open and applications can be submitted at any time through the UKRI Funding Service.

Ineligible Projects: Funding cannot be used to support PhD studentships within the project.

International Collaboration Requirement: International researchers can participate as project co leads (international).

Interview Stage: Not specified

Key Requirements: Applications must demonstrate a well defined collaborative research project within the arts and humanities and include a project lead and at least one project co lead.

Lead Organisation Requirement: The lead organisation must be a UK research organisation eligible for AHRC funding and responsible for submitting the application.

Match Funding Requirement: No matched funding required beyond the standard 20% full economic cost contribution from the host organisation.

Project Duration: Up to 5 years

Project End Date: Up to 5 years from project start

Project Start Date: Must start at least 9 months after application submission

Publication Date: 2024-12-11 00:00:00

Renewal Rules: If an application is rejected and invited for resubmission, the assessment process aims to be completed within nine months of receiving the resubmission.

Research Category: Collaborative research project in the arts and humanities.

Research Organisation Funding: Funding is provided to the host research organisation under the full economic cost model.

Subcontractors: Not specified

Total Fund Available: Not specified