AHRC Catalyst Awards: applicant-led mode (Grant)

Key facts

About this grant

Summary from the official listing on Find a Grant (GOV.UK):

Apply for funding to support researchers without prior experience of leading a significant research project to accelerate their trajectory as independent researchers, to unlock their potential, build leadership and convenor experience.

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

The full economic cost (FEC) of your project can be up to £300,000. AHRC will fund 80% of the FEC.

Funding for projects can be up to five years in duration.

Eligibility

This funding opportunity is open to organisations with standard eligibility.

Check if your organisation is eligible.

Check whether your proposed research is within the subject remit of AHRC.

Who is eligible to apply

This funding opportunity is open to applicants who meet the individual eligibility criteria.

UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) acknowledges and supports different career paths within the research and innovation community.

You do not need to hold an academic, research or teaching post to apply. Applications are welcomed from those working, for example, as archivists, curators, librarians, technicians and practitioners.

Project leads

Eligibility is determined on the basis of funding history at point of submitting your application.

You are required to self-define your eligibility based on the below criteria and include a justification in your application. We will not provide specific advice on eligibility for this scheme, beyond the standard UKRI eligibility rules. Expert reviewers will consider eligibility as part of their assessment of fit to scheme and you have the right to reply to any commentary in your applicant response.

You cannot be a current or former project lead on AHRC or other UKRI research grants or fellowship grants at point of application, except:

• doctoral training awards (any)
• early career fellowships (any)
• Daphne Jackson Fellowships
• AHRC Research Networking (or equivalent)
• AHRC Curiosity Awards
• AHRC Small Grants in the creative and performing arts
• AHRC Research Grants Practice Led and Applied
• institutional lead on a UKRI Impact Accelerator Award (IAA)
• researcher lead/recipient of an AHRC Impact Accelerator Award (IAA)

You cannot be a current or former project lead on research grants or fellowship grants from any other funder, with the exception of awards that reasonably meet the aims of the above list.

You may hold a current or previous award from AHRC, UKRI or any other funder that falls outside the scope of a research grant or fellowship grant, for example, travel grant, public engagement grant, skills training grant.

Please note this eligibility criteria does not apply for co-leads or mentors.

Who is not eligible to apply

We do not support project studentships (funding PhD study) within this funding opportunity.

International researchers

As AHRC is a lead funder for this funding opportunity, international researchers can apply as ‘project co-lead (international)’. You should include all other international c

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