Attendance and engagement at UK sporting, cultural and heritage sites (Grant)

Key facts

About this grant

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

Apply for funding to research the development of novel data-intensive approaches for capturing engagement data from unticketed cultural, heritage, and sporting events, activities and locations, demonstrated through a deployable tool in at least one Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) sector.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 £1.32 million. AHRC will fund 80% of the FEC.Projects will be funded up to a maximum of 34 months and must start on 1 May 2027 and must be completed by 31 March 2030.

Eligibility

This is a UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) funding opportunity led by the AHRC in partnership with the DCMS. It is open to the research and innovation communities of all UKRI research councils and Innovate UK.

This opportunity is open to organisations with standard eligibility. Check if your organisation is eligible.

Who is eligible to apply

We are interested in funding teams that are based in, and have research links with, a range of locations across the UK that include researchers at different career stages, and that bring together a range of expertise. The team must be supported by dedicated administrative resource, recruited specifically for this project.

Employment

The project lead and any project co-leads must be employed and supported by an eligible organisation for at least the duration of the UKRI support, it is not a requirement that a contract be in place at the point of application submission. It is also not a requirement to have a permanent employment contract to apply for funding.

Skills and qualifications

You must have the appropriate skills to lead the project in line with UKRI’s terms and conditions. There are no specific qualification requirements and you do not necessarily need a qualification such as a PhD. During your project, you must be primarily based and permitted to work in the UK.

You do not need to hold an academic research or teaching post to apply. Applications are welcomed from those working, for example, as practitioners or evaluation experts.

Project co-leads

Project co-leads are permitted and encouraged for interdisciplinary applications or where a co-lead would provide specific technical expertise that is essential to the project. However, it must be clear that the project lead is responsible for leading the project. There is no maximum number of co-leads that can be included on the application. However, the inclusion of each co-lead needs to be fully justified in the application.

Business or third sector researchers based in the UK can also be included on research grant proposals as a co-lead or project partner. These roles can be funded at 100% FEC.

International co-leads are not eligible under this funding opportunity.

Other roles

Other roles that are supported by this funding opportunity are listed in the ‘Core team’ section.

Who is not eligible to apply

Government departments and arm’s length bodies are not eligible to apply for this funding.

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

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