Please be in touch with your Research Grants Administrator for departmental deadlines to secure project approvals and process applications, as these will be set by the local administrator. |
Funder Deadline | Funding Call | Call Summary |
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15 Oct. 2021 | Isaac Newton Trust Research Grants |
The Trust has only modest resources and must be viewed as a funder of last resort. The Trustees therefore expect all reasonable attempts to have been made by applicants to secure funding from other sources before an application is made to the Trust. The Trust will support:
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Trustees' Meeting Dates
25 Nov. 2021 15 Mar. 2022 7 July 2022 |
29 Oct. 2021 | CRASSH/SCAS/ProFutura Fellowship 2023-26 |
The CRASSH ProFutura fellowship is a three-year research fellowship offered in collaboration with the Swedish Collegium of Advanced Study (SCAS) in Uppsala and generously funded by the Stiftelsen Riksbankens Jubileumsfond (RJ). During the three-year period, the researcher will spend one (1) year at SCAS and two (2) years at CRASSH. The Pro Futura Fellow should preferably be in residence at SCAS during the first year but this can be flexible. |
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1 Nov. 2021 | Isaac Newton / Wellcome / University of Cambridge Joint Research Grant |
This scheme is aimed at newly independent principal investigators. The primary aim of the scheme is to provide support for newly appointed individuals to allow them to develop projects which will lead to a full application for external funding (e.g. project grant from a Research Council or equivalent). Award: £85,000 for up to two years. *Your department is expected to provide 25% of the project cost (of a total project cost of up to £85k) Facilitation contact: Dr Anna Cieslik |
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9 Nov. 2021 | Cambridge Humanities Research Grant Scheme |
This scheme is administered by the School of Humanities and Social Sciences; research funding of £1,000-£20,000 per project is available. Details and closing dates are announced twice a year and applications are made online. Tier 3 of the CHRGS is a matched-funding programme designed to support international collaboration; from Michaelmas 2018, Tier 3 will accept applications from Cambridge PIs collaborating with PIs from any overseas institution that will match Cambridge's contribution. Award: up to £20,000 depending on the Tier Facilitation contact: Dr Anna Cieslik |
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10 Nov. 2021 |
The fund supports activities to broaden research engagement with business, NGOs, the public and third sectors; collaboration with public, private and third sector organisations; development and promotion of new engagement methods; short projects to define routes to impact; innovative and unusual projects. Award: up to £10,000 Facilitation contact: Dr Ben Earley |
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5 Dec. 2021 |
Apply for funding for collaborative and co-productive research and activity with policy professionals. Creative and innovative approaches to co-production and co-creation with policy stakeholders are encouraged. Approaches could include pump priming, co-developing research, analysis or briefing work, and co-convening meetings or workshops with stakeholders. Funding can be used to buy-out academic or policy time, training, research support and expert services. Proposals must be developed with the named policy partner(s) and can include co-investigators from other universities. Award: up to £25,000 – funded at 100% fEC Research Facilitation Contact: Nicola Buckley or CAPE |
Frist deadline 5 December and then rolling quarterly. | |
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4 April 2022 | Cambridge Humanities Research Grant Scheme |
This scheme is administered by the School of Humanities and Social Sciences; research funding of £1,000-£20,000 per project is available. Details and closing dates are announced twice a year and applications are made online. Tier 3 of the CHRGS is a matched-funding programme designed to support international collaboration; from Michaelmas 2018, Tier 3 will accept applications from Cambridge PIs collaborating with PIs from any overseas institution that will match Cambridge's contribution. Award: up to £20,000 depending on the Tier Facilitation contact: Dr Anna Cieslik |
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4 April 2022 | Advanced Partnership Building Pilot |
This call funds and promotes strategic partnerships with non-HEI-organisations across the arts and humanities. The pilot supports partnership building with specific organisations such as (but not limited to) museums, theatres, social enterprises, NGOs, and government departments under the AHIF framework. The advanced partnership pilot aims to allow researchers to create new partnerships with external entities more generally, collaboratively shape research agendas, contribute to future research funding applications (including match-funding for studentships in the DTPs), and further facilitate impact generating activities. Award: Up to £12,000. Funds are available for a range of activities including teaching replacement costs, costs for incoming fellowships from the partner organisation, postdoctoral or administrative support, travel and subsistence expenses, and workshops. Research Facilitation Contact: Dr Ben Earley |
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4 April 2022 | Arts and Humanities Impact Fund |
The fund supports activities to broaden research engagement with business, NGOs, the public and third sectors; collaboration with public, private and third sector organisations; development and promotion of new engagement methods; short projects to define routes to impact; innovative and unusual projects. Award: up to £10,000 Facilitation contact: Dr Ben Earley |
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5 May 2022 | CRASSH Research Network Funding |
This programme supports groups of Cambridge graduate students, CTOs/UTOs and postdoctoral researchers working together with a common interdisciplinary research interest. Support to run your network is available for the academic year (October to June). Networks must come from more than one faculty or department and must have an interdisciplinary question at their core. Award: Up to £1,500 per academic year. Research Facilitation Contact: networks@crassh.cam.ac.uk |