Renewed Follow on Fund: UKRI Translation: AHRC Proof of Concept
The updated version of the AHRC Follow on Fund has now been launched as ‘ UKRI Translation: AHRC Proof of Concept’
The call is open as of today and a webinar is planned for 5th March at 10:30am
Apply to UKRI Translation: AHRC Proof of Concept to support arts and humanities activity that translate previously funded Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)/UKRI projects into real world economic, societal, cultural or policy impact.
These awards focus on knowledge exchange, translation, commercialisation, entrepreneurial skills and venture building to maximise the reach and application of arts and humanities research.
The full economic cost (FEC) of your project can be up to £150,000. AHRC will fund 80% of the FEC. Funding for projects can be up to five years in duration.
PI Eligibility
To be a project lead, you must meet one or more of the following criteria:
- you are the original project lead of the research the application builds upon
- you are a member of the original research team, and it is more appropriate for you to lead the proposed activity
- you are working at an eligible research organisation and wish to exploit a piece of research in the absence of the original project lead
Where the original project lead or team is not leading the application you must seek their permission. Please consider appropriate involvement for them in the new project and how best to reflect this in the narrative of the application . Your organisation must address any continuity issues including Intellectual Property or Copyright and you must detail this in the relevant section within your application.
Project Eligibility
To be eligible for this scheme, you must be building upon an existing project that meets one or more of the following criteria:
- currently or previously directly funded by AHRC building on previous or current research directly funded by AHRC (excluding masters, doctoral, collaborative doctoral)
- currently or previously supported by AHRC Impact Acceleration Account (IAA) Funding. previously supported by AHRC IAA funding
- currently or previously directly co-funded or fully funded by another UKRI research council or UKRI scheme. The existing project doesn’t need to fall within AHRC remit, provided the focus of your application clearly falls within AHRC remit and you supply strong justification and supporting evidence
Further information on the scheme, how to apply and how it will be assessed can be found here: UKRI Translation: AHRC Proof of Concept – UKRI