UK framework agreement
AHRC Research Grant
AHRC Responsive Mode funds arts and humanities research projects across history, literature, languages, philosophy, music, visual arts, design, media and heritage. The Standard Research Grant runs £300k to £1.5m fEC over up to five years; smaller Catalyst Awards and the Curiosity Award fund lower-value projects. Submissions are responsive with no fixed closing date.
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suppliers on the framework
Right fit if
UK university PIs in arts, humanities and creative-practice research. Suitable for individual investigators, collaborative projects and creative-practice-led work.
Wrong fit if
Not for projects that are primarily training or networking (use AHRC's separate networking and skills routes), and not for projects below the £50k threshold (use institutional small-grant schemes).
Lots in this framework
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Standard Research Grant (£300k-£1.5m fEC)
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Catalyst Award (£100k-£300k)
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Curiosity Award (up to £100k)
How Bidwell helps you bid on AHRC Research Grant
Bidwell drafts the Case for Support, Pathways to Impact and Outputs and Dissemination narrative from your prior AHRC submissions and the call. Creative-practice-led work benefits particularly from prior-application reuse around methods.
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