You can only apply for this funding opportunity if we have invited you to do so following a successful outline application.
Before applying for funding, check the following:
- your application is suitable for AHRC funding
- the eligibility of your organisation
- your eligibility as an individual
- remit query form if you are unsure whether your proposed research falls within the remit of AHRC
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has introduced new role types for funding opportunities being run on the new UKRI Funding Service.
For full details, visit Eligibility as an individual.
Who is eligible to apply
To be eligible to apply for this funding opportunity you must be at an eligible research organisation. This is any UK higher education institution (HEI) that receives grant funding from one of the UK higher education funding bodies, or a UKRI-recognised research institute or organisation.
See our funding guide for further information on institutional and individual contractual eligibility requirements for investigators.
Applications must be consortia based and must bring together diverse people, institutions, expertise, experiences, places, and wider stakeholders. This includes people from communities facing systemic discrimination and people with lived and learned experience of the social justice issues and the structural barriers that can prevent equal treatment and undermine access to justice.
By lived experience, we mean people with direct experience of social justice issues, public sector services (whether these are provided by government, corporations, non-governmental organisations, or community groups), legal sector services and the justice system, as well as people with direct experience of different health needs, disabilities, mental health needs, caring responsibilities, and people from marginalised and underheard groups. Partnerships with non-HEI organisations and people across the third sector, community groups, businesses, and the public sector are essential. These can take different forms including project partners, collaborating organisations, or as project co-leads. You must demonstrate how the partnerships within your consortium are equitable, have contributed to the development of your application including its conceptualisation, and will help the centre achieve its aims.
International project co-leads and project co-leads from UK business, civil society, community, or government bodies are eligible and their eligible costs will be funded at 100% full economic cost (FEC). However, their combined costs together with the amount requested for the flexible funding budget must not exceed £1 million.
This limit only applies to costs associated with co-project leads and the flexible funding budget and does not restrict your ability to extend further support to enable participation through, for example, funding travel costs for participants. However, these additional costs would be funded at the standard 80% FEC.
Early career researchers
We recognise that it is likely the successful application will be led by experienced researchers who are internationally recognised, with proven ability to deliver a large-scale project successfully and lead an investment of this nature. However, you should carefully consider the balance of your proposed teams to ensure there is a mix of people with varied expertise and at different career stages.
Your core team must include early career researchers and have clear plans for their development.
Demand management
This funding opportunity is only open to submissions from teams invited to submit following the outline stage. Each eligible institution may only submit one application as the lead organisation (such as the organisation where the project lead is based). There is no limit on how many other applications institutions can be involved in where they are not the lead. However, individuals are restricted to being involved in no more than three submitted outline applications.
International applicants
Our international project co-lead policy applies to this funding opportunity. If you are a researcher based outside of the UK, you can be named as an international project co-lead if you meet the eligibility criteria for international project co-leads. See our funding guide for further information.
Your application must be submitted by an eligible UK-based researcher. We expect the design of your application, plans for delivery, and dissemination to all be co-designed and delivered equitably between researchers and partners.
Equality, diversity and inclusion
We are committed to achieving equality of opportunity for all funding applicants. We encourage applications from a diverse range of researchers.
We support people to work in a way that suits their personal circumstances. This includes:
- career breaks
- support for people with caring responsibilities
- flexible working
- alternative working patterns
- reasonable adjustments for those with access requirements
Find out more about equality, diversity and inclusion at UKRI.
