You must:
- hold a PhD or an equivalent qualification or experience
- have knowledge of the European knowledge exchange landscape
- be based at an established organisation with the capacity to undertake high quality research.
Your institution must:
- possess an existing in-house capacity to host a grant and to carry out research that materially extends and enhances the national or international research base
- be able to demonstrate an independent capability to support the conduct of the specified work.
Lead institutions that are not currently recognised to hold UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) funding will have to complete UKRI due diligence checks before any grant can be confirmed. In these instances, it is likely to take approximately eight weeks for the appropriate checks to be undertaken before the grant could start.
The research organisation may be based anywhere in the world. However, experience of the European knowledge exchange landscape is required.
For UK applicants, before applying for funding, check the Eligibility of your organisation.
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.
There are no restrictions regarding project lead’s affiliation with a Humanities in the European Research Area (HERA) project. For example, it is permissible for a project lead to be affiliated with a HERA project or not.
Job sharing between two applicants is permissible. If there is a job sharing application, only one of the applicants will hold project lead status on the grant funding system.
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
- job sharing
- flexible working
- alternative working patterns
Find out more about equality, diversity and inclusion at UKRI.
Trusted Research and Innovation
UKRI is committed to ensuring that effective international collaboration in research and innovation takes place with integrity and within strong ethical frameworks. Trusted Research and Innovation (TR&I) is a UKRI work programme designed to help protect all those working in our thriving and collaborative international sector by enabling partnerships to be as open as possible, and as secure as necessary. Our TR&I Principles set out UKRI’s expectations of organisations funded by UKRI in relation to due diligence for international collaboration.
As such, applicants for UKRI funding may be asked to demonstrate how their proposed projects will comply with our approach and expectation towards TR&I, identifying potential risks and the relevant controls you will put in place to help proportionately reduce these risks.
Further guidance and information about TR&I – including where you can find additional support.