UKRI Creating Opportunities Trial Accelerator Fund

Faculty EOI: 15 September 2023

Deadline: 31 October 2023

Apply for funding to test and rigorously evaluate the effectiveness of interventions aimed at spreading opportunities and reducing disparities in economic, health and social outcomes for people and places across the UK.

Scope

This scheme is aimed at enabling the research and innovation community to test interventions that will spread opportunities and reduce spatial disparities in economic, health and social outcomes for people and places across the UK by using, primarily, robust counterfactual impact evaluation methods.

Proposals will be required to address one or more of the following three thematic areas:

• Sustainable economic growth and innovation
• Place-based health inequalities
• Community connectedness

Eligibility

The project lead for this funding opportunity must be based at an organisation eligible for UKRI funding for the duration of the grant.

Duration and Funding

Projects should last for between 13 months and 48 months. Grants should start by 1 July 2024. The full economic cost of the project can range from £1,000,000 to £2,500,000 (UKRI will fund 80% FEC).

How to Apply

Applications for this funding opportunity must be made through the new UKRI Funding Service. You cannot apply on the Joint Electronic Submissions (Je-S) system.

Applications must be submitted by 31 October 2023 at 4:00pm UK time.