UKRI cross research council responsive mode pilot scheme
Notify Faculty of Intention to Apply by: 26 August 2024
University formal Expression of Interest deadline: 12 noon, 16 September 2024
(Funder Deadline: 19 November 2024)
Apply for funding for breakthrough interdisciplinary ideas that transcend, combine or significantly span disciplines.
Scope
This pilot scheme will support ideas not routinely funded through existing UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) responsive mode schemes. The project should be interdisciplinary and potentially transformative in nature. Applications where there is a clear alternative research council scheme that could be applied to or where some component disciplines appear 'bolted on' are unlikely to be successful.
Eligibility
You can apply as an individual or consortium, based in a single institute or across a number of institutions. You may be the principal investigator on only 1 application to this round of the pilot scheme. The PI is expected to have a PhD and should be based at an eligible research institution in the UK with a contract of employment that covers or can be extended to cover the time of the grant.
Duration and Funding
The full economic cost of the project should be between £200,000 and £1.2 million (UKRI will fund 80% FEC), and can run for up to two years. The earliest start date for your project can be 1 July 2024. A period of up to six months from the date of the award letter to the commencement of grant activity is permitted.
How to Apply
The outline stage of this scheme will open 2 September 2024.
The launch of the pilot scheme will be supported by a webinar for prospective applicants and research support staff, with dates available of 5 September 2024 at 10:00am and 11 September 2024 at 2:00pm. The webinar will be recorded, and a copy published on the UKRI site for this opportunity.
Please note that due to the initial 2023 round of this scheme being very competitive, with nearly 1,000 outline applications, the number of outline applications per lead institutions will be capped for this subsequent round (for Oxford this has been limited to 20), hence the University will be running an internal selection process. Lead applicants must submit expression of interest forms via IRAMS by 12.00noon on Monday 16 September 2024.
The Faculty requests, if intending to submit an expression of interest form, that you notify us via research@law.ox.ac.uk at least three weeks ahead of this University deadline (i.e. by 26th August 2024). A note that applications which have not had the express support of a hosting department confirmed (e.g. via a letter of support from the Head of Department) will be rejected by the internal selection panel.
If selected to go forward, outline applications must be submitted through the Joint Electronic Submission (Je-S) system by 19 November 2024 4:00pm.
For successful outline applicants, full applications will open in April 2025 for a 3rd July 2025 submission date, and must be submitted via the UKRI's funding platform, The Funding Service (TFS).