Creative Industries Clusters programme

3 months ago

Swindon, United Kingdom NERC - the Natural Environment Research Council Full time
Opportunity status: Open Funders: Funding type: Grant Total fund: £13,500,000 Maximum award: £6,750,000 Publication date: 1 July 2024 Opening date: 1 July 2024 9:00am UK time Closing date: 10 September 2024 4:00pm UK time

Apply for funding to deliver a new Creative Industries Cluster as part of the second wave of this successful AHRC programme. This funding opportunity is for invited applicants only.

Each cluster will:

  • address a distinct and measurable challenge for the creative industries within a specific geography or region
  • focus on the creation of products, services, and experiences and have significant potential commercial impact

AHRC will fund 80% of the full economic cost (FEC).

The funding will last for five years.

You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for AHRC funding.

An open call will launch in spring 2025.

Before applying for funding, check the .

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 .

Who is eligible to apply

An open call will launch in spring 2025.

You can only apply for this funding opportunity if we have invited you to do so following pre-qualification.

Your proposal must include a project lead and at least one project co-lead. Each team member must contribute to:

  • the development of the research proposal
  • project leadership and management
  • joint publication of authored research

Project leads must be actively engaged in postdoctoral research and be of postdoctoral standing. This means you must have a doctorate or can demonstrate in your application that you have equivalent research experience or training. You must have a level of skills, knowledge and experience that is appropriate to your proposed project.

You must be either:

  • employed by the research organisation submitting the proposal
  • have an existing written formal arrangement with the research organisation confirming that you will be able to carry out the research as if you were an employee
  • scheduled to move to the research organisation before the proposed start date of the grant
Project co-leads

Project co-leads are supported by this funding opportunity and includes international co-leads as per the guidance below.

Other roles

Other roles that are supported by this funding opportunity are listed in the ‘How to apply’ section below.

For more information on eligibility, please read the .

Who is not eligible to apply

This funding opportunity cannot be used to fund PhD study.

International researchers

We also encourage international researchers to participate as project co-leads. See sections two and three of the for full details on eligibility of researchers, organisations and costs.

Recipients of research council fellowships, who are initially supported as postdoctoral research assistants on research grants, are eligible to apply for new research grants but must complete their duties on the original grant before starting the new award.

Costs associated with international co-leads will be funded at 100% FEC but must not exceed 30% of the total project costs. Please refer to sections two and three of the AHRC research funding guide for details on eligibility of such costs.

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

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