Strategic Research Fund
Contact the RST by: one month in advance of the intended date of submission
External Deadline: open call
This new fund is intended to support research programmes which are transformative, have potential to be sustainable over the long term using external funds, and so include a succession plan with......
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Open Society Foundations: Open Society initiative for Eastern Africa
Contact the RST by: open call
External Deadline: open call
OSIEA plays an active role in encouraging open, informed dialogue on issues of importance in Eastern Africa. Through a combination of grant making, advocacy and convening power, OSIEA is able to......
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AHRC - Research networking
Contact the RST by: Open - no deadline
External Deadline: Open - no deadline
This encourages discussion and exchange of ideas on a specified thematic area, issue or problem through facilitating a short-term series of workshops, seminars, networking activities or other events......
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AHRC: Follow-on funding for impact and engagement scheme
Contact the RST by: Open - no deadline
External Deadline: Open - no deadline
These support innovative and creative engagements with new audiences and user communities that stimulate pathways to impact within the area of arts and humanities. Grants are worth up to £100,000......
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The British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship
Contact the RST by: Please refer to Postdoctoral Fellowships webpage
External Deadline: Outline stage TBC
This scheme provides funding to cover the costs of a 36 month fellowship at a host institution of your choosing. The purpose of this award is to enable the award holder to pursue an independent......
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Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowships
Contact the RST by: Please refer to Postdoctoral Fellowships webpage
External Deadline: 27/02/2020
The scheme is open to early career researchers, with a research record but who have not yet held a full-time permanent academic post, to undertake a significant piece of publishable work.
The Trust......
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KE Seed Fund
Contact the RST by: open call
External Deadline: open call
This fund provides support for early-stage innovative knowledge exchange ideas. It can also add onto existing projects, to build or develop new KE around current activities, and support documenting......
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ESRC Postdoctoral Fellowships
Contact the RST by: Please refer to Postdoctoral Fellowships webpage
The ESRC has issued a call for its the Postdoctoral Fellowship scheme, run through Doctoral Training Partnerships and Centres for Doctoral Training.
The objective of this call is to provide support......
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ESRC New Investigator Grants
Contact the RST by: Please refer to Postdoctoral Fellowships webpage
New Investigator Grants form one element of our support for early career researchers and the scheme is specifically aimed at supporting those looking to make the transition to an independent......
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Note: The ESRC has bilateral agreements with several other European research funding agencies to facilitate collaborative research. Some schemes have deadlines, others are open-ended. Please see the information about bilateral agreements on the ESRC website.
Other sources of information about funding opportunities:
ResearchProfessional.com (searchable database)
Research Services Office website: