Funding for new networks comprised of UK institutions working with European partners, in-country partners in Official Development Assistance (ODA) countries, community practitioners, researchers, and policymakers to explore opportunities for widening cultural heritage and climate change engagement and policy across both the UK and international communities.
Applicants are encouraged to:
- work with local communities to co-create solutions
- connect the stories, turning local narratives into global relevance
- work across disciplines and intergenerationally
- ground a project in a place to extract learnings that are transferable to other cases or policy frameworks
The longer-term ambition is to enable UK researchers, their overseas partners, heritage professionals and organisations, and policy makers to engage with and seek funding from a new Horizon Europe ‘Resilient Cultural Heritage Partnership’, that AHRC, British Council, DCMS and UNESCO-UK will all be partners in.
ELIGIBILITY
Usual AHRC eligibility criteria apply, including having a PhD or equivalent experience.
Applications from early career researchers are particularly encouraged.
If the project lead is an early career researcher, as defined by AHRC, a mentor can be included within the application. This mentor must be clearly outlined in the resources and cost justification section of the application form.
VALUE AND DURATION
The full economic cost (FEC) of your project can be up to £60,000. AHRC will fund 80% of the FEC.
Projects will be funded up to a maximum of 12 months.
KEY DATES
Opening date: 5 August 2025
Deadline: 14 October 2025
Latest start date: 1 February 2026
Latest completion date: 31 January 2027
Full details can be found on the opportunity webpage and in the below guidance document.