This pilot scheme will support ideas not routinely funded through existing UKRI responsive mode schemes.
It is designed to support interdisciplinary ideas emerging from the research community outside current disciplinary boundaries, including to:
- unlock new research, new approaches or new methods that would not emerge from established disciplinary thinking
- demonstrate reciprocal research benefits through the integration of distinct disciplinary perspectives and spheres of knowledge
- support breakthrough or disruptive ideas and collaborations
- incentivise new and unexpected types of interdisciplinary research not routinely funded through existing UKRI responsive mode schemes
- encourage speculative, early stage and high potential interdisciplinary research proposals, embracing new concepts, techniques, or technologies
UKRI is not seeking:
- applications where there is a clear alternative research council responsive mode scheme including interdisciplinary research that fits within a single research council remit
- projects where the programme of work appears siloed and where interdisciplinary research outcomes are limited, for example where work packages are discreet and discipline specific rather than integrating disciplinary knowledge
- projects where there is an imbalance of the intellectual content, and some disciplines appear ‘bolted’ on
The full economic cost (FEC) of your project can be up to £1.2 million, for up to two years. UKRI will fund 80% of the FEC.
Institutional caps apply – please contact the Research, Innovation and Impact Office if you intend to bid for this award.
Deadline: 19 November 2024 (preliminary proposal), 3 July 2025 (full application)
View opportunity homepage for further detail on scope and objectives.
Full timetable and guidance for applicants below.