Deadline: 15 November 2018
The Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), Paul Hamlyn Foundation (PHF) and Arts Council England (ACE) are jointly funding this call to establish a Centre for Cultural Value (CCV).
The CCV will facilitate wider and more effective use of the existing evidence base and advance knowledge about the value of arts and culture in the UK and advance approaches to how this value is captured and shared. The Centre will function as a custodian and communicator, broker and facilitator; it will synthesise existing research and bring together networks to encourage greater mutual understanding between sectors. Further details on the scope and function are outlined below.
A total of £2,000,000 is available from the three funders over a five-year period with an expectation that the award holder will leverage additional funding.
The CCV will be hosted by either a higher education institution (HEI) or independent research organisation (IRO) and the consortium it leads will be composed of relevant stakeholders, bringing together key partners such as cultural organisations and sector bodies with high-quality, multidisciplinary researchers.
Scope and Benefits of the Centre for Cultural Value (CCV)
- The CCV will be a national, independent centre of expertise on cultural value. It will make existing research and evidence more accessible and usable to a range of audiences including practitioners, policy makers and funders. It will:
- provide syntheses of research on key topics;
- identify gaps in research – to both academics and funders;
- commission small-scale research projects; and
- be collaborative in its approach.
- It is vital for the Centre to foster networks and better understanding between people who work in different sectors, art-forms and academic disciplines. It will bring together arts and cultural practitioners, researchers and policymakers in order to propose research questions and develop approaches to serve the interests of different users.
- Based on this scope, the intended benefits of the proposed centre include:
- wider and more effective use of the evidence base for arts and culture and its further development;
- better and more diverse use of evaluation techniques in the arts and culture sector, including innovative approaches;
- greater collaboration between the arts and cultural sector and non-arts organisations in order to understand, realise and communicate the value of arts and culture.
Funding information
A total of £2,000,000 funding (80% full economic cost) is available to support the CCV over five years from 2019-2024. This comprises £1,000,000 AHRC funding, £500,000 Paul Hamlyn Foundation funding and £500,000 Arts Council England funding. Successful applicants will be awarded funding at 80% full economic costing (fEC).
Eligibility Criteria
- They invite applications from eligible HEIs or IROs, working in partnership with a consortium of relevant stakeholders including HEIs, IROs, cultural organisations, associations, sector bodies and other key organisations.
- The HEI and/or IRO partners must be able to demonstrate broad knowledge of the cultural sector, from major organisations to smaller civil society groups and community projects and organisations, large and small, and of the associated policy landscape as well as a strong and credible track record of excellence in research on cultural value. They should provide evidence of significant current engagement with the cultural sector and government across the UK.
- Only one HEI or IRO can host the Centre for Cultural Value. However, it is expected that an application will be made in partnership with eligible HEIs or IROs and other key organisations. There is no upper limit to the number of partners and the overall design and model of the Centre is open to applicants to determine. However, applicants must set out a clear rationale for the model proposed, based on how that model meets the objectives and functions of the Centre, and make a clear case for the contribution of each partner.
- The host HEI or IRO should be compliant with AHRC’s eligibility criteria as published in Section 3 of the AHRC Research Funding Guide and have the infrastructural capability to deliver a collaborative centre.
How to Apply
Applications must be submitted electronically via given website.
For more information, please visit Call for Proposals.