Deadline: 27 October 2017
The Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) is accepting applications for Creative Industries Clusters Programme, led by the Arts and Humanities Research Council and funded through the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund, is an ambitious research and development investment to establish up to eight Creative Research & Development (R&D) Partnerships within existing creative clusters across the UK.
Objectives
The objectives of the Creative R&D Partnerships are to:
- Create and deliver a programme of high-quality, multidisciplinary creative R&D that addresses major, long-term challenges facing the UK’s creative industries linked to creative clusters;
- Enable micro-businesses, small and medium-sized enterprises(SMEs) and large creative industry enterprises to access world-leading specialist knowledge and expertise provided by the research base (including a strong contribution from the arts and humanities ) to develop new, products, services and experiences;
- Build long-term strategic R&D partnerships between HEIs, creative enterprises and other relevant sectoral and local stakeholders, in order to offer new R&D capability, facilities and modes of working;
- Supply a new generation of researchers and practitioners with the fusion of creative and digital skills required by the creative sector through a step-change in training investment;
- Produce new creative content, products and experiences that are frequently the key driver for digital technology innovation in the creative industries.
Funding Information
An AHRC contribution of £4-6 million to the full economic cost (fEC) of the funding is available to support each Creative R&D Partnership for 54 months (October 2018 to March 2023).
Eligibility Criteria
- AHRC invites applications from consortia comprised of HEIs, creative businesses and other key partner organisations hosted at an eligible UK-based higher education institution.
- Only one HEI can host the overall partnership. Consortia should include at least two eligible HEIs, or alternatively a host HEI with an Independent Research Organisations (IROs).
- There is no upper limit to the number of HEIs or IROs that can be involved in a partnership. However applications must set out a clear case for the contribution each of the partners (including HEIs, industry and other relevant stakeholders) will make to address the identified challenge(s) and how they will work together to identify, develop and ultimately deliver the R&D programme of activity. An HEI can only host one application, but may be involved in others.
- The HEI partners must be able to demonstrate a strong track record and excellence in multidisciplinary research including the arts and humanities, social sciences and STEM, particularly in relation to connecting research with the creative industries.
How to Apply
Applicants must submit their Statement of Intent via given website.
Eligible Country: United Kingdom
For more information, please visit AHRC.