AHRC large grants: outline stage

Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)
Ongoing

Funding

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Location

England

Applications

Rolling (always open)

Overview

The Arts and Humanities Research Council offers Large Grants for ambitious arts and humanities research projects. You must be based at a UK research organisation that is eligible for AHRC funding. The grants support novel and transformative research at scale. This is the outline stage of the application process. The funding amount is not specified in the available information. There is no specific deadline mentioned, suggesting this may be a rolling application process. You need to be conducting arts and humanities research to be eligible.

Eligibility

Who can apply:

academic

Key requirements:

  • Must be based at UK research organisation eligible for AHRC funding
  • Must be conducting arts and humanities research
Who is this for?

This grant is for researchers at UK universities and research institutions that are eligible for AHRC funding. You need to be working on arts and humanities research projects. It is not for businesses, charities, or individual researchers outside of eligible institutions.

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Apply for Large Grants funding to deliver novel, ambitious and transformative arts and humanities research projects at scale.You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for AHRC funding.

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Last updated: 19 June 2026