Leverhulme Research Centres
Funding
£10,000,000 – £10,000,000
Location
England
Applications
Rolling (always open)
The Leverhulme Trust funds UK universities to set up research centres for outstanding original research. The next round is the Leverhulme Centenary Research Centres. Each centre receives £1 million per year for 10 years, totaling £10 million. Only UK universities can apply.
Who can apply:
Key requirements:
- Must be a UK university
- Research must aim for step-change in scholarship
This funding is for UK universities only. You need to be proposing outstanding original research that aims to achieve a step-change in scholarship. Individual researchers or other organisations cannot apply.
Sectors
Regions
No published award history for The Leverhulme Trust. Some funders do not publish their grants data.
Full details from The Leverhulme Trust
For UK universities to set up a Leverhulme Research Centre for outstanding original research aspiring to achieve a step-change in scholarship. The next round will be the Leverhulme Centenary Research Centres with £1m per year for 10 years.
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