Managed calls

Funder’s deadline for applications:                  Thursday 11 December 2025

Mandatory internal EoI deadline:                     Friday 31 October 2025

NERC has launched the new Artificial Intelligence for Environmental Science (AI4ES) funding opportunity. This £4.8m opportunity is phase one of a two-phased £12m, five-year programme, which will fund bold, innovative projects to use artificial intelligence (AI) and data science to address complex environmental challenges.

NERC are looking to fund projects using AI and data science in new ways to address complex environmental challenges. The investment will be in two phases, with this phase one call aiming to support relatively small ‘pump-priming’ activities, with high levels of innovation, adventure, and risk. This funding opportunity strongly encourages applications from consortia that are able to traverse different disciplinary boundaries in order to develop and apply AI and data science approaches to tackling environmental challenges.

The programme focuses on three areas:

• Environmental hazards and human health
• Terrestrial ecology
• Oceans and climate

At the same time as being novel and adventurous, you should ensure that your proposed research is designed with end users in mind. This means designing for policy and operational needs and addressing potential barriers to ultimate real-world use throughout your work.

The full economic cost (FEC) of your project can be between £200,000 and £400,000, and NERC will fund 80% of the FEC. Projects must start on 1 July 2026 and last for eighteen months.

Mandatory Internal Expressions of Interest (EoI)

The University of Aberdeen can submit a maximum of four applications to this call, therefore the Grants Academy will run a light-touch mandatory expression of interest process to monitor demand. If you would like to apply to this opportunity, please read the EoI Instructions NERC AI4ES and submit your expression of interest via email to the Grants Academy (grantsacademy@abdn.ac.uk) by 5 pm on Friday 31 October.

If four or fewer EoIs are received, and they meet the eligibility criteria and an appropriate quality threshold, it may not be necessary to convene an internal assessment panel. However, if demand exceeds the institutional cap, all those who submitted an EoI will be contacted regarding the next steps. In this case, a triage process will be undertaken, with the aim of confirming the selected applicants by Friday 7 November. The NERC deadline for applications is 11 December.

Further Information, Events and Support

• UKRI Webinar

A UKRI webinar will be held at 11 am on Friday 24 October 2025. You can register for the webinar here.

• Disability & Accessibility Support

UKRI are committed to achieving equality of opportunity for all funding applicants. The funder offers disability and accessibility support for UKRI applicants and grant holders during the application and assessment process. You can find more information here. The Grants Academy also offers reasonable adjustments to the internal selection process. If you would like to discuss please contact grantsacademy@abdn.ac.uk.

UKRI Turing AI Pioneer Interdisciplinary Fellowships: Outline Applications & Demand Management

Funder’s deadline for outline applications:    14 October 2025

Mandatory internal EoI deadline:                     18 August 2025

Human-Centred AI Network Event:                  12 August 2025

UKRI have announced the Turing AI Pioneer Interdisciplinary Fellowships.  The fellowships will be for up to 36 months, with a start date of 1 October 2026. Please note that for this funding call, UKRI will permit joint applications on a job-share basis. The FEC of your project can be up to £2,187,500; UKRI will fund 80% of the FEC. Further information about this call can be found on the funding webpage.  

This funding call is for established researchers, without a background in core artificial intelligence (AI) research, who want to build domain relevant AI capability and develop advanced AI approaches to tackle a specific research challenge in their chosen field. Applicants will put forward a vision for how the development of advanced AI systems and approaches could enable potentially transformative new avenues in their research and that of their broader community.

Researchers with a background in core AI research are not eligible to apply for this funding. For example, a researcher from a core AI research discipline, or a researcher who has spent most of their career working on development of frontier AI models.

Applicants from all research domains across the breadth of UKRI’s remit are welcome. Proposals which support government missions, such as the Industrial Strategy, or are addressing domain specific research challenges in the areas of engineering biology, frontier physics, materials science, medical research, and quantum technology are particularly welcome.

In their outline applications, applicants will be expected to nominate an AI Expert Collaborator, who will support the fellow’s development and collaborate on the planned research throughout the life of the fellowship. UK based collaborators will be costed as project co-leads. Fellows should also have access to one or more mentors from their host organisation who can support their personal development, for example in leadership skills, team coordination, and project management.

Mandatory Internal Expressions of Interest (EoI)

The University of Aberdeen can submit a maximum of four outline applications to this call, therefore the Grants Academy will run a light-touch mandatory expression of interest process to monitor demand. If you would like to apply to this opportunity, please complete the attached expression of interest form and submit it via email to the Grants Academy (grantsacademy@abdn.ac.uk) by 5 pm on Monday 18 August.

If four or fewer EoIs are received, and they meet the eligibility criteria and an appropriate quality threshold, it may not be necessary to convene an internal assessment panel. However, if demand exceeds the institutional cap, all those who submitted an EoI will be contacted regarding the next steps. In this case, a triage process will be undertaken, with the aim of confirming the selected applicants by the end of August. The UKRI deadline for outline applications is 14 October.

Further Information, Support and Events

• If you are interested in this opportunity, please feel free to reach out to Professor Georgios Leontidis, Interdisciplinary Institute Director – Data & AI, and Turing Liaison (georgios.leontidis@abdn.ac.uk).

• Human-Centred AI Network Event – Tuesday 12 August

The University’s Human-Centred AI Network will be hosting an event on Tuesday 12 August, 2.00 - 3.30 pm in New Kings 1. The session will feature a guest talk from Mario Giulianelli, Senior Research Scientist at the UK AI Security Institute, who will present "Beyond Pass/Fail: Extracting Behavioural Insights from Large-Scale AI Agent Safety Evaluations". The talk will be followed by a Q&A. From 3.00 pm onwards, Georgios Leontidis and Emma Morrison will outline the key details of the UKRI Turing AI Pioneer Interdisciplinary Fellowships call. Attendees interested in the call are encouraged to pitch their project idea (1 minute per pitch) and it will be a great opportunity to connect with core AI experts and explore potential collaborations. This will be followed by a short networking session. This event is open to all. To register, please email interdisciplinary@abdn.ac.uk. If you would like to pitch an idea, please indicate this in your registration.

• UKRI Webinar

UKRI will hold a webinar for potential applicants on 11 September 2025. Further details will be confirmed in due course on the funder’s webpage.

In anticipation of the next round of the Pushing the Frontiers scheme, potential applicants are invited to join the internal “pipeline” to receive support and guidance from experienced academic colleagues. You can join the pipeline at any time but for the next call, the following timetable has been agreed.

TIMETABLE

1. Applicants wishing to submit to the January 2026 call should complete the Pipeline Form by close of business on 9 September 2025 and return it to grantsacademy@abdn.ac.uk
2. The first meeting of the internal NERC panel is on 16 September 2025. This will be an online meeting where candidates will present their proposals and participate in the Q&A session.
3. The second meeting of the internal NERC panel is on 3 December 2025. This will be an online meeting for candidates to give a brief update on the status of the proposal.

More information on the call can be found here (you could only be involved in two applications and only one as project lead). Applications will be submitted by the lead organisation via the UKRI Funding Service .

For project co-leads where the project lead is based in another institution, let the Grants Academy know about your intention to apply by 9 September 2025 (or as soon as possible thereafter): grantsacademy@abdn.ac.uk

Please complete the NERC Pipeline Form below and send it to grantsacademy@abdn.ac.uk to be part of the pipeline.

MRC Centres of Research Excellence should be:

• bold, ambitious and innovative, and address a gap or opportunity which is not being adequately addressed elsewhere
• address substantial unmet needs in understanding or modifying human health and disease
• have major strategic objectives achievable within the 14-year timeframe which, if achieved, will transform the research field or area of health research
• be best pursued through coordinated and flexible, major long-term funding

Tackling such challenges will be transformational to biomedical and health research, and will enhance approaches to the prevention, early detection, diagnosis and treatment of disease, improving health and wellbeing for all.

Given the level of investment and expectation of institutional support, applications to the MRC CoRE require early discussion in order to confirm institutional approval to apply. Interested applicants should contact Dr Anne McGavigan at the earliest opportunity.

The Post Graduate Research School (PGRS) oversees applications to multiple PhD calls through an institution-wide internal triage. The R&I Impact & Knowledge Exchange and Research Development teams work closely with researchers and the PGRS to support the development of proposals selected to go forward.

Upcoming:

BBSRC  Doctoral Focal Award in AI and Data in the Biosciences

BBSRC, EPSRC, MRC & NERC Doctoral Focal award in Engineering Biology

EoI deadline for both Focal Awards: 03/03/25 

Full deadline for both Focal Awards: 10/04/25

Internal sandpit (Bishops Table, Crombie Hall) 3 Feb 2025: Colleagues are invited to join the sandpit to hear details of the upcoming Doctoral Focal Award calls, network with colleagues and exchange ideas for applications within each of the research council remits. Please contact pgrs@abdn.ac.uk to register your attendance.

Further details of specific calls will appear here as they are announced and details will also be communicated via mailing lists and School Directors of Research.

UKRI Future Leaders Fellowships Round 11 - UKRI deadline anticipated summer 2026

Objectives

FLF is a cross-UKRI scheme enabling fellows to tackle ambitious and challenging research and develop their own careers. It offers long-term, flexible support, including the fellow's salary and research, staff and training costs, plus the opportunity of a permanent academic position on successful completion of the fellowship. These fellowships are for early career academics and innovators who are transitioning to or establishing independence. Individuals should use the eligibility guidance in the UKRI call documentation to establish their suitability for the scheme with reference to the objectives of the programme.

Specifically FLFs aim to:

• Develop, retain, attract and sustain research and innovation talent in the UK
• Foster new research and innovation career paths including those at the academic/business and interdisciplinary boundaries, and facilitate movement of people between sectors
• Provide sustained funding and resources for the best early career researchers and innovators
• Provide long-term, flexible funding to tackle difficult and novel challenges, and support adventurous, ambitious programmes.

What the FLF offers

• Long-term and flexible support, with seven years of funding available on a 4 (+3) model.
• FLFs have been funded in the range £300K to over £2m, and there is no preference for lower or higher cost proposals.
• Support for applicants from diverse career paths, including those returning from a career break or following time in other roles.
• In addition the University of Aberdeen offers substantial additional support to successful applicants including generous kind and in kind commitments.

Applicants must have approved support from the proposed host department.

External applicants

The University of Aberdeen is eager to support talented early career researchers, with outstanding potential, to apply for a UKRI FLF in one of our exciting research areas. The University is a research-intensive university with an equal commitment to excellence in research and in education. We are seeking to appoint people who will help us achieve our goals.

The University of Aberdeen strongly welcomes interest from external applicants. Please contact your School of interest as early as possible for initial discussions (some Schools have specific strategic research areas they want to recruit in). Following confirmation the School is supportive please follow the Expression of Interest procedure below.

Please contact Research and Innovation with any queries, including assistance in identifying a suitable research group.

Round 11: Internal Expression of Interest

We strongly encourage external applicants as well as researchers or innovators from all sections at the University of Aberdeen to apply. The University is capped at submitting up to 4 applications to this round. 

We are committed to supporting, developing, and promoting equality and diversity and establishing an inclusive culture free from discrimination, and based upon the values of dignity and respect. In higher education, several groups are underrepresented in the academic community and applications are therefore particularly welcome from applicants who identify as part of an underrepresented group.

An open and inclusive selection process will be used to ensure the best candidates are selected and supported to full application. Internal triage timetable below:

• Expressions of Interest (EoI) - deadline 4 Dec 25
• Internal FLF panel review EoIs and invite selected applicants to present to panel – before 17 Dec 25
• Presentations from ‘sifted’ applicants to internal FLF panel w/c 12 or 19 Jan 26
• Internal FLF panel confirm 4 bids to proceed to submission w/c 19 Jan 26

Expressions of Interest

Internal candidates

The Grants Academy are trialling a new automated MS Forms/Sharepoint system for managing the FLF EoI submissions. Please complete the following 2 steps to submit your EoI:

• Use this MS Forms link UKRI Future Leaders Fellowships Round 11 - internal triage – Fill in form to complete a short questionnaire, upload the EoI proforma and submit – you should receive an automated email confirming receipt.

AND

• Send a brief email to: grantsacademy@abdn.ac.uk to confirm when you have submitted your EoI in Forms.

EoI Proforma attachment (UoA UKRI FLF EoI)

• Please use the proforma attached (UoA UKRI FLF EoI);
• Please note the MS Form will only accept a single attachment, up to 10MB
• Please ensure the CV and optional one page of supporting data are included within the single attachment;
• Attachments can be uploaded in either word or pdf format.

External candidates 

MS Forms does not support file uploads from external candidates. External candidates should therefore email their completed EoI proforma (UoA UKRI FLF EoI) to grantsacademy@abdn.ac.uk and the team will submit the application on their behalf.

The internal FLF panel will be chaired by the Dean for Knowledge and Understanding with representation from School Directors of Research, IDR Directors, UoA members of UKRI FLF panels or Peer Review Colleges, external industry expert(s) & R&I.

Support to develop your proposal

Applicants will be supported via the University of Aberdeen FLF Pathway Process. Applicants will receive focussed support to help craft their proposals, each candidate will:

• Be assigned a named R&I contact who will be available for hands on support and advice
• Be assigned an academic application mentor and at least 2 academic peer reviewers
• As applicable to their research, have the opportunity to access innovation leaders to help discuss plans for realising broader impacts of their research.
• Benefit from focussed support to help develop personalised professional development plans
• As applicable to their research, have access to IP and impact specialists to help develop the impact and engagement aspects of their proposal.

Internal and external potential applicants: please contact your proposed host School in the first instance to confirm School endorsement to proceed with an Expression of Interest.

For queries on the scheme please contact your R&I Research Development Executive .

More information: please refer to UKRI FLFs webpage here

UKRI (via the Research Councils) issue annual calls for applications for significant equipment that will facilitate more ambitious research activities. Funders often impose an institutional cap on the number of applications that can be submitted which necessitates an internal triage. Large capital bids take time to develop and require evidence of future use and sustainability but typically deadlines are announced with short lead times. As an institutional commitment is usually included in large capital bids sufficient time to undertake internal assessment and approval is required.

To assist in the dialogue around equipment requirements on both campuses, we are inviting early identification of equipment needs.

Capital calls anticipated 2025/26

BBSRC - Mid-range equipment for biosciences research: ALERT 2024 – UKRI

• Expected deadline end of January 2026
• Research organisations may submit more than one application, however, BBSRC strongly encourages organisations to prioritise submissions given the limited budget available.

MRC - Purchase mid-range equipment for biomedical research: MRC Equip – UKRI

• Expected deadline mid December 2025
• Institutional cap of one application

EPSRC - Strategic infrastructure outlines – UKRI 

• Up to 6 applications between June 2024 – June 2025. Further deadlines will be communicated once we receive confirmation from the EPSRC

NERC - NERC strategic capital funding opportunity 2023 – UKRI

• This call was expected in December 2024, but NERC decided to pause this scheme
• NERC might advertise before June 2025 and then every 12-18 months on a rolling programme (but this is subject to confirmation by NERC)

Internal triage

Stage 1 – Expression of Interest

EoIs which include the information below, should be submitted to grantsacademy@abdn.ac.uk no later than 5pm, 1 April 2024.  Please submit this information (maximum 3 pages of A4) as an attachment.

1. Names of the PI and potential co-applicants.
2. Type of equipment including an image, high level explanation of functionality and potential opportunities/benefits to Aberdeen and wider UK science.
3. Existing capacity statement – to describe any similar equipment already available at UoA, city of Aberdeen or wider region/Scotland
4. Provisional cost either a quote (including maintenance and tax) or an indication of the equipment budget and associated costs.
5. Justification of why the equipment is needed, the research benefits that will be gained from it, how it will be utilised to stimulate engagement with stakeholders including external collaborators, users within industry, the public sector and other institutes and alignment to Aberdeen 2040 and interdisciplinary strategic objectives.
6. Level of the commercial usage anticipated.
7. A statement on financial sustainability of the equipment.
8. An indication of the likely institutional commitments required i.e. technician time, space, modifications, ongoing maintenance etc.

EoIs must be approved by HoS ahead of submission; School Business Manager/Registrar and TRM should also be made aware. Expression of Interest Documents will be reviewed by a Panel consisting of Dean of Knowledge and Understanding, School Director of Research for STEM subject areas, Chair of Central Facilities Working Group, Representatives of the Facilities Managers Group and Research and Innovation.

Stage 2 – Business Case Development

Successful applications from Stage 1 will be invited to engage with appropriate stakeholders in their Schools to develop a ‘business case’ for the equipment, including the following:

• Preferred model of equipment - investigators expected to seek quotes and, if necessary, test potential models, establish opportunities for discounts and servicing options
• Location and any estates implications
• Long term resource requirements for maintaining the equipment after the award
• Financial sustainability based on projected user base and costing model
• Identifying detail of any institutional support request

The business case must be approved by all relevant stakeholders ahead of submission on 1 Sept 25 - as a minimum this will include the relevant Head of School(s), School Accountant and Business Manager/ Registrar, Technical Resource Manager, DDIS and Estates.

A decision to proceed will be made before the end of September 25 by the stage 1 panel augmented by R&I Director, Senior Finance Accountant and VP for Research.

Call opens:                                                           Monday 27 October 2025

Mandatory internal EoI deadline:                     Friday 7 November 2025

Funder’s deadline for applications:                  Thursday 22 January 2026

The Royal Society of Edinburgh will be launching the new Research Leadership Scheme. The goal of the scheme is to develop the next generation of research leaders in Scotland, equipped to lead major disciplinary research bids that address critical scientific and societal challenges. The two-year pilot scheme will provide two small cohorts with structured support to build confidence, skills and leadership capacity through a mixture of mentoring, seed-corn funding, training, and peer learning.

Specifically designed for mid-career academics with outstanding potential, the scheme will:

• Develop key research leadership skills to manage teams, develop competitive funding bids, take on research leadership roles and responsibilities, and lead on research projects.
• Deliver hands-on training, mentoring and cross disciplinary peer networking.
• Provide seed corn funding for the piloting of research projects and external funding bid development.
• Involve cohort working around the theme Building Scotland’s Green Future.

For this scheme, the RSE is defining mid-career as academics who are normally at least 7 years, and no more than 15 years, from the award of their doctorate. This does not include career breaks. This terminology takes no account either of a candidate’s age or current status in determining eligibility for this award.

Successful candidates will be expected to attend six in-person training, development, and peer-learning days, with most sessions expected to take place in Edinburgh. The exact dates of the in-person sessions will be communicated in due course. In addition, members of the programme will take part in mentoring and other programme activities. By nominating a candidate, institutions commit to support nominees to participate fully in the scheme. By accepting a nomination, candidates commit to fully participating in the scheme, including the in-person sessions, if selected for the cohort.

Mandatory Internal Expressions of Interest (EoI)

The University of Aberdeen can submit a maximum of three applications to this call, therefore the Grants Academy will run a light-touch mandatory expression of interest process to monitor demand. If you would like to apply to this opportunity, please submit your expression of interest via email to the Grants Academy (grantsacademy@abdn.ac.uk) by 5 pm on Friday 7 November.

Internal deadline: 12 noon, 3 November 2025

Funder deadline: 12pm, 6 March 2026

The Leverhulme Trust Centenary Doctoral Scholarship scheme will make ten awards of up to £5M to UK Universities, with each award supporting up to a maximum of 30 doctoral scholarships in an interdisciplinary priority research area for that Institution. Full details of the scheme are available at https://www.leverhulme.ac.uk/leverhulme-doctoral-scholarships.

Key details:

• Each award will fund 18 four-year studentships at home fees and six four-year studentships at international/overseas rates across three cohorts, with an additional six studentships to support low income and/or Black students that includes an additional year to allow a combined research Masters plus doctoral programme.  All studentships include stipend (at UKRI base levels), tuition fees (at UKRI base levels) and £10,000 for research and training support expenses. Support for administrative costs and cohort building activities is also available. In addition, the Leverhulme Trust will provide an additional £400,000 to support a programme of postdoctoral opportunities that will help the graduates of the studentship programme to transition to academic or non-academic careers.
• The awards are offered in any subject area or thematic area that applicant universities have identified as a research priority. The chosen area should be sufficiently broad to sustain up to 30 doctoral students but should also have a clear and coherent overarching thematic identity. However, Leverhulme does not fund applied medical research, some policy-driven research, research mainly aimed at producing data sets or immediate commercial application, and research involving advocacy (see www.leverhulme.ac.uk/funding/research-we-do-not-fund for detail). Leverhulme also prefers not to support research areas currently identified for priority by the UKRI research councils or other significant public funders.
• The Leverhulme Trust will consider applications from a single University or a consortium of a maximum of two Universities. The University may submit only one application as lead, but may partner in multiple applications, provided they are in different disciplinary areas. 
• There is an expectation of a robust internal selection process for lead applications to comply with the details of the scheme and quality of the application. The selection procedure to identify the University submission will involve a two-stage process:

1. Applicants should complete the  Leverhulme Application Template 2025.docx and return it to pgrs-studentships@abdn.ac.uk by 12 noon on Monday, 3 November 2025.  The form must be signed by Heads of School of all disciplines involved.
2. Following initial review by an internal panel shortlisted candidates will be invited to discuss their proposal with the panel on Wednesday, 12 November 2025.

Following selection of the University bid to go forward to the Leverhulme Trust, the lead applicant will work closely with the Postgraduate Research College to develop the application ahead of final submission by 12 pm on Friday 6 March 2026.

The PGR College needs to be informed of any consortia applications where the University is not the lead, as there are terms and conditions associated with multiple bids being submitted.  Please flag these to pgrs-studentships@abdn.ac.uk.

Given the scale of the award, it is strongly recommended that applicants consider and discuss interdisciplinary opportunities across the University. The Interdisciplinary Institute Directors can help identify opportunities and support and facilitate discussions as required (Interdisciplinary Institute | Research | The University of Aberdeen).

The AXA Chair and Fellowship schemes support projects in the broad risk areas of health, climate & environment, and socioeconomics. The University is restricted to submit one candidate per round. (i) AXA Chairs : (EoI deadline October) are to attract an individual to the University and a permanent position must be created at the end of the funding. (ii) AXA Fellowships : (EoI deadline May) applications must be in specific thematic areas announced at each call.

For both schemes researchers should seek initial support from their School; where supportive, Heads of School and Directors of Research should approach their R&I Research Development Executive , stating the strategic benefit of the individual they wish to attract. R&I will confirm eligibility and if the Vice-Principal for Research is convinced of the strategic need, and the University has not met its application limit, the School will be informed of next steps for proceeding with the application.

Institutions can nominate up to three outstanding young researchers, in each of the three disciplinary categories : Chemistry, Physical Sciences & Engineering, and Life Sciences per call. Nominations must be submitted by the institution's official nominator (Dr Liz Rattray, Director Research & Innovation). Applications can be submitted April - June each year. Interested applicants or nominators should contact their R&I Research Development Executive in the first instance.

Deadline: Internal Triage - 5pm, 29 February 2024
Deadline: Outline Stage - 12pm, 7 June 2024

The Leverhulme Trust invites applications for Research Centres that will not only conduct research of outstanding originality but also aspire to achieve a significant step-change in scholarship. The Trust's aim is to encourage new approaches that may establish or reshape a field of study and so transform our understanding of a significant contemporary topic. Applicants are therefore invited to be bold in compiling their bids.

The Trust has a reputation for encouraging higher-risk research which is often therefore fundamental or curiosity-driven - so-called 'blue skies' - and multi-disciplinary. The expectation is that Centres will draw upon a range of disciplinary perspectives and expertise, perhaps bringing new disciplinary mixes to bear on a particular topic. In this new call, the Trust is looking for applications strongly led by the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences. In line with the Trust's responsive-mode of working, the choice of research topic is left open, with the exclusion of studies of disease, illness and disabilities in humans and animals, research that is intended to inform clinical practice or the development of medical applications, policy-driven research, research aimed at immediate commercial application or proposals that are heavily inclined to assembling a data bank or database.

Leverhulme Research Centres should not duplicate existing activity at a comparable scale, whether in UKRI-funded or university research centres. The Trust wishes to support research activity where it can be confident that the work will have substantial added-value compared to smaller initiatives in the same area of research. Up to £10 million is available for up to 10 years with an appropriate mid-term review.

More Info: Leverhulme Research Centres | The Leverhulme Trust

Special Conditions: Each UK university is permitted to make only one bid as the principal applicant. Additional involvement in partnership(s) with other universities is, however, permitted. Details of the internal selection process are noted below:

The information required from potential applicants by 5pm on 29 February 2024 is outlined below. Please submit this information by email to grantsacademy@abdn.ac.uk .

• Description of the area of research (including why this is interesting and important and suited to the Trust), key research questions to be addressed, structure of the proposed Centre and an overview of the team involved in the proposal - max two pages (Arial 11, single line spacing, 2cm margins)
• Details of any institutional commitment sought to strengthen the bid. This will be reviewed by the panel and a contribution from the institution will be discussed with the PI of the selected bid - max one half page (Arial 11)

Internal Timetable - 2024:

• Week commencing 4 March - internal panel meets to review submissions (composition will include Deans, appropriate School Directors of Research and IDR Directors and academics who have undertaken peer reviews for the Trust)
• 25 March - shortlisted candidates invited to present their potential bid to the internal panel
• 30 April - deadline for submission of outline bid to panel members for review and comments.

The University is restricted to submitting one application each round. Calls usually open in January with a deadline in April; each call has an identified theme. R&I support Schools to manage interest through an institution-wide internal triage (deadline usually mid-February). Queries on the call can be made at any time to Dr Juliette Snow .