FHI Major Grant Application Support Fund

Overview

Call Now Closed for 2024/2025 Academic Year.

Funds are competitively attributed on a first-come, first served basis in each round until the funds are used.  

Fund availability will be posted three weeks before each call.  

This fund is intended to support major applications to non-national funding sources, primarily but not exclusively the European Research Council (other funders are acceptable, including the Wellcome Trust).  The fund will provide two main kinds of support: teaching support to allow a member of staff additional time to draft and prepare an application; research supports which will assist a member of staff in meeting the expected research career standards in the funding scheme in question.  Support will be provided only for funding bids with a minimum total value of €350 000; in case of multi-partner bids, those where UCC is the lead partner will be prioritized. 

2024/5 Academic Year Call Opened: 16 October 2024. Deadlines: 6 November 2024, 22 January 2O25

Terms and Conditions

Applications 

Eligible members of staff may apply for funding either for 2024-2025, and may receive only a maximum of €2000 in total in any given academic year. If applying to Horizon Europe, applications are expected to apply to Enterprise Ireland supports first, and to approach this fund subsequently.  

Conditions 

1. Permanent and fixed-term academic staff from Schools, Departments and Disciplines in Schedule 1 of the College Rules are eligible to apply. 
2. Staff’s discipline of situation and primary research areas should be aligned with the Arts and Humanities, though the grant application may involve interdisciplinary collaboration.  
3. Holders of postdoctoral fellowships may apply for research supports from these funds, excluding teaching support. 
4. Applications for funding will be assessed by the executive of the Future Humanities Institute.  
5. Successful applications will be funded on a first-come, first-served basis across four annual deadline dates, until the fund is fully committed.  
6. Applications must demonstrate that a grant, if awarded, will contribute in substantive ways to the completion of a major research funding application already under active development.  Applications must be supported by Heads of School/Discipline.  Heads of School should seek the support of the Head of College in making applications. 
7. Grants may be used to cover: 

• Teaching support to provide time to complete a major research funding application 
• Personal research costs in support of a major research funding application, including archival or library visits, conference fees at major international conferences where support beyond that provided by the College Research Support Fund may be required, travel and accommodation costs, publication costs, networking costs. 

       8. Applications must be presented on the appropriate application form.   

      9. Incomplete or late applications will not be considered. 

     10. Any funding which is granted must be expended and claimed by 30 September 2025.  If funds are not used within these periods, the grant will expire and cannot be subsequently claimed. 

     11. Successful applicants will be advised by Future Humanities on the processing of grants. 

How to Apply

Applications must be submitted using the online application form (available when 2025/6 call opens).