Postdoctoral Research Funding Opportunities in the Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences

1. Postdoctoral Research Funding Opportunities in the Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences Jacob Leveridge Deputy Director of Research Facilitation, SLASH & IOE j.leveridge@ucl.ac.uk

2. The UK & European research funding landscape • Research Councils – AHRC, ESRC • National Academies – British Academy • Big UK charities – e.g. Leverhulme, Wellcome • Smaller Associations, Societies & Trusts – e.g. Society for Renaissance Studies, Mind, RHS, RGS, RSA, RAI (Anth), Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art, AAH, SLAS, PSA, ASAUK, Foundation for Sociology of Health & Illness • Horizon 2020 – ERC, Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellowships • European national research funders – e.g. ANR, DFG, NWO • European charities – e.g. Alexander von Humboldt, Fritz Thyssen, Gerda Henkel

3. Horizon 2020 – 3 Pillars • Excellent Science • European Research Council (ERC) (25 panels across all disciplines) • Future & Emerging Technologies (FET) • Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) (8 panels all disciplines) • Research Infrastructures • Leadership in Enabling & Industrial Technologies • Strong industrial dimension, support for SMEs, PPPs, ICT • Societal Challenges • Health, demographic change & wellbeing • Food security, marine & maritime research, bio-economy • Secure, clean & efficient energy • Smart, green & integrated transport • Climate action, resources & raw materials • Inclusive, innovative & reflective societies • Secure societies

4. 1st Horizon 2020 Pillar – ‘Excellent Science’ Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellowships 8 Panels across all disciplines/fields, incl 2 SSH ones: 1 Econ Sciences & 1 (other) Social Sciences & Humanities European Research Council (ERC) 25 Panels across all disciplines/fields, incl 6 SSH ones: SH1 – Individuals, Markets & Organisations SH2 – Institutions, Values, Environment & Space SH3 – The Social World, Diversity, Population SH4 – The Human Mind & Its Complexity SH5 – Cultures & Cultural Production SH6 – The Study of the Human Past

5. AHRC Early Career Route 2-8 yrs post-PhD or within 6yrs of 1st post, min 1 yr in post, contract with UK ROI duration of grant or longer Leadership Fellowships (EC Route) Research + leadership activities + mentorship, skills development as emerging/potential leader 6-24m, £50k-250k Research Grants (EC Route) Up to 5 yrs long, £50k-1m Must have min 1 co-investigator, can be o/s No deadlines for both schemes

6. ESRC New Investigator Grants Max 4 yrs postdoc experience Don’t have to have post (but have to apply ‘through’/with host UK org) Research + programme of mentorship, skills development Can have co-investigators Can have RA Up to 5 yrs long £100k-300k No deadlines

7. ESRC Research Grants No min no. of yrs post-PhD, but typically for those beyond NI Grants Don’t have to have post (but have to apply ‘through’/with host UK org) Can have co-investigators (but don’t have to) Can have RA(s) (but no PhDs), better to Up to 5 yrs long £350k-2m No deadline

8. BA & Leverhulme early-career fellowships British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowships UK/EEA national or UK PhD, up to 3 yrs from PhD award except ‘career breaks’ on 1 Apr after deadline or reasonable expectation that have submitted & had thesis examined by 1 Apr after deadline Salary + research expenses (£6k max for whole of project) + mentor time costs (1hr/month) for 3 yrs 5 hrs/wk max teaching 2-stage app process, Oct deadline 1st stage, shortlist early Feb, 2nd stage primarily about updating publication list & detailed budget ~5-8% success rate Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowships UK degree/fixed-term post, up to 5 yrs from viva except ‘career breaks’ Preference for those showing evidence of mobility in academic careers to date, moving institution, else must make case 50% of salary + £6k/yr research expenses for 3 yrs Spring LT deadline At UCL, Depts & Faculties often have internal app processes of own ~10-15% success rate

9. Wellcome Research Fellowships in Humanities and Social Science Must not have permanent post Must hold at UK ROI Any citizenship/nationality Up to 3 yrs Salary + research expenses, travel to confs, money for PE 2-stage process 2 rounds/yr – prelim deadline for next round 6 July, full deadline 21 Sept

10. Leverhulme Research Project Grants Must typically have permanent position, must be in UK ROI Can have up to 3 co-applicants (not essential) Should have RA(s) and/or PhDs on grant Up to 5 yrs long PI/UK coapplicants can get up to 1/3 of time on grant (cover for TF) Up to £500k No money for workshops 2-stage application process

11. Small grants BA/LT Small Research Grants Support for clearly defined, discrete piece of research with identifiable outcome on completion of BA-funded component of research Must have specific research objectives, planned programme of activity to meet these objectives & outputs Don’t have to have permanent post, don’t even need to be affiliated to academic org, but must be in UK £500-£10k for up to 2 yrs – won’t support salary costs Mid-Oct & Apr/May deadlines Those smaller associations, societies & trusts mentioned earlier Typically have small grants specifically aimed at ECRs Usually up to £5k For research expenses, travel, conference attendance, etc. (Some have 1- or 2-yr postdoc fellowships)

12. Marie Sklodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships Part of 1st Pillar of EC Horizon 2020 funding programme 2 types: European Fellowships & Global Fellowships European Fellowships - 1-2 yrs in Europe Global Fellowships - 1-2 yrs o/s Europe, followed by mandatory 1 yr reintegration phase in Europe Strong focus on careers & skills development & int’l mobility Excellence (50%), Impact (30%), Implementation (20%) Must have doctorate, typically <12m in last 3 yrs in host country (different rules for those restarting career) Generous allowances, incl living allowance, mobility & family allowances for researcher, contributions to research, networking and training costs Next deadline 14 Sept 2017 ~15-20% success rate across Europe

13. European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grants Part of 1st Pillar of EC Horizon 2020 funding programme Support excellent researchers of any nationality, based at EU/AC institution To carry out frontier researchprojects on any topic, if nec with research team PI does not need to be employed by host institution at time of application PhD awarded 2-7 yrs from 1st Jan in yr of call(extensions for mat/pat leave, ext. sick leave, etc.) Significant publications in major int’l peer-reviewed journals and/or monograph, incl important pubs w/o PhD supervisor, invited presentations, awards, prizes Up to €1.5m for up to 5 yrs 100% of direct eligible costs + flat rate contrib to indirect costs of 25% of direct costs Grant can cover own salary, costs of research team (senior research staff, postdocs, PhD students, non-academic staff), research costs 1-stage submission, 2-stage peer review process, interview in Brussels 6 SSH Panels, 9 life sciences panels, 10 in engineering & phys sciences ~7-10% success rates for SSH

14. ERC Consolidator Grants Part of 1st Pillar of EC Horizon 2020 funding programme Support excellent researchers of any nationality, based at EU/AC institution To carry out frontier researchprojects on any topic, if nec with research team PI does not need to be employed by host institution at time of application PhD awarded 8-12 yrs from 1st Jan in yr of call(extensions for mat/pat leave, ext. sick leave, etc.) Significant publications in major int’l peer-reviewed journals and/or monograph, incl important pubs w/o PhD supervisor, invited presentations, awards, prizes Up to €2m for up to 5 yrs (additional amount available if relocating) 100% of direct eligible costs + flat rate contrib to indirect costs of 25% of direct costs Grant can cover own salary, costs of research team (senior research staff, postdocs, PhD students, non-academic staff), research costs 1-stage submission, 2-stage peer review process, interview in Brussels 6 SSH Panels, 9 life sciences panels, 10 in engineering & phys sciences ~7-10% success rates for SSH

15. Thank you! Jacob Leveridge j.leveridge@ucl.ac.uk