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The British Academy in collaboration with the Royal Academy of Engineering and the Royal Society, with support from the Leverhulme Trust, invites applications for its academies partnership in supporting excellence in cross-disciplinary research (APEX) awards. These offer established independent researchers with a strong track record in their respective area an opportunity to pursue genuine interdisciplinary and curiosity-driven research to benefit wider society. The objectives of this scheme are to:

•support outstanding interdisciplinary research which is unlikely to be supported through conventional funding programmes;

•promote collaboration across disciplines, with a particular emphasis on the boundary between science and engineering and the social sciences and humanities;

•support researchers with an outstanding track record, in developing their research in a new direction through collaboration with partners from other disciplines;

•enable outstanding researchers to focus on advancing their innovative research through seed funding.

Researchers with a strong track record as an established independent researcher may apply. This includes engineering researchers, humanities and social science scholars and scientists. Applicants must be based at a UK university or non-profit research institution for at least the duration of the project, and will be expected to collaborate with a research partner from a different discipline from their own or a different university in the UK. Applications should be within the remit of more than one of the academies.

Each award is worth up to £100,000 to fund staff costs of which no more than 25 per cent may be used for associated research costs, including consumables, equipment, and collaborative travel expenses. Funding covers the costs of a teaching replacement to relieve the applicant or collaborator from some of their teaching and administrative duties. Grants can be held for up to two years.

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