Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)

AHRC funds outstanding original research across the whole range of the arts and humanities.

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Who AHRC is

Changes to AHRC applicant-led funding opportunities

News

14 May 2026

UK’s largest independent gambling harms research centre launches

31 March 2026

AHRC Executive Chair to extend tenure

13 March 2026

Memorandum of understanding strengthens UK-Ireland collaboration

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Blog

20 October 2025

Evolving follow-on funding to realise new possibilities

AHRC blog

12 September 2025

How AHRC’s investments will help to design a greener tomorrow

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Funding opportunities

Sector transition: UKRI policy fellowships 2026

Apply for this sector transition fellowship to transfer knowledge and skills across academic and policy sectors and increase sector porosity.

Opportunity status:
Upcoming
Funders:
UK Research and Innovation, Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), Innovate UK, Medical Research Council (MRC), Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)
Funding type:
Fellowship
Award range:
£180,000 - £280,000
Publication date:
5 June 2026
Opening date:
Closing date:

AIRR compute opportunity: AI open access

Apply for between 50,000 and 1,400,000 graphics processing unit (GPU) hours on the Isambard-AI supercomputer for artificial intelligence (AI) related research and development projects.

Open to UK-based researchers and AI developers from academia, industry, public sector or other organisations.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), Innovate UK, Medical Research Council (MRC), Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)
Funding type:
Other
Publication date:
4 June 2026
Opening date:
Closing date:

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Arts & Humanities Research Council
Polaris House,
North Star Avenue,
Swindon,
SN2 1ET

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