APEX Awards, The Royal Society, UK – Open to applications

In partnership with the British Academy, the Royal Academy of Engineering and the Royal Society (‘the Academies’) and with generous support from the Leverhulme Trust, the APEX award (Academies Partnership in Supporting Excellence in Cross-disciplinary research award) scheme offers established independent researchers, with a strong track record in their respective area, an exciting opportunity to pursue genuine interdisciplinary and curiosity-driven research to benefit wider society.
(Source: the Royal Society Website)

Program

The objectives of this scheme are to:

• PROMOTE collaboration across disciplines, with a particular emphasis on the boundary between science, engineering and the social sciences and humanities
• SUPPORT outstanding interdisciplinary research which is unlikely to be supported through conventional funding programmes
• 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

Eligibility

Your application must be within the remit of more than one of the Academies. Applications which span the remit of the British Academy and the Royal Academy of Engineering are encouraged.

You can apply for this scheme if you are:

• a researcher with a strong track record as an established independent researcher (this can include engineering researchers, humanities and social sciences scholars and scientists)
• based at a UK university or not-for-profit research institution for at least the duration of the project

Applicants will be expected to collaborate with a research partner from a different discipline from their own or a different university in the UK.

Before applying, please ensure that you meet all the eligibility requirements, which are explained in the scheme notes (HERE).

More details / information on source website HERE.