Research Fund Application Form

Before completing this form, please ensure that your Pure profile, including outputs and activities, is up to date.

Applications to the Research Fund cannot be made retrospectively. Any award made for travel costs will be conditional on receiving Head of School approval of an associated Travel Risk Assessment, which is required in order to arrange mandatory University Travel Insurance, and which must be obtained prior to making any bookings.

An ethics form should be completed for all new projects before submitting an application to the Research Fund.

All funds for activities taking place in 2025/26 must be spent by 31st July 2026.

Applications to the main LLC Research Fund

The fund will support any activity which will further research including:

• developing collaborations, including travelling to visit partners and holding workshops
• exploratory fieldwork and archival visits to develop project ideas
• research assistance with project development or project work
• publication costs – please read additional guidance(.pdf) before applying
• conference attendance which will benefit your research and REF outputs

You will not be awarded more than £1200 in academic year 2025/26 from the main LLC Research Fund. Support for in-person conference attendance will be limited to colleagues presenting at or chairing a session, and where possible colleagues should consider attending conferences virtually.

Applications for travel costs up to £1200, and for non-travel costs up to £400, will be considered by the LLC Director of Research on a rolling basis throughout the year (unless funds are fully allocated). Applications for non-travel costs (including publication costs) above £400 will be considered by the Research Committee following the 1 August, 1 December and 1 April deadlines.

Strategic Research Initiatives Fund

To support the School’s research aims of building a research culture that supports career development, collaboration, and the submission of larger research grants, the LLC Strategic Research Initiatives Fund (SRIF) is now open with a first round deadline of 1 December 2025.

Applications to this fund should demonstrate a clear need for support, either to develop external collaborative funding applications of £100k or more, or to undertake primary research activities in support of completing a monograph. Conference attendance or teaching/marking/administration replacement will not be considered from the SRIF.

We expect to award up to £2000 per project, but may consider additional funding for researchers developing international networks, if the budget allows. To apply, please complete the form below, indicating in the checkbox if you are seeking SRIF funding, and providing additional detail in the project summary box as requested.

External funds should be secured where possible. Please contact the Research Office for advice on applying for research grants. Requests which will assist with project development towards external funding applications and REF publications will be prioritised. Please refer to the Reducing Research Carbon Strategy for more details when planning your application budget.