Established in April 2005, the Arts and Humanities Research Council [AHRC] is a Non-Departmental Public body. AHRC evolved from the Arts and Humanities Research Board, which was founded in 1998.
Today, we are sponsored by the Department for Business Innovation and Skills (previously DIUS).
Our Vision
Our vision is to be a recognised world leader in advancing arts and humanities research.
Our Strategic Aims
- To promote and support the production of world-class research in the arts and humanities
- To promote and support world-class postgraduate training designed to equip graduates for research or other professional careers
- To strengthen the impact of arts and humanities research by encouraging researchers to disseminate and transfer knowledge to other contexts where it makes a difference
- To raise the profile of arts and humanities research and to be an effective advocate for its social, cultural and economic significance.
How we are funded
We receive public funding through the Science and Innovation Group which is part of the Department for Business Innovation and Skills.
How we fund others
In the current financial year [2010-11] we will receive approximately £112m to fund research in all the subjects that are within our remit.
See the subject areas we cover and the different types of funding opportunities.
Find out more
Browse through the current opportunities and look through examples of previous research we’ve funded in our case studies.
Read about how research benefits the wider world through knowledge transfer and see how we evaluate activities, policy and strategy
Discover how our Peer Review process works as this underpins all our decisions on funding.
Learn about our international activity and find out about opportunties in Europe and beyond.
Go to our policy and corporate documents page to view and download our policies, code of practice, annual reports and other publications.