The Knowledge Transfer Fellowship Scheme is designed to support academics to undertake a programme of knowledge transfer activity in a flexible way. The knowledge transfer project should be planned around an existing piece of arts or humanities research which has the potential to make a significant difference beyond the world of academia. KT Fellows may work either on their own or as part of an academic team, to collaborate with, and bring tangible benefits to non-academic organisations through a process of knowledge exchange. These benefits may be economic, social or cultural in nature. Why not look at some of the Knowledge Transfer Fellowships awards we’ve made recently?
Researchers can apply to work on the project on either a full time or part time basis for between 4 months and 3 years.
This scheme operates without formal deadlines and you are able to submit proposals at any time of year.
The assessment process for an application will take approximately 30 weeks and the earliest start date for a project should be no earlier than 9 months after submission. You should note that, on occasions where there is a delay in obtaining the peer reviews for an application, the assessment process may take longer. In such circumstances, the AHRC will contact the applicant to inform them of any delay.
During 2010 some of the AHRC's grants processing activities will be transferring to the new RCUK Shared Services Centre and the AHRC office moved from Bristol to Swindon. Whilst the AHRC will endeavour to minimise disruption, these major organisational changes may have some impact upon the processing of applications in 2010. As a result, normal timescales for assessing grant applications may be subject to change. We will seek to give as much notice as possible of any changes to timescales and to keep applicants informed of any changes affecting their application. However, you are advised to allow as much time as possible between submitting your application and the suggested start date for your project. You should also bear in mind when submitting your proposal that award announcements may be delayed by a number of months, and successful applicants may need to change the start date of their project to take this into account.
Please note that all applications must be made through the cross-council Joint Electronic Submission (Je-S) System. Further information on this can be found on the Je-S helptext system. If you need any assistance using the system please contact the Je-S Helpdesk on 01793 444164 or on JeSHelp@rcuk.ac.uk.
Detailed guidance is available below for applicants to this scheme.
AHRC Funding Guide (919kb) provides an overview of the Knowledge Transfer Fellowships Scheme. It details the eligibility criteria, assessment criteria, information on how to apply, application deadlines, eligible dates and terms and conditions of awards. You must ensure that you meet all of the eligibility criteria before submitting an application.
Terms and Conditions (267kb)
Knowledge Transfer Fellowship quick answer factsheet (81kb)
The AHRC work with the RCUK Shared Services Centre (SSC) to deliver all of our funding activities. All queries regarding eligibility for funding and applications in progress and also queries regarding current awards, should be directed to the SSC team dealing with your subject area using the contacts page.
For further information about Knowledge Transfer activities and opportunities in the AHRC please go tot the Knowledge Transfer pages.