Grants for arts and humanities businesses

16 grants available across the UK, US, Canada, Australia, and Germany.

Arts and humanities grants

16 verified grants for arts and humanities businesses

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Research grant

AHRC Responsive Mode: UKRI NSF-SBE Lead Agency (Grant)

UK Research and Innovation, Arts and Humanities Research Council

£300,000 £1.5M
31 Mar 2027

Funding to work with overseas researchers in the United States. Collaborative research grant within remit of AHRC and US National Science Foundation, Social, Behavioural and Economic Sciences Directorate.

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Research grant

AHRC Responsive Mode: Working with Brazilian Researchers (Grant)

UK Research and Innovation, Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), State of São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP)

£300,000 £1.5M
31 Mar 2027

Funding to work with overseas researchers in State of São Paulo, Brazil. Collaborative research within remit of AHRC and FAPESP.

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Research grant

AHRC Responsive Mode: Collaborate with Researchers in Luxembourg (Grant)

UK Research and Innovation, Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), Fonds National de la Recherche (FNR)

£300,000 £1.5M
31 Mar 2027

Funding to work with overseas researchers in Luxembourg. Collaborative research within remit of AHRC and FNR.

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Research grant

AHRC Responsive Mode: Standard Research Grant (Grant)

UK Research and Innovation, Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)

£300,000 £1.5M
31 Mar 2027

Support for well-defined collaborative projects across arts and humanities.

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Research grant

AHRC Responsive Mode: Curiosity Award (Grant)

UK Research and Innovation, Arts and Humanities Research Council

£1 £100,000non-repayable
31 Mar 2027

Flexible awards to fund fundamental research leading to new research agendas, networking activity and idea generation.

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Research grant

AHRC Responsive Mode: Catalyst Awards (Grant)

UK Research and Innovation, Arts and Humanities Research Council

£1 £300,000
31 Mar 2027

Awards to support researchers without prior experience of leading significant research project to accelerate trajectory as independent researchers.

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Proof of concept

UKRI Translation: AHRC Proof of Concept

Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)

£1 £150,000
31 Mar 2027

Supports arts and humanities activity that translates previously funded AHRC or UKRI projects into real-world economic, societal, cultural or policy impact. Previously known as AHRC responsive mode: follow-on funding for impact and engagement.

Arts and humanitiesResearch organizationsImpact translation
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Research grant

Design Generators

Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)

£150,000 £200,000non-repayable
9 Apr 2026 · 21d left

Funding to combine design-led interventions with arts and humanities methodologies to make positive contributions to the green transition.

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Research grant

AHRC Responsive Mode: Curiosity Award

Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)

£1 £100,000
31 Mar 2027

Flexible awards to fund fundamental research that leads to new research agendas, networking activity and idea generation, which enables the development of further research opportunities and new research agendas.

Arts and humanitiesResearch organizationsAll career stages
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Research grant

AHRC Responsive Mode: Catalyst Awards

Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)

£1 £300,000
31 Mar 2027

Awards to support researchers without prior experience of leading a significant research project to accelerate their trajectory as independent researchers, to unlock their potential and build leadership and convenor experience.

Early-career researchersResearch organizationsArts and humanities
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International collaboration

AHRC Responsive Mode: UKRI NSF-SBE Lead Agency

Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), US National Science Foundation - Social, Behavioural and Economic Sciences Directorate (NSF-SBE)

£300,000 £1.5M
31 Mar 2027

Collaborative research grant application within the remit of Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) and US National Science Foundation, Social, Behavioural and Economic Sciences Directorate (NSF-SBE). Funding to work with overseas researchers in the United States.

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International collaboration

AHRC Responsive Mode: Working with Brazilian Researchers

Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), State of São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP)

£300,000 £1.5M
31 Mar 2027

Collaborative research grant application within the remit of Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) and State of São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP). Funding to work with overseas researchers in the State of São Paulo, Brazil.

Research organizationsInternational collaborationUK-Brazil
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International collaboration

UKRI-SBE Lead Agency Opportunity (General)

AHRC, BBSRC, ESRC, UK Research and Innovation, US National Science Foundation's Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences Directorate (NSF/SBE)

£50,000 £1.0Mnon-repayable
31 Mar 2027

Allows UK and US-based researchers to submit collaborative proposal that will go through single review process. Grants funded through existing funding programmes at relevant lead agency.

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Studentship nominations

AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Project Nominations 2026 (Invite Only)

Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)

N/A N/A
26 Mar 2026 · 7d left

Higher education institutions (HEIs) offered a studentship through the AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Partnership (CDP) scheme round 4 are invited to nominate projects for studentships starting in October 2026.

Higher education institutionsDoctoral trainingArts and humanities
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Studentship nominations

AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Project Nominations 2026 (Invite Only) - from ukri.md

Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)

N/A N/A
26 Mar 2026 · 7d left

Higher education institutions (HEIs) offered a studentship through the AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Partnership (CDP) scheme round 4 are invited to nominate projects for studentships starting in October 2026.

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Fellowship - Career returner

Daphne Jackson Fellowship

UK Research and Innovation (AHRC, BBSRC, ESRC, EPSRC, MRC, NERC, STFC), The Daphne Jackson Trust

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Fellowships for those looking to return to a research career after a break of 2+ years for family, health or caring reasons. Combines personalised retraining programme with challenging research project.

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