Enter a distinct name for your application.

Application title

In plain English, provide a summary we can use to identify the most suitable experts to assess your application.
We usually make this summary publicly available on external-facing websites, therefore do not include any confidential or sensitive information. Make it suitable for a variety of readers, for example:
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<li>opinion-formers</li>
<li>policymakers</li>
<li>the public</li>
<li>the wider research community</li>
</ul>
Guidance for writing a summary
Clearly describe your proposed work in terms of:
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<li>context</li>
<li>the challenge the project addresses</li>
<li>aims and objectives</li>
<li>potential applications and benefits</li>
</ul>

This will be used to help select the most appropriate assessors for your application.

Summary

You must select only one of these research disciplines.
This information will be used for the purposes of processing your application and in the selection of appropriate assessors.
The research disciplines are:
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<li>archaeology</li>
<li>area studies</li>
<li>classics</li>
<li>cultural and museum studies</li>
<li>dance</li>
<li>design</li>
<li>development studies</li>
<li>drama and theatre studies</li>
<li>education</li>
<li>history</li>
<li>human geography</li>
<li>information and communication technologies</li>
<li>languages and literature</li>
<li>law and legal studies</li>
<li>library and information studies</li>
<li>linguistics</li>
<li>media</li>
<li>music</li>
<li>philosophy</li>
<li>political science and international studies</li>
<li>social anthropology</li>
<li>theology, divinity, and religion</li>
<li>visual arts</li>
</ul>

Please provide the primary research area of your application.

Discipline Classification - Primary

This will further help with the selection of appropriate assessors.

Please describe, using keywords, the research area of your application and where relevant the approach, time period or geographical area.

Discipline Classification - Secondary

Explain how your proposed work:
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<li>is of excellent quality and importance within or beyond the field(s) or area(s)</li>
<li>has the potential to advance current understanding, or generate new knowledge, thinking or discovery within or beyond the field or area</li>
<li>is timely given current trends, context, and needs</li>
<li>impacts world-leading research, society, the economy, or the environment</li>
</ul>
Within the &lsquo;Vision&rsquo; section we also expect you to:
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<li>identify the potential direct or indirect benefits and who the beneficiaries might be</li>
</ul>
References may be included within this section.
Within this section you can also demonstrate elements of your responses in visual form, such as images, if relevant:
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<li>use images sparingly and only to convey important information that cannot easily be put into words</li>
<li>insert each new image onto a new line</li>
<li>provide a descriptive legend for each image immediately underneath it (this counts towards your word limit)</li>
<li>files must be smaller than 5MB and in JPEG, JPG, JPE, JFI, JIF, JFIF, PNG, GIF, BMP or WEBP format</li>
</ul>
Your application may be rejected if images are provided without a descriptive legend in the text box, or are used to replace text that could be input into the text box.

What are you hoping to achieve with your proposed work?

Vision

Explain how you have designed your approach so that it:
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<li>is effective and appropriate to achieve your objectives</li>
<li>is feasible, and comprehensively identifies any risks to delivery and how they will be managed</li>
<li>uses a clearly written and transparent methodology (if applicable)</li>
<li>summarises the previous work and describes how this will be built upon and progressed (if applicable)</li>
<li>will maximise translation of outputs into outcomes and impacts</li>
<li>describes how your, and if applicable your team&rsquo;s, research environment (in terms of the place and relevance to the project) will contribute to the success of the work</li>
</ul>
References may be included within this section.
Within this section you can also demonstrate elements of your responses in visual form, such as images, if relevant:
<ul class="govuk-list govuk-list--bullet">
<li>use images sparingly and only to convey important information that cannot easily be put into words</li>
<li>insert each new image onto a new line</li>
<li>provide a descriptive legend for each image immediately underneath it (this counts towards your word limit)</li>
<li>files must be smaller than 5MB and in JPEG, JPG, JPE, JFI, JIF, JFIF, PNG, GIF, BMP or WEBP format</li>
</ul>
Your application may be rejected if images are provided without a descriptive legend in the text box, or are used to replace text that could be input into the text box.

How are you going to deliver your proposed work?

Approach

Evidence of how you, and if relevant your team, have:
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<li>the relevant experience (appropriate to career stage) to deliver the proposed work</li>
<li>the right balance of skills and expertise to cover the proposed work</li>
<li>the appropriate leadership and management skills to deliver the work and your approach to develop others</li>
<li>contributed to developing a positive research environment and wider community</li>
</ul>
Within this section you can also demonstrate elements of your responses in visual form, such as images, if relevant:
<ul class="govuk-list govuk-list--bullet">
<li>use images sparingly and only to convey important information that cannot easily be put into words</li>
<li>insert each new image onto a new line</li>
<li>provide a descriptive legend for each image immediately underneath it (this counts towards your word limit)</li>
<li>files must be smaller than 5MB and in JPEG, JPG, JPE, JFI, JIF, JFIF, PNG, GIF, BMP or WEBP format</li>
</ul>
Your application may be rejected if images are provided without a descriptive legend in the text box, or are used to replace text that could be input into the text box.
The word limit for this section is 1,650 words: 1,150 words to be used for R&eacute;sum&eacute; for Research and Innovation (R4RI) modules (including references) and, if necessary, a further 500 words for Additions.
Use the R4RI format to showcase the range of relevant skills you and, if relevant, your team (project and project co-leads, researchers, technicians, specialists, partners and so on) have and how this will help deliver the proposed work. You can include individuals&rsquo; specific achievements but only choose past contributions that best evidence their ability to deliver this work.
Complete this section using the R4RI module headings listed. Use each heading once and include a response for the whole team, see the <a class="govuk-link" href="https://www.ukri.org/apply-for-funding/before-you-apply/resume-for-research-and-innovation-r4ri-guidance/#:~:text=UKRI%20committed%20to%20adopting%20a,UKRI%20throughout%202022%20and%202023.">UKRI guidance on R4RI</a>. You should consider how to balance your answer, and emphasise where appropriate the key skills each team member brings:
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<li>contributions to the generation of new ideas, tools, methodologies, or knowledge</li>
<li>the development of others and maintenance of effective working relationships</li>
<li>contributions to the wider research and innovation community</li>
<li>contributions to broader research or innovation users and audiences and towards wider societal benefit</li>
</ul>
As a minimum, all named members of the leadership team should be discussed within this section of the form.
Additions
Provide any further details relevant to your application. This section is optional and can be up to 500 words. You should not use it to describe additional skills, experiences, or outputs, but you can use it to describe any factors that provide context for the rest of your R4RI (for example, details of career breaks if you wish to disclose them).
Complete this as a narrative. Do not format it like a CV.
References may be included within this section.
UKRI has introduced new role types for funding opportunities being run on the new Funding Service. For full details, see <a class="govuk-link" href="https://www.ukri.org/apply-for-funding/before-you-apply/check-if-you-are-eligible-for-research-and-innovation-funding/eligibility-as-an-individual/#contents-list">Eligibility as an individual</a>.

Why are you the right individual or team to successfully deliver the proposed work?

Applicant and Team Capability to Deliver

Enter the words &lsquo;attachment supplied&rsquo; in the text box, or if you do not have any project partners enter &lsquo;N/A.'
Each letter or email you provide should:
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<li>confirm the partner&rsquo;s commitment to the project</li>
<li>clearly explain the value, relevance, and possible benefits of the work to them</li>
<li>describe any additional value that they bring to the project</li>
<li>have a page limit of two sides A4 per partner</li>
</ul>
Ensure you have prior agreement from project partners so that, if you are offered funding, they will support your project as indicated in the &lsquo;Project partners&rsquo; section.
For audit purposes, UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) requires formal collaboration agreements to be put in place if an award is made.
Do not provide letters of support from host, project co-leads' research organisations and other UK research organisations.

Upload a single PDF containing the letters or emails of support from each partner you named in the ‘Project partners’ section. These should be uploaded in English or Welsh only.

Project Partners: Letters (or emails) of Support

Demonstrate that you have identified and evaluated:
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<li>the relevant ethical or responsible research and innovation considerations</li>
<li>how you will manage these considerations</li>
</ul>
If you are collecting or using data, you should identify:
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<li>any legal and ethical considerations of collecting, releasing or storing the data (including consent, confidentiality, anonymisation, security and other ethical considerations and, in particular, strategies to not preclude further re-use of data)</li>
<li>formal information standards that your proposed work will comply with</li>
</ul>
Within this section you can also demonstrate elements of your responses in visual form, such as images, if relevant:
<ul class="govuk-list govuk-list--bullet">
<li>use images sparingly and only to convey important information that cannot easily be put into words</li>
<li>insert each new image onto a new line</li>
<li>provide a descriptive legend for each image immediately underneath it (this counts towards your word limit)</li>
<li>files must be smaller than 5MB and in JPEG, JPG, JPE, JFI, JIF, JFIF, PNG, GIF, BMP or WEBP format</li>
</ul>
Your application may be rejected if images are provided without a descriptive legend in the text box, or are used to replace text that could be input into the text box.

What are the ethical or RRI implications and issues relating to the proposed work?  If you do not think that the proposed work raises any ethical or RRI issues, explain why.

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