IAS Awards provide up to £2,500 to help colleagues develop new interdisciplinary research ideas & collaborations which will open up new funding streams, outputs and impact. We particularly encourage ambitious and innovative ventures that are not yet at the stage where they can be funded externally. Applications are welcomed on a rolling deadline.

Scheme Objectives

The IAS awards support the development of new, interdisciplinary research ideas and research-related outputs which advance the mission of IAS. It is intended that these awards are used to undertake more speculative activities that could not yet be funded from other sources but will may the foundation for future funding bids.

Examples of previously supported activities are given below. This is not meant to limit scope and we encourage experimentation with new approaches.

• Meetings of interdisciplinary groups at Warwick to explore new research ideas.
• Building Warwick-centred research networks with critical mass around a new topic.
• Bringing people to Warwick to develop cohesive and convincing grant and fellowship applications.
• Preliminary research work for research council and other grant applications.
• Taking research outputs to a wider audience such as public engagement, creation of policy briefs, new partnerships outside academia.
• Delivering unexpected or additional research related outputs from a project.

It is expected that the activities proposed will take place at Warwick or a Warwick facility such as Venice or the Shard but we will consider activities for other sites if the case is strong.

Applications are assessed on the basis of alignment with IAS mission, quality of planned activities, quality of proposed outputs, and value for money and will be assessed by non-specialist reviewers. Applicants wishing to develop proposals are welcome to make enquiries about their proposed activities ahead of a formal application.

Eligibility

The scheme is only open to staff based at Warwick. The Principal Applicant must be a permanent (including probationary) member of Warwick academic staff, or holder of an externally funded individual fellowship, the duration of which extends beyond the proposed activity. Applications may include co-investigators, either from Warwick or other institutions. IAS Fellows who hold a WIRL-COFUND, EUTOPIA-SIF, Early Career or Associate Fellowship are also eligible to apply as Principal Applicant.

Funding

You can apply for any amount to support your activity up to £2,500 per application, but all budgets need to be justified. Applications of up to £1,000 will usually be reviewed within 12 working days. IAS funding can be used in conjunction with other funding to support a larger activity.

If you are unsure whether your activity would be suitable for an IAS Award, please contact the IAS at IAS@warwick.ac.ukLink opens in a new window.