2024/25 Policy and Participatory Research Funding
The Knowledge Exchange team are responsible for the allocation and monitoring of the Policy Support Fund and Participatory Research Fund, the funds for which are allocated annually from Research England.
This Pre-Award SharePoint Site (Staff access only) has been created to support you in the development of your applications. The site contains FAQs, general guidance notes, video resources and contact details if you have any further questions. The site is also where you can access the application forms.
We welcome applications from University of Leeds individuals, research groups, institutes, schools, or faculties, and are keen to support a range of projects from people with various levels of policy and participatory research experience. Unfortunately, PhD Students are not eligible to apply for this funding.
Policy Support Fund:
2024/25 Funding Call Dates:
- Policy Support Fund opened 01 May 24 and closes 5pm on 14 June 24.
- Successful awards commence from 01 October 2024 and must be fully spent by 31 July 2025.
The key aim of the Research England fund is to support universities to link effectively with policy research priorities and opportunities. The funding supports universities in undertaking research with local, regional, national and international structures (including parliament, central government, devolved administrations, local government, health and education bodies, the justice system and other regulatory organisations).
Relevant research activity which might be funded includes:
- new and extended research activity working in partnership with policymakers
- activity aimed at improving the dialogue and facilitating the use of existing research and the exchange of knowledge between universities and policymakers
- activity and training to better equip academics to communicate effectively with policymakers
- partnerships and collaborations aimed at supporting evidence-based policy making
- the exchange of people, for example:
- staff secondments
- joint PhDs
We anticipate an allocation of funding from Research England for Policy Support projects in 2024-25. We expect this Call to have a maximum total budget of £600k to be spent by 31 July 2025, of which we anticipate £300k is allocated to local & regional projects, and £300k to national projects.
Participatory Research Fund:
2024/25 Funding Call Dates:
- Participatory Research Fund opened 01 May 24 and closes 5pm on 14 June 24.
- Successful awards commence from 01 October 2024 and must be fully spent by 31 July 2025.
Research England’s vision is for HEPs to deliver world-class research with transformational real-world application, developing the skills and talents of the workforce, and Participatory Research is a key element in realising that vision.
Participatory Research Funding (PRF) supports participatory or co-produced research. This strengthens research outcomes by involving the communities and users of research, better recognising their experience, needs and preferences, and giving greater agency to communities to implement findings.
Relevant activities which might be funded includes:
- Pilot projects using innovative models and methodologies for participatory research
- The development of materials to support researchers interested in developing their skills in participatory research that are related to participatory and co-produced research
- Case studies and evidence of the impact of co-produced research, and evaluations of the effectiveness of co-production from different institutions/disciplines.
We anticipate an allocation of funding from Research England for Participatory Research projects in 2024-25. We expect this Call to have a maximum total budget of £110,000 to be spent by 31 July 2025