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British Academy / Cara / Leverhulme Researchers at Risk Research Support Grants scheme notes

The Leverhulme Trust is providing funding of £1,000,000 over five years targeted at providing research support for researchers at risk.

Grants are available to support research project activities for eligible researchers in all disciplines except medical and health sciences.

Scheme guidance notes

Please read these scheme notes carefully.

Any application which is incorrectly submitted will not be eligible for consideration

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Application guidance notes

Please download our application guidance notes and read them carefully. Please note some changes have been made to the application form.

Applications should be submitted well in advance of the deadline. We recommend at least five days prior to allow for institutional approval.

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