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How to apply: HRC Interdisciplinary Collaborative Events Fund

A fund that enables colleagues to put together academic research events that benefit multiple disciplines. The HRC is keen to support the University of York’s four core principles: environmental sustainability; collaboration across multidisciplinary boundaries; internationalism; equality, diversity and inclusion. The HRC is also committed to strengthening existing connections with the Global South, and so applications that support this will be looked upon more favourably, although this is not essential in order to be successful in the scheme.

The deadline for applications is 12 noon on Friday 6 March 2026. All funds must be spent before 31 July 2026. The maximum amount that will be awarded to an event is £1000.

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Terms and conditions

  1. Eligibility. Each application must have a ‘lead’ applicant who must be either a current staff member with research in their contract, or a registered MA/MSc by research, MPhil, or PhD student from one of the Arts and Humanities departments/schools.
  2. Any individual may be named as a participant in up to two applications but can only be the ‘lead’ applicant in one.
  3. Requirement for multiple applicants. Applications can only be submitted by teams working together. A team for these purposes should contain 2 people or more. Teams must include people from at least two different departments at York; lead applicants must be based in the Arts and Humanities. Applications from mixed groups, such as postgraduates and staff or postgraduates and postdoctoral scholars, are welcome.
  4. Responsibilities of the lead applicant. The lead applicant is responsible for making sure that the event is carried out, for providing content for a blog post to the HRC Deputy Director following the event, and for providing all receipts/proofs of expenditure to the HRC Support Officer.
  5. Eligible costs. You may request costs for activities directly associated with your event, such as speaker fees, catering, travel, materials, AV or technical support, but funds will not be available for buy-out. All proposed costs should be detailed and verifiable as for an external award application.
  6. Importance of correct costings at the point of application. We will not pay additional costs after an award has been made, so it is important that all costs are itemised at the point of application, using costs that can be externally verified (not, for example, estimates or requests for per diem rates).
  7. Blog post. On completion of your event, you are required to write a short blog post. Your blog post should be provided in a format suitable for hosting on the HRC web pages, and should be up to a maximum of 500 words – with images of the event, evidence of impact, and any outputs. We will also consider other forms of material suitable for social media, such as a 30-second reel.
  8. Applications should be submitted on the appropriate application form.
  9. Applications must be submitted by the lead applicant via this Google form by 12 noon on Friday 6 March 2026. If you have any questions, please direct them to hrc-admin@york.ac.uk.
  10. Applications will be assessed by the HRC Director and Deputy Director on the following criteria: feasibility of project plan; interdisciplinary benefit; value for money.

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