The key principles of the funding scheme are:

• collaborative and interdisciplinary research

• working with external partners to co-produce research outcomes and generate knowledge exchange

• ensuring that principles and best practice of interdisciplinary working are adopted from the outset, allowing for the development of truly collaborative partnerships which will provide solutions to complex challenges

• consideration of and contribution to the seven wellbeing goals of the Wellbeing of Future Generations Act

• building partnerships in order to prepare to potentially bid for future funding opportunities

In addition to these principles, each stream has specific criteria that must be addressed in the application:

• Wales Studies
  • Outline the relevance of the project in a Welsh context

• Early Career Researcher
  • Outline how relationships will be developed across communities of early career researchers, potentially leading to innovative future proposals bringing disciplines together
  • “Early career researcher” is defined as a researcher within 10 years of the award of their PhD

• Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
  • Outline how relationships will be developed across communities of researchers, potentially leading to innovative future proposals bringing disciplines together

Successful applications should have a start date between Monday 15 August 2022 – November 30 2022

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

As well as the key legal requirements, applicants should consider how they will address specific needs related to EDI, in-line with the Society’s commitment to EDI.

Impact and reporting    

Awardees will be asked to provide an update on progress (via a short from) by 1 December, and a final report outlining the activities, outcomes and impact of the project by 28 February 2023.