The APEX award (Academies Partnership in Supporting Excellence in Cross-disciplinary research award) scheme offers established independent researchers an exciting opportunity to pursue genuine interdisciplinary and curiosity-driven research to benefit wider society.

In partnership with the British Academy, the Royal Academy of Engineering and the Royal Society (‘the Academies’) and with generous support from the Leverhulme Trust, the APEX award (Academies Partnership in Supporting Excellence in Cross-disciplinary research award) scheme offers established independent researchers, with a strong track record in their respective area, an exciting opportunity to pursue genuine interdisciplinary and curiosity-driven research to benefit wider society.

The objectives of this scheme are to:

support outstanding interdisciplinary research which is unlikely to be supported through conventional funding programmes
promote collaboration across disciplines, with a particular emphasis on the boundary between science and engineering and the social sciences and humanities
support researchers with an outstanding track record, in developing their research in a new direction through collaboration with partners from other disciplines
enable outstanding researchers to focus on advancing their innovative research through seed funding

You can apply for this scheme if you are:

an exceptional researcher with a strong track record as an established independent researcher (this can include engineering researchers, humanities and social sciences scholars and scientists)
based at a UK University or not-for-profit research institution for at least the duration of the project
applicants will be expected to collaborate with a research partner from a different discipline from their own or a different university in the UK

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