In partnership with the British Academy, the Royal Society and the Royal Academy of Engineering ("the Academies") and supported generously by the Leverhulme Trust, the APEX Awards (Academies Partnership in Supporting Excellence in Cross-disciplinary research) offer established independent researchers, with a strong track record in their respective area and proven ability to lead collaborative work , an exciting opportunity to pursue genuine interdisciplinary and curiosity-driven research to benefit wider society. Successful applicants will be expected to work in collaboration with relevant researchers from other disciplines.
The objectives of this scheme are to:
- promote collaboration across disciplines, with a particular emphasis on the boundary between science, engineering, and the social sciences and humanities
- support outstanding interdisciplinary research which is unlikely to be supported through conventional funding programmes
- 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
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APEX Awards
Aim and Benefits of APEX Awards
Support is up to £200,000 to fund staff costs for the lead applicant and the co-applicant, and associated research costs representing no more than 25 per cent of the total award value. These can include consumables, equipment, and collaborative travel.
Requirements for APEX Awards Qualification
- The scheme is open to applicants of all nationalities. Applicants must be exceptional researchers with excellent track records as established independent researchers (this can include engineering researchers, humanities and social sciences scholars and scientists).
- Applicants will be expected to collaborate with a research partner (co-applicant) from a different discipline to their own, based at the same institution or a different university in the UK. All applications must be supported by the applicant’s Head of Department, who will be asked to provide assurance that the researcher will be permitted to use the institution’s facilities during the period of the award and can be released/partially released from teaching duties (if required).
- Applications must be within the remit of more than one of the Academies. For example, applications that span the remit of The British Academy and The Royal Academy of Engineering are encouraged but applications which are within the remit of just one Academy will not be permitted.
- Applicants may only submit one application per round.
Application Deadline
September 9, 2025How to Apply
Interested and qualified? Go to
The British Academy on royalsociety.org to apply
Applications should be submitted through the Royal Society’s grant management system, Flexi-Grant®, by 15:00 (BST) on Tuesday 9 September 2025.
For more details, visit The British Academy Awards webpage
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