UKRI

UKRI Translation: AHRC Proof of Concept

The questions, word limits and assessment criteria below are the funder’s own, taken from the published competition material. You still submit through their service; this is where the writing happens first.

14 questions, straight from the funder

Their word limits are on every box, counted live as you type, and what the assessor is told to look for sits beside it. All of that is free. The pre-sift check — every mechanical rule that rejects a proposal before anyone reads it, run over what you have written — comes with the pass.

Application questions

Q1 Summary

0 / 550 words

In plain English, provide a summary we can use to identify the most suitable experts to assess your application. We usually make this summary publicly available on external-facing websites, therefore do not include any confidential or sensitive information. Make it suitable for a variety of readers, for example: opinion-formers policymakers the public the wider research community

Q2 Vision

0 / 550 words

What are you hoping to achieve with your proposed work? What the assessors are looking for in your response Explain how your proposed work: is aligned to the scope and programme aims of this funding opportunity could lead to the development or deployment of a new or improved product, service, or technology (where applicable) is timely given current trends, context, and needs clearly articulates the real-world change the project seeks to achieve References may be included within this section. You may demonstrate elements of your responses in visual form if relevant. Further details are provided

Q3 Approach

0 / 2000 words

How are you going to deliver your proposed work?

What the assessor looks for

  • is effective and appropriate to achieve your objectives
  • will maximise translation of outputs into outcomes and impacts
  • is feasible, and comprehensively identifies any risks to delivery and how they will be managed
  • demonstrates meaningful involvement of audiences, users, or communities, including approaches to co-design or collaboration, and how stakeholder needs will shape your activity.
  • briefly summarises the previous project and describes how this will be built upon and progressed (if applicable)

A filled dot only means your answer mentions that ground. It is not a judgement of how well.

Q4 Applicant and team capability to deliver

0 / 1650 words

Why are you the right individual or team to successfully deliver the proposed work?

What the assessor looks for

  • the relevant experience (appropriate to career stage) to deliver the proposed work
  • the right balance of skills and expertise to cover the proposed work
  • the appropriate leadership and management skills to deliver the work and your approach to develop others
  • contributed to developing a positive research environment and wider community
  • contributions to the generation of new ideas, tools, methodologies, or knowledge
  • the development of others and maintenance of effective working relationships
  • contributions to the wider research and innovation community
  • contributions to broader research or innovation users and audiences and towards wider societal benefit

A filled dot only means your answer mentions that ground. It is not a judgement of how well.

Q5 Ethics and responsible research and innovation (RRI)

0 / 500 words

What are the ethical and RRI considerations, implications and issues relating to the proposed work? If you do not think that the proposed work raises any ethical or RRI issues, explain why.

What the assessor looks for

  • the relevant ethical and RRI considerations, including both the research or topic area itself and the design and delivery of the project
  • the wider implications of the proposed work, and how you will maximise the positive societal, environmental, and economic benefits arising from the project, while minimising unintended negative impacts, such as research misuse or accidental harm
  • how you will manage these considerations throughout the lifecycle of the project
  • any legal and ethical considerations of collecting, releasing and storing the data (including consent, confidentiality, anonymisation, security and other ethical considerations and, in particular, strategies to not preclude further reuse of data)
  • formal information standards that your proposed work will comply with

A filled dot only means your answer mentions that ground. It is not a judgement of how well.

Q6 Genetic and biological risk

0 / 700 words

Does your proposed research involve any genetic or biological risk?

What the assessor looks for

  • use genetic modification as an experimental tool, like studying gene function in a genetically modified organism
  • release genetically modified organisms
  • ultimately develop commercial and industrial genetically modified outcomes

A filled dot only means your answer mentions that ground. It is not a judgement of how well.

Q7 Research involving the use of animals

Does your proposed research involve the use of vertebrate animals or other organisms covered by the Animals Scientific Procedures Act?

Q8 Conducting research with animals overseas

0 / 700 words

Will any of the proposed animal research be conducted overseas?

What the assessor looks for

  • all named applicants are aware of the requirements and have agreed to abide by them
  • this overseas research will be conducted in accordance with welfare standards consistent with the principles of UK legislation
  • the expectation set out in Responsibility in the use of animals in bioscience research will be applied and maintained
  • appropriate national and institutional approvals are in place

A filled dot only means your answer mentions that ground. It is not a judgement of how well.

Q9 Research involving human participation

0 / 700 words

Will the project involve the use of human subjects or their personal information?

Q10 Research involving human tissues or biological samples

0 / 700 words

Does your proposed research involve the use of human tissues, or biological samples?

Q11 Resources and cost justification

0 / 1000 words

What will you need to deliver your proposed work and how much will it cost?

What the assessor looks for

  • project staff
  • significant travel for field work or collaboration (but not regular travel between collaborating organisations or to conferences)
  • any consumables beyond typical requirements, or that are required in exceptional quantities
  • all facilities and infrastructure costs
  • all resources that have been costed as ‘Exceptions’
  • are comprehensive, appropriate, and justified
  • represent the optimal use of resources to achieve the intended outcomes
  • maximise potential outcomes and impacts
  • support for any project partners organisations

A filled dot only means your answer mentions that ground. It is not a judgement of how well.

Q12 Previous Award

0 / 500 words

Applicants much demonstrate that their project builds on a previously funded AHRC or UKRI award. To confirm this: if your previous award was supported by AHRC, please provide a Je-S or Funding Service grant reference number (for example, AH/XXXXXX/1 or UKRIXXXX) if your previous award was funded or co-funded by another UKRI council, please provide a Je-S or Funding Service grant reference number and a single link to your previous project if your previous award was supported through an AHRC Impact Acceleration Account (IAA), you must provide the title of the funded project, the dates the projec

Q13 Project partners: letters (or emails) of support

Upload a single PDF containing the letters or emails of support from each partner you named in the project partners section. These should be uploaded in English or Welsh only.

What the assessor looks for

  • confirm the partner’s commitment to the project
  • clearly explain the value, relevance, and possible benefits of the work to them
  • describe any additional value that they bring to the project
  • have a page limit of 2 sides A4 per partner

A filled dot only means your answer mentions that ground. It is not a judgement of how well.

Q14 Trusted Research and Innovation (TR&I)

0 / 100 words

Does your proposed work relate to UKRI’s Trusted Research and Innovation principles?

What the assessor looks for

  • list any dual-use (both military and non-military) applications to your research
  • if this project is relevant to one or more of the 17 areas of the UK National Security and Investment Act, please list the area(s)
  • please read the academic export control guidance and confirm if an export control licence is required for this project and the status of any application(s)
  • if your project involves any items or substances on the UK strategic export control list, please provide a list

A filled dot only means your answer mentions that ground. It is not a judgement of how well.

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