The Leverhulme Trust invites applications from individuals for research grants to be administered by institutions. Staff employed at universities and other institutions of higher and further education in the UK, are eligible to apply. Awards cover the salary costs of a researcher or researchers of post-doctoral level to work on an original, specific and discrete research project, plus limited support costs. Overheads, equipment and other capital items are not eligible costs. Grants are normally awarded for a period of six months full-time to three years.
Interdisciplinary projects are especially encouraged.
The principal purpose of applications must be to pursue a research project rather than to fund a particular individual or post. Replacement teaching costs are only rarely met. Such grants are intended to enable a principal investigator to assess and demonstrate the feasibility of a project and would, typically, be for a duration of six months. An extended application will only be accepted when the results of the pilot project are available for appraisal by referees. The Trustees are prepared to consider proposals for a limited number of research grants of between 250,000 and 500,000 for up to five years as part of their institutional grants scheme.