EPSRC discipline hopping in ICT, Nov 2023: responsive mode

Discipline hopping in ICT grants are for researchers based at an eligible UK research organisation who wish to expand their research into new disciplinary areas. Applicants may either have a background in ICT and propose to use their research skills in a new discipline, or have other expertise and wish to learn ICT research skills and apply them in their home discipline. The programme aims to support interdisciplinary research by enabling ICT researchers to use their expertise in other disciplines, or for researchers from other fields to apply their expertise to ICT. Researchers must be 'hopping' into or from one of the ICT research areas covered by this funding opportunity and must have a proven track record of research in their home discipline. The goal is to demonstrate how applicants will develop skills and collaborations with other disciplines or users, using interdisciplinary research and collaborative development to benefit the ICT research community. The period of discipline-hopping can last between three and 24 months with varying work patterns, such as working in another university department, traveling to different research institutions, or re-skilling over a longer period. EPSRC will award 80% of the full economic cost of the project, with the host organisation covering the remaining balance.