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Applicants must be UK-based; international co-leads and PhD studentships are not eligible; project must start by 1 May 2027.","{\"faq\":[{\"q\":\"How much funding is available for the AHRC Attendance and Engagement at UK Sporting, Cultural and Heritage Sites call?\",\"a\":\"Up to £1.32 million full economic cost, with AHRC and DCMS jointly funding 80% of FEC.\"},{\"q\":\"Who can apply for this AHRC-DCMS grant?\",\"a\":\"UK-based researchers and institutions; international co-leads and PhD studentships are not eligible.\"},{\"q\":\"Is a consortium required for this call?\",\"a\":\"No, project co-leads and partners including business, third-sector or DCMS stakeholders are encouraged but not mandatory.\"},{\"q\":\"What is the deadline for this AHRC call?\",\"a\":\"The deadline is 1 December 2026 at 16:00 UK time, and funded projects must start by 1 May 2027.\"},{\"q\":\"How long can funded projects run?\",\"a\":\"Projects can run for up to 34 months.\"}],\"key_dates\":[\"Deadline: 1 December 2026, 16:00 UK time\",\"Single-stage application\",\"Project must start by 1 May 2027; duration up to 34 months\"],\"meta_description\":\"AHRC-DCMS call funds UK-based interdisciplinary research up to £1.32M to measure attendance at unticketed cultural and sporting events, from AHRC.\",\"summary\":\"This AHRC call, run jointly with DCMS, funds up to £1.32 million (80% FEC) for interdisciplinary research developing deployable models to measure attendance and engagement at unticketed UK sporting, cultural and heritage events. It is a one-off, single-stage call open to UK-based teams only, with international co-leads and PhD studentships excluded. 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