[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"grant-ahrc-expanding-access-to-creative-sector-r-d-infrastruc-2026":3,"similar-ahrc-expanding-access-to-creative-sector-r-d-infrastruc-2026":33},{"id":4,"name":5,"funder":6,"link":7,"budget":8,"budget_min_eur":9,"budget_max_eur":10,"deadline":9,"deadline_note":11,"duration":12,"trl":13,"relevance":9,"why_relevant":9,"early_career":14,"consortium":15,"first_seen":16,"last_updated":9,"update_note":9,"status":17,"stages":9,"call_frequency":18,"next_call_expected":9,"source_url":7,"created_at":19,"updated_at":20,"eligible_countries":21,"description":23,"seo_summary":24,"canonical_id":4,"links":25},"ahrc-expanding-access-to-creative-sector-r-d-infrastruc-2026","Expanding Access to Creative Sector R&D Infrastructure (CoSTAR Createch Futures Lot 1)","AHRC","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ukri.org\u002Fopportunity\u002Fpre-announcement-expanding-access-to-creative-sector-rd-infrastructure\u002F","Up to £2M (Satellite Labs) \u002F Up to £4M (Showcase Labs) FEC; AHRC funds 80% of FEC; minimum 50% Third Party Match Funding required",null,4680000,"Call opens 24 August 2026; projects must start by 31 May 2027","3 years from April 2027","6-9",false,"Required — UKRI-eligible lead organisation plus at least 1 commercial\u002Findustry co-location partner and 1 local\u002Fcombined authority or equivalent economic development body; wider industry co-investment also required","2026-08-02T00:00:00.000Z","open","One-off","2026-08-02T06:00:50.714Z","2026-08-02T07:08:18.450Z",[22],"GB","UK-only call (international collaborations ineligible). Funds design and fit-out of creative R&D labs (Showcase and Satellite) focused on screen and performance sectors at TRL 6-9. Lead must be UKRI-eligible, UK-resident, with professorial-level track record in creative industries R&D. Minimum 50% Third Party Match Funding required. Up to 4 grants awarded (max 2 Showcase, max 2 Satellite Labs).","{\"summary\":\"The AHRC CoSTAR Createch Futures Lot 1 funds design and fit-out of creative R&D laboratories for screen and performance sectors, with budgets up to £2 million (Satellite Labs) or £4 million (Showcase Labs) at full economic cost; AHRC covers 80% of eligible costs, requiring a minimum 50% third-party match. Applications are restricted to UK-based consortia led by a UKRI-eligible organisation with academic partners, commercial co-location partners, and local\u002Fcombined authority involvement. 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