AHRC Hub for Public Engagement with Music Research
AHRC Hub for Public Engagement with Music Research

Call for Spoke Projects – AHRC Hub for Public Engagement with Music Research

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  • Opportunity Status: closed
  • Funders: Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), distributed by the University of Southampton and run through the Centre for Music Education and Social Justice (CMESJ)
  • Funding Type: Spoke Project Grant
  • Funding amount: 4x Spoke Project collaborations between academic and non-academic partners, at £75,000–£100,000 per Spoke
  • Publication date: 31 October 2024
  • PHASE 1 - Expressions of Interest due: 15 January 2025
  • PHASE 2 - Shortlisted applications due: 2 May 2025
  • Spoke Project duration: up to 12 months between June 2025–June 2026
     

Background to the call


In 2023 the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) opened the call for a UK Higher Education (HE) institution to be the AHRC Hub for Public Engagement with Music Research. The Hub was awarded to Southampton’s Centre for Music Education and Social Justice, directed by Project Lead Erin Johnson-Williams.

As the AHRC Hub for Public Engagement with Music Research we will fund 4 ‘Spoke’ projects to run in 2025–2026, each of which will be a collaboration between an academic and non-academic partner.

As a National Hub, we are invested in reaching participants from all four countries of the UK and will be holding in-person networking events in Southampton, Cardiff, Glasgow and Belfast in November and December 2024. 
 

Aim of the Hub

 

The aim of the AHRC Hub Public Engagement with Music Research at the Centre for Music Education and Social Justice is to use social justice-informed approaches to increase the relevance, accessibility and usability of participatory music research in the UK. 

The funded Spoke Projects, involving collaborations between academic and non-academic partners, will be equitable examples of how music research can intersect with social justice, providing clear pathways to policy impact. 

 
What we’re looking for 


The Hub for Public Engagement with Research has resource to fund projects against the following 4 themes, informed by the priorities of the AHRC:

  • Health and wellbeing
  • Civic and cohesive communities
  • Creative education
  • Technological innovation 


We will support applications that align with at least one of these umbrella themes. 

Hub call documents

Call for Spoke Projects - Audio Guide

    Audio Guide for the AHRC Public Engagement with Music Research Call for Spoke Projects

Expression of interest form

Please submit your expression of interest using our Microsoft Form. We have also provided an offline version below to help you to develop your application. 

Timeline

 

Find a Spoke Project partner

The Hub holds a database of contacts that are interested in finding a partner who can collaborate on developing a Spoke Project.