{"id":44559,"date":"2025-11-08T16:50:54","date_gmt":"2025-11-08T16:50:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=44559"},"modified":"2025-11-08T16:50:54","modified_gmt":"2025-11-08T16:50:54","slug":"ukri-riches-access-fund-addresses-costs-in-supporting-users-and-service-providers-with-first-call-open-to-10-12-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=44559","title":{"rendered":"UKRI RICHeS Access Fund addresses costs in supporting users and service providers with first call open to 10\/12"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The United Kingdom Arts and Humanities Research Council RICHeS (Research Infrastructure for Conservation and Heritage Science) Access Fund helps researchers, organisations and heritage professionals gain access to cutting-edge equipment, collections and expertise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>UKRI writes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2026 By covering costs that might otherwise be a barrier, the fund encourages collaborative, interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary research while showcasing the value and impact of a national heritage science infrastructure. Whether you are an individual researcher, an academic institution or a museum, the Access Fund can help you bring your heritage science projects to life\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The RICHeS Access Fund specifically addresses the challenge of cost, supporting both users and service providers. By facilitating access to the RICHeS-funded distributed infrastructure, the fund also supports the development of expertise and career progression, particularly for Research Technical Professionals (RTPs).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Who can apply?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We welcome applications from a broad range of individuals and organisations, eligible users could include but are not limited to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Galleries, libraries, museums and archives<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Individual researchers, including PhD or other students whose funding does not already cover costs associated with their research<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Academic organisations and educational establishments (such as schools, colleges, and universities)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Registered charitable bodies and social enterprises<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Commercial companies or freelance specialists working in collaboration with eligible partner organisations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Timeline<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For the First Call:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Expression of interest: 8 October 2025 to 10 December 2025?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Invitation to full application: December 2025 to February 2026?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Outcomes: Shared by 31 March 2026<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Work completion expected: April 2026 to March 2027<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Further information and next steps<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please visit our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.riches.ukri.org\/funding\/riches-access-fund\/how-to-apply\/\">how to apply<\/a>&nbsp;page for full guidance on eligibility, funding available and the application process<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.riches.ukri.org\/funding\/riches-access-fund\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read more&#8230;.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The United Kingdom Arts and Humanities Research Council RICHeS (Research Infrastructure for Conservation and Heritage Science) Access Fund helps researchers, organisations and heritage professionals gain access to cutting-edge equipment, collections and expertise.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[165,23,62,29,242,43,215,22],"class_list":["post-44559","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sector-newsblog","tag-arts","tag-expertise","tag-funding","tag-heritage","tag-humanities","tag-research","tag-science","tag-skills"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44559","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=44559"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44559\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":44560,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44559\/revisions\/44560"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=44559"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=44559"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=44559"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}