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Given below are BU’s success rates with major funders. These figures are provided in order to encourage applications to be submitted to these funders. The figures are based on the financial year (August to July) of 2020/21.

AHRC Research Income at BU	2020-21
Applications and Award Activity at BU
	26 applications submitted to the value of £4.4M.
	3 are pending a decision to the value of £389k
	2 new AHRC awards accepted worth £172K
Success Rates	2020-21 – by volume of applications: 8%; by value of applications: 9%

BBSRC Research Income at BU	2020-21
Applications and Award Activity at BU
	2 application submitted to the value of £621k. This is still pending decision.

	No awards
Success Rates	2020-21 – by volume of applications: 0%; by value of applications: 0%

EPSRC Research Income at BU	2020-21
Applications and Award Activity at BU
	8 applications submitted to the value of £1.7M.
	1 is pending a decision to the value of £226k
	2 new EPSRC awards accepted worth £425K
Success Rates	2020/21 – by volume of applications: 25%; by value of applications: 25%

ESRC Research Income at BU	2020-21
Applications and Award Activity at BU
	14 applications submitted to the value of £3.8M.
	3 are pending a decision to the value of £663k
	No awards
Success Rates	2020-21 – by volume of applications: 0%; by value of applications: 0%

MRC Research Income at BU	2020-21
Applications and Award Activity at BU
	0 applications submitted in 2020-21

	No awards
Success Rates	2020-21 – by volume of applications: 0%; by value of applications: 0%

NERC Research Income at BU	2020-21
Applications and Award Activity at BU
	7 applications submitted to the value of £1.2M.

	1 new NERC award accepted worth £82k
Success Rates	2020-21 – by volume of applications: 14%; by value of applications: 7%

Innovate UK Research Income at BU	2020-21
Applications and Award Activity at BU
	9 applications submitted to the value of £887k.

	3 new IUK awards accepted worth £437k
Success Rates	2020-21 – by volume of applications: 33%; by value of applications: 49%

UKRI	2020-21
Applications and Award Activity at BU
	20 applications submitted to the value of £5.8M.
	1 is pending a decision to the value of £41k
Success Rates	2 new UKRI award accepted worth £340k
Success Rates	2020-21 – by volume of applications: 10%; by value of applications: 6%

BU has never submitted to the STFC as we do not carry out particle physics or astronomy research.

86 applications were submitted to the UKRI and it’s research councils, at a value of £18.4M. To date, ten (12%) have been awarded at a total value of £1.5M (8%).

British Academy Research Income at BU	2020-21
Applications and Award Activity at BU
	10 applications submitted to the value of £528k.

	1 new BA award accepted worth £16K
Success Rates	2019-20 – by volume of applications: 10%; by value of applications: 3%

Leverhulme Trust Research Income at BU	2020-21
Applications and Award Activity at BU
	5 application submitted to the value of £4M.

	No awards
Success Rates	2020-21 – by volume of applications: 0%; by value of applications: 0%

Royal Society Research Income at BU	2020-21
Applications and Award Activity at BU
	6 applications submitted to the value of £502k.
	1 is pending a decision to the value of £101k
	1 new RS award accepted worth £12K
Success Rates	2018-2019 – by volume of applications: 17%; by value of applications: 2.3%

Wellcome Trust Research Income at BU	2020-21
Applications and Award Activity at BU
	2 applications submitted to the value of £3.5M.

	No awards
Success Rates	2020-21 – by volume of applications: 0%; by value of applications: 0%

NIHR Research Income at BU	2020-21
Applications and Award Activity at BU
	37 applications submitted to the value of £2.5M.
	1 is pending a decision to the value of £237k
	8 new EU awards accepted worth £1.1.M
Success Rates	2020-21 – by volume of applications: 22%; by value of applications: 44%

EU Research Income at BU	2020-21
Applications and Award Activity at BU
	26 applications submitted to the value of £5.9M.

	5 new EU awards accepted worth £589k
Success Rates	2020-21 – by volume of applications: 19%; by value of applications: 10%

Find more information on the research blog pages for research councils and charities.

The RKE Development Framework offers several pathways that can strengthen your chances of being successful with these funders. The pathways offer information, advice and guidance on the major funders, together with the opportunity to come along to a bid writing retreat led by an external facilitator.