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Funding

The OPCSA publishes funding calls and opportunities relevant to policing science and technology on this page.

If you are seeking potential funding partners or require a letter of support for your research, please contact [email protected].The team is keen to hear about your proposal and can provide appropriate advice and support.

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19 January 2024
Future data services: pilots to enhance data services for the future

Apply for ESRC funding to develop and pilot new data service delivery solutions to enable: federation of data services…
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Digital Network of People
18 December 2023
Manchester Prize: open for applications

A landmark prize, awarding £1 million every year to the boldest and most cutting-edge solutions that use AI for public good.
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13 December 2023
UK IC Postdoctoral Research Fellowships

These Fellowships are designed to promote unclassified basic research in areas of interest to the intelligence, security and defence communities. Apply Now … Deadline for applications 23 April 2024…
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24 October 2023
Testing For Impact - Open Grant Round

The Youth Endowment Fund exists to prevent children and young people becoming involved in violence.
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2 October 2023
Early Career Researcher funding call opens for vulnerability and policing research

The ESRC Vulnerability & Policing Futures Research Centre announced the opening of its second annual Early Career Researcher (ECR) Development Fund on the 6th of September.
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18 September 2023
Police STAR Fund 24/25 - Call information now available

We are pleased to announce that the call prospectus and accompanying FAQs for the Police Science Technology Analysis Research (STAR) Fund 24/25 is now available on our website. 
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15 August 2023
Responsible AI UK International Partnerships Grant - now open

The call is open to universities and businesses (see grant restrictions) with funding to support international collaboration projects, from £20,000 to £100,000, for up to 18 months.
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Birds eye view of digital city
4 August 2023
Responsible AI UK Impact Accelerator Call - Intention to submit now open

The intention to submit for the Responsible AI UK Impact Accelerator Call is now open.
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25 July 2023
Funding Opportunity - Behavioural Science for Security and Defence Network Plus

Apply for funding to develop a Network Plus to enable new understanding of how individual and population level risks evolve and how security threats can be identified and mitigated.
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10 July 2023
Responsible Artificial Intelligence UK Funding Call

Apply for funding to support interdisciplinary translational research and knowledge exchange on responsible artificial intelligence (RAI) to ensure that AI technologies are designed…

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