Grant opportunity
Immersive Arts phase two
Invite-only funding to lead the second phase of the Immersive Arts programme, supporting creative practice, economic growth, and adoption of immersive technologies across UK arts, culture, and creative sectors.
- Funder
- Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)
- Invite-only deadline
- Invite-only deadline: Jun 11, 2026
- Award
- Maximum AHRC and arts-body contribution of GBP 8.35 million; total fund GBP 8.8 million
- Applicant
- Invite-only consortia
- Discipline
- Arts, Culture & Humanities
- Region
- United Kingdom
- Posted
- May 20, 2026
Call summary
Overview
AHRC is administering invite-only funding on behalf of UK arts funding partners to deliver the second phase of Immersive Arts, a three-year programme focused on immersive technologies in arts, culture, and creative sectors.
Who can apply
- Only invited applicants can apply.
- The consortium must include at least five partners across the UK: two in England, one in Northern Ireland, one in Scotland, and one in Wales.
- Consortium partners may include creative industry, cultural, commercial, and research-sector organisations.
What it supports
- Programme delivery that supports creative practice, impact, economic growth, and adoption of immersive technologies across the UK.
- A lead hub and regionally dispersed partners are expected to deliver activities that develop Immersive Arts objectives and sector capacity.
Funding and duration
The total fund is GBP 8.8 million. The maximum AHRC and national arts development body contribution to the project is GBP 8.35 million before indexation.
Invite-only deadline
Invite-only deadline: Jun 11, 2026
How to apply
Invited consortia should use the official UKRI Funding Finder page and submit through the UKRI Funding Service by 11 June 2026 at 4:00 pm UK time.
Call details
About the opportunity
AHRC is administering invite-only funding on behalf of UK arts funding partners to deliver the second phase of Immersive Arts, a three-year programme focused on immersive technologies in arts, culture, and creative sectors.
Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) lists this opportunity for Invite-only consortia, Arts, Culture & Humanities, United Kingdom.
This listing is written for researchers, students, universities, NGOs, research teams, policy professionals and academic institutions searching for Arts, Culture & Humanities grants, fellowships, scholarships, conferences, workshops and funding opportunities in United Kingdom contexts.
Eligibility
Only invited applicants can apply.
The consortium must include at least five partners across the UK: two in England, one in Northern Ireland, one in Scotland, and one in Wales.
Consortium partners may include creative industry, cultural, commercial, and research-sector organisations.
Funding and benefits
The total fund is GBP 8.8 million. The maximum AHRC and national arts development body contribution to the project is GBP 8.35 million before indexation.
Themes and supported activities
Programme delivery that supports creative practice, impact, economic growth, and adoption of immersive technologies across the UK.
A lead hub and regionally dispersed partners are expected to deliver activities that develop Immersive Arts objectives and sector capacity.
Deadline and timeline
Invite-only deadline: Invite-only deadline: Jun 11, 2026.
Applicants should confirm the exact deadline time, time zone, required documents, portal steps and any institutional approvals on the official call page before submitting.
How to apply
Invited consortia should use the official UKRI Funding Finder page and submit through the UKRI Funding Service by 11 June 2026 at 4:00 pm UK time.
Before applying, check eligibility rules, budgets, attachments, page limits, partner requirements, cost-share conditions and whether the opportunity uses an expression of interest, full proposal, registration or nomination stage.