C2D3 will award 5x £2000 Seed Funding to Early Career Researchers. Applications are invited from University of Cambridge Early Career Researchers, with the aim of the grants to provide a step towards an independent research career. 

Call guidance

Applications should focus on cross-disciplinary data science or AI.  Preference will be given towards Cross-disciplinary activities that address one or more of the following: 

• Foster external industry collaborations 
• Involve an additional Strategic Research Initiative (SRI) or Interdisciplinary Research Centre (IRC) 
• Increase engagement opportunities for underrepresented groups 

Examples of cross-disciplinary projects that could be funded are: 

• Building a network to pursue your next project 
• Providing a short internship for a PhD student, with yourself as the mentor 
• Collaboration with a short industry project 
• Host a knowledge sharing event 
• Host a skills-development workshop 
• An activity that advances the strategic research aims or increases the awareness of an additional SRI/IRC

C2D3 can help provide administration support during your project, including venue hire, catering arrangements, hosting an event website etc. Please discuss with C2D3 should you have any queries.

The definition of ECRs for this call are postdoctoral researchers.

The Steering Committee for C2D3 will assess the applications and decide which five will be awarded the seed funding. 

Acknowledgements 

Recipients of the C2D3 ECR Seed Funding should acknowledge the following for their financial support in any outputs: 

• Isaac Newton Trust 
• Cambridge Centre for Data-Driven Discovery 

Deadlines 

Monday 27th June 2022, 5pm - Applications to be received by coordinator@c2d3.cam.ac.uk (Application form provided below) 

Monday 16th January 2023, 5pm - Projects must be completed and reported back to coordinator@c2d3.cam.ac.uk (Report form provided below)