2025 to 2026 grant data tables
Royal College of Music
Table list
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Table A: Summary of allocations
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Table B: Mainstream QR funds and London weighting
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Table C: QR charity support fund and QR business research element
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Table D: QR RDP supervision funds
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Table E: HEIF allocations
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Table F: HEIF formula parameters
Table A: 2025 to 2026 Summary of allocations
Quality-related research (QR) funds
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Mainstream QR funds (£)
- 375,616
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London weighting on mainstream QR (£)
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45,074
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Mainstream QR funds including London weighting (£)
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420,690
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QR charity support fund (£)
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1,998
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QR business research element (£)
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374
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QR RDP supervision funds (£)
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151,787
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QR funding for National Research Libraries (£)
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0
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Total QR funding (£)
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574,849
Higher Education Innovation Funding (HEIF)
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Main allocation (£)
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375,891
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Top-up allocation (£)
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0
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Total HEIF (£)
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375,891
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Total QR and HEIF grant (£)
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950,740
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Museums, Galleries and Collections Fund (£)
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221,663
Table B: 2025 to 2026 Mainstream QR funds and London weighting
This data is available in the CSV grant data tables download
Table C: 2025 to 2026 QR charity support fund and QR business research element
QR charity support fund
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AFR21 Research income from charities (£)
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2,000
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AFR22 Research income from charities (£)
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2,000
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AFR23 Research income from charities (£)
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32,000
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AFR24 Research income from charities (£)
-
3,000
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Average annual income (£)
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9,750
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London-weighted research income (£)*
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10,920
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QR charity support fund (£)**
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1,998
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London weighting (£)
-
1.12
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Rate
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0.182981
Notes:
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* London-weighted research income (£) = average annual income (£) x London weighting
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** QR charity support fund (£) = London-weighted research income (£) x rate
QR business research element
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AFR21 Research income from businesses (£)
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8,000
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AFR22 Research income from businesses (£)
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0
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AFR23 Research income from businesses (£)
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0
-
AFR24 Research income from businesses (£)
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0
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Average annual income (£)
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2,000
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QR business research element (£)*
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374
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Rate
-
0.186757
Notes:
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* QR business research element (£) = average annual income (£) x rate
Table D: 2025 to 2026 QR RDP supervision funds
This data is available in the CSV grant data tables download
Table E: 2025 to 2026 HEIF allocations
HEIF qualifying income
Data source
2021 to 2022 income (£)
2022 to 2023 income (£)
2023 to 2024 income (£)
HE-BCI survey
Income from contract research
0
0
0
Income from consultancy
0
2,000
17,000
Income from equipment and facilities
527,000
527,000
467,000
Income from regeneration
30,000
5,000
0
Income from intellectual property
0
0
21,000
Income from SMEs in the above categories*
16,000
51,000
45,000
Innovate UK
KTP income**
0
0
0
OfS annual financial return
Income from NCB provision
1,888,000
2,179,000
2,414,000
Total per year
2,461,000
2,764,000
2,964,000
Notes:
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* Income from SMEs is included in the income stream total and again in the total income
from SMEs to provide the overall double-weighting for SME income
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** This is the KTP income provided by Innovate UK
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Total weighted qualifying income (£), using 2:3:5 ratio = (2021 to 2022 income x 2) + (2022 to 2023 income x 3) + (2023 to 2024 income x 5)
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28,034,000
HEIF allocation
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Main allocation (£)
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375,891
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Top-up allocation (£)
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0
-
Total allocation (£)
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375,891
Table F: 2025 to 2026 HEIF formula parameters
Total HEIF budget
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Main allocation (£)
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240,000,000
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Top-up allocation (£)
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20,000,000
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Total HEIF budget (£)
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260,000,000
HEIF formula parameters
Main allocation
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Minimum allocation threshold (£)
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250,000
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Maximum allocation (£)
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4,670,000
New Entrant Cap*
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Maximum allocation (£)
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500,000
Yearly moderation factor
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Maximum increase
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10%
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Maximum decrease
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-10%
Top-up allocation
-
Minimum allocation (£)
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200,000
-
Maximum allocation (£)
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1,000,000
Notes:
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* A new entrant is defined as a provider, newly eligible or otherwise, that did not receive HEIF in the previous year, whether or not they received HEIF prior to that time
Table A: 2025 to 2026 Summary of allocations
Quality-related research (QR) funds
- Mainstream QR funds (£)
- 375,616
- London weighting on mainstream QR (£)
- 45,074
- Mainstream QR funds including London weighting (£)
- 420,690
- QR charity support fund (£)
- 1,998
- QR business research element (£)
- 374
- QR RDP supervision funds (£)
- 151,787
- QR funding for National Research Libraries (£)
- 0
- Total QR funding (£)
- 574,849
Higher Education Innovation Funding (HEIF)
- Main allocation (£)
- 375,891
- Top-up allocation (£)
- 0
- Total HEIF (£)
- 375,891
- Total QR and HEIF grant (£)
- 950,740
- Museums, Galleries and Collections Fund (£)
- 221,663
Table B: 2025 to 2026 Mainstream QR funds and London weighting
This data is available in the CSV grant data tables download
Table C: 2025 to 2026 QR charity support fund and QR business research element
QR charity support fund
- AFR21 Research income from charities (£)
- 2,000
- AFR22 Research income from charities (£)
- 2,000
- AFR23 Research income from charities (£)
- 32,000
- AFR24 Research income from charities (£)
- 3,000
- Average annual income (£)
- 9,750
- London-weighted research income (£)*
- 10,920
- QR charity support fund (£)**
- 1,998
- London weighting (£)
- 1.12
- Rate
- 0.182981
Notes:
- * London-weighted research income (£) = average annual income (£) x London weighting
- ** QR charity support fund (£) = London-weighted research income (£) x rate
QR business research element
- AFR21 Research income from businesses (£)
- 8,000
- AFR22 Research income from businesses (£)
- 0
- AFR23 Research income from businesses (£)
- 0
- AFR24 Research income from businesses (£)
- 0
- Average annual income (£)
- 2,000
- QR business research element (£)*
- 374
- Rate
- 0.186757
Notes:
- * QR business research element (£) = average annual income (£) x rate
Table D: 2025 to 2026 QR RDP supervision funds
This data is available in the CSV grant data tables download
Table E: 2025 to 2026 HEIF allocations
Data source | 2021 to 2022 income (£) | 2022 to 2023 income (£) | 2023 to 2024 income (£) | |
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HE-BCI survey | Income from contract research | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Income from consultancy | 0 | 2,000 | 17,000 | |
Income from equipment and facilities | 527,000 | 527,000 | 467,000 | |
Income from regeneration | 30,000 | 5,000 | 0 | |
Income from intellectual property | 0 | 0 | 21,000 | |
Income from SMEs in the above categories* | 16,000 | 51,000 | 45,000 | |
Innovate UK | KTP income** | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OfS annual financial return | Income from NCB provision | 1,888,000 | 2,179,000 | 2,414,000 |
Total per year | 2,461,000 | 2,764,000 | 2,964,000 |
Notes:
- * Income from SMEs is included in the income stream total and again in the total income from SMEs to provide the overall double-weighting for SME income
- ** This is the KTP income provided by Innovate UK
- Total weighted qualifying income (£), using 2:3:5 ratio = (2021 to 2022 income x 2) + (2022 to 2023 income x 3) + (2023 to 2024 income x 5)
- 28,034,000
HEIF allocation
- Main allocation (£)
- 375,891
- Top-up allocation (£)
- 0
- Total allocation (£)
- 375,891
Table F: 2025 to 2026 HEIF formula parameters
Total HEIF budget
- Main allocation (£)
- 240,000,000
- Top-up allocation (£)
- 20,000,000
- Total HEIF budget (£)
- 260,000,000
HEIF formula parameters
Main allocation
- Minimum allocation threshold (£)
- 250,000
- Maximum allocation (£)
- 4,670,000
New Entrant Cap*
- Maximum allocation (£)
- 500,000
Yearly moderation factor
- Maximum increase
- 10%
- Maximum decrease
- -10%
Top-up allocation
- Minimum allocation (£)
- 200,000
- Maximum allocation (£)
- 1,000,000
Notes:
- * A new entrant is defined as a provider, newly eligible or otherwise, that did not receive HEIF in the previous year, whether or not they received HEIF prior to that time