2025 to 2026 grant data tables
School of Oriental and African Studies
  Table list
  - 
    Table A: Summary of allocations
  
- 
    Table B: Mainstream QR funds and London weighting
  
- 
    Table C: QR charity support fund and QR business research element
  
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    Table D: QR RDP supervision funds
  
- 
    Table E: HEIF allocations
  
- 
    Table F: HEIF formula parameters
  
      Table A: 2025 to 2026 Summary of allocations
    
    
      Quality-related research (QR) funds
    
     
       - 
          Mainstream QR funds (£)
        
-   3,670,940
- 
          London weighting on mainstream QR (£)
        
- 
              440,514
        
- 
          Mainstream QR funds including London weighting (£)
        
- 
            4,111,454
        
- 
          QR charity support fund (£)
        
- 
    192,745
        
- 
          QR business research element (£)
        
- 
               36,791
        
- 
          QR RDP supervision funds (£)
        
- 
              712,302
        
- 
          QR funding for National Research Libraries (£)
        
- 
              677,437
        
- 
          Total QR funding (£)
        
- 
            5,730,729
        
      Higher Education Innovation Funding (HEIF)
    
    
      
        - 
          Main allocation (£)
        
- 
              654,356
        
- 
          Top-up allocation (£)
        
- 
                    0
        
- 
          Total HEIF (£)
        
- 
              654,356
        
      
        - 
          Total QR and HEIF grant (£)
        
- 
            6,385,085
        
      
        - 
          Museums, Galleries and Collections Fund (£)
        
- 
          0
        
      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 (£)
                 
- 
                     1,006,000
                 
- 
                   AFR22 Research income from charities (£)
                 
- 
                       528,000
                 
- 
                   AFR23 Research income from charities (£)
                 
- 
                       757,000
                 
- 
                   AFR24 Research income from charities (£)
                 
- 
                     1,471,000
                 
- 
                   Average annual income (£)
                 
- 
                       940,500
                 
- 
                   London-weighted research income (£)*
                 
- 
                     1,053,360
                 
- 
                   QR charity support fund (£)**
                 
- 
                       192,745
                 
                   
                  
                   - 
                   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 (£)
                 
- 
                         6,000
                 
- 
                   AFR22 Research income from businesses (£)
                 
- 
                       153,000
                 
- 
                   AFR23 Research income from businesses (£)
                 
- 
                       189,000
                 
- 
                   AFR24 Research income from businesses (£)
                 
- 
                       440,000
                 
- 
                   Average annual income (£)
                 
- 
                       197,000
                 
- 
                   QR business research element (£)*
                 
- 
                        36,791
                 
                   
                  
                   - 
                   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
    
    
      
        
          
            HEIF qualifying income
           
          
            
              Data source 
              2021 to 2022 income (£) 
              2022 to 2023 income (£) 
              2023 to 2024 income (£) 
             
          
          
            
              
                HE-BCI survey
               
              
                Income from contract research
               
                  1,437,000 
                    877,000 
                  1,429,000 
             
            
              
                Income from consultancy
               
                  2,044,000 
                  1,602,000 
                  1,492,000 
             
            
              
                Income from equipment and facilities
               
                    144,000 
                    146,000 
                    319,000 
             
            
              
                Income from regeneration
               
                          0 
                          0 
                          0 
             
            
              
                Income from intellectual property
               
                    459,000 
                    298,000 
                    321,000 
             
            
              
                Income from SMEs in the above categories*
               
                     20,000 
                     15,000 
                    231,000 
             
            
              
                Innovate UK
               
              
                KTP income**
               
                          0 
                          0 
                     18,000 
             
            
              
                OfS annual financial return
               
              
                Income from NCB provision
               
                    864,000 
                  1,414,000 
                  1,352,000 
             
            
              
                Total per year
               
                  4,968,000 
                  4,352,000 
                  5,162,000 
                         
          
        
      
    
    
      
        
          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)
            
- 
                 48,802,000
            
          HEIF allocation
        
        
          
            - 
              Main allocation (£)
            
- 
                    654,356
            
- 
              Top-up allocation (£)
            
- 
                          0
            
- 
              Total allocation (£)
            
- 
                    654,356
            
      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
              
Table A: 2025 to 2026 Summary of allocations
Quality-related research (QR) funds
- Mainstream QR funds (£)
- 3,670,940
- London weighting on mainstream QR (£)
- 440,514
- Mainstream QR funds including London weighting (£)
- 4,111,454
- QR charity support fund (£)
- 192,745
- QR business research element (£)
- 36,791
- QR RDP supervision funds (£)
- 712,302
- QR funding for National Research Libraries (£)
- 677,437
- Total QR funding (£)
- 5,730,729
Higher Education Innovation Funding (HEIF)
- Main allocation (£)
- 654,356
- Top-up allocation (£)
- 0
- Total HEIF (£)
- 654,356
- Total QR and HEIF grant (£)
- 6,385,085
- Museums, Galleries and Collections Fund (£)
- 0
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 (£)
- 1,006,000
- AFR22 Research income from charities (£)
- 528,000
- AFR23 Research income from charities (£)
- 757,000
- AFR24 Research income from charities (£)
- 1,471,000
- Average annual income (£)
- 940,500
- London-weighted research income (£)*
- 1,053,360
- QR charity support fund (£)**
- 192,745
- 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 (£)
- 6,000
- AFR22 Research income from businesses (£)
- 153,000
- AFR23 Research income from businesses (£)
- 189,000
- AFR24 Research income from businesses (£)
- 440,000
- Average annual income (£)
- 197,000
- QR business research element (£)*
- 36,791
- 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 (£) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HE-BCI survey | Income from contract research | 1,437,000 | 877,000 | 1,429,000 | 
| Income from consultancy | 2,044,000 | 1,602,000 | 1,492,000 | |
| Income from equipment and facilities | 144,000 | 146,000 | 319,000 | |
| Income from regeneration | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Income from intellectual property | 459,000 | 298,000 | 321,000 | |
| Income from SMEs in the above categories* | 20,000 | 15,000 | 231,000 | |
| Innovate UK | KTP income** | 0 | 0 | 18,000 | 
| OfS annual financial return | Income from NCB provision | 864,000 | 1,414,000 | 1,352,000 | 
| Total per year | 4,968,000 | 4,352,000 | 5,162,000 | |
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)
- 48,802,000
HEIF allocation
- Main allocation (£)
- 654,356
- Top-up allocation (£)
- 0
- Total allocation (£)
- 654,356
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
