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Advancing adolescent mental health and wellbeing research

Apply for funding to help improve research in the field of ‘adolescence, mental health and the developing mind’ through:

  • methodological innovation
  • capability building.

You can be researcher at any career stage who is:

  • within the remit of AHRC, ESRC or MRC
  • based in the UK
  • from a UK research organisation eligible for UKRI funding.
Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Medical Research Council (MRC), Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£8,000,000
Award range:
£125,000 - £1,250,000
Publication date:
22 September 2021
Opening date:
22 September 2021
Closing date:

Build a network to research sustainable agri-food for net zero

Apply for funding to develop a research network that will focus on improving the sustainability of the agri-food system.

You must be:

  • based at an eligible UK-based organisation
  • working in a science discipline.

Co-investigators can be from any discipline.

Your network is expected to:

  • focus on reducing greenhouse gas emissions
  • build interdisciplinary partnerships
  • involve stakeholders
  • develop future research plans.
Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), UK Research and Innovation
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£4,375,000
Publication date:
21 September 2021
Opening date:
20 September 2021
Closing date:

Pre-announcement: explore people’s relationships with digital technologies

Apply for funding to develop a network to research people’s relationships with technology. The network will:

  • carry out and fund research
  • build communities
  • provide skills development opportunities.

You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for ESRC funding.

Your project must be:

  • social science-led
  • at least 50% within ESRC’s remit.
Opportunity status:
Upcoming
Funders:
Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£4,000,000
Maximum award:
£4,000,000
Publication date:
7 September 2021
Opening date:
To be confirmed
Closing date:
To be confirmed

Linked education and assessment systems data research fellowship

Apply for funding to research ways education and assessment systems data could influence policy.

You must be based at an eligible UK research organisation.

Fellowships can last up to 12 months.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)
Funding type:
Fellowship
Maximum award:
£130,000
Publication date:
1 September 2021
Opening date:
10 August 2021
Closing date:

UK and South Korea social science, arts and humanities connections

Apply for funding to develop long-term relationships between social science, arts or humanities researchers based in the UK and South Korea.

You must be:

  • a researcher at a UK research organisation eligible for UKRI funding
  • at postdoctoral level or higher.
Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£1,500,000
Maximum award:
£50,000
Publication date:
30 July 2021
Opening date:
11 August 2021 09:30 UK time
Closing date:

Synthesising evidence in economics of biodiversity

Apply for funding to synthesise current evidence and identify future research opportunities for the upcoming Economics of Biodiversity programme.

Your project should focus on terrestrial and freshwater habitats. You must be based at a UK organisation eligible for NERC funding.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£440,000
Maximum award:
£50,000
Publication date:
30 July 2021
Opening date:
30 July 2021
Closing date:

Research to improve UK economic productivity

Apply to do research that seeks to transform UK productivity.

To apply, you must be from a UK-based research organisation eligible for ESRC funding.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)
Co-funders:
UKRI Strategic Priorities Fund (SPF)
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£10,000,000
Award range:
£1,000,000 - £2,000,000
Publication date:
13 July 2021
Opening date:
15 July 2021
Closing date:

Understanding environmental change in Inuit Nunangat

Apply for funding to investigate changes to the terrestrial, coastal and near-shore marine environments in Inuit Nunangat.

You must be:

  • from an eligible UK research organisation
  • eligible for UKRI funding.

Your project must include:

  • an Inuk, Inuit organisation or community representative involved as either principal or co-investigator.
Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£7,630,000
Maximum award:
£545,000
Publication date:
9 June 2021
Opening date:
9 June 2021 15:00 UK time
Closing date:

Research the social sciences in the Open Research Area (ORA): round 7

Apply for funding for international research in the social sciences.

Your project must be a collaboration. This must include researchers from at least three of these countries:

  • UK
  • France
  • Germany
  • Canada.

You can also choose to involve a Japanese partner.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)
Co-funders:
Agence nationale de la Recherche (ANR), Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG), Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)
Funding type:
Grant
Publication date:
8 June 2021
Opening date:
2 August 2021 15:00 UK time
Closing date:

Investigate changes in working lives and power in the workplace

Apply for funding to explore power dynamics in the workplace and changes in working lives.

The opportunity is for UK-based individuals or research teams. You must be based at an approved university or independent research organisation.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£4,300,000
Award range:
£535,000 - £720,000
Publication date:
10 May 2021
Opening date:
10 June 2021
Closing date:

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