The purpose of this opportunity is to provide strategic research infrastructure base funding, supporting independent research organisations to support the diverse social science ecosystem in the UK.
You must be invited by ESRC and based at an eligible organisation in order to apply.
Spend 18 months as a UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) core policy fellow, Natural Hazards and Resilience policy fellow or What Works Innovation fellow to inform policy to address pressing national and global challenges.
You must:
be based at a UK based organisation eligible for UKRI funding
have a PhD or equivalent experience
be a researcher in an eligible discipline in accordance with the specific position applied for
UKRI and Research Council of Norway have signed a Money Follows Cooperation agreement to enable collaborative applications between researchers in the UK and Norway. UKRI funding will be provided for project co-leads based in Norway in successful applications. Applications must be submitted through existing council programmes.
This opportunity funds researcher-driven basic, applied, and strategic research from any disciplines and on any topics in ESRC’s remit, as long as the social sciences are more than 50% of the focus and effort.
You can be based at any eligible UK research organisation to apply for ESRC funding.
This opportunity funds new researchers at the start of their careers to support them to become independent researchers through gaining experience of managing and leading research projects and teams.
You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for ESRC funding.
This opportunity funds collaborative work with researchers in Luxembourg, governed by an agreement between UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and FNR in Luxembourg.
You may submit collaborative research proposals in any area of social sciences within the remit of both ESRC and FNR.