We are commissioning one doctoral focal award plus to develop a cadre of social scientists from doctoral studentships and across career stages with the skills needed to use data-driven research approaches in innovative ways.
You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for ESRC funding.
Apply for funding to deliver innovative AI supported research using UKRI social science data.
You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for UKRI funding and have participated in the AI supported research using UKRI social science data sandpit held in Manchester on 23 to 24 June 2026.
Apply for funding to deliver entrepreneurship-focused doctoral training.
Applications can be led by organisations with standard and non-standard eligibility. The non-standard eligibility process will need to be completed before an award is made.
An expression of interest is required by 21 September 2026 4:00pm UK time.
Apply for funding to develop and test dynamic tools and innovative approaches to measure public trust and confidence in policing by 2030.
The tools and approaches developed will access the voices of underrepresented communities, assess the impact of police activity, and identify what builds public trust and confidence.
Apply for funding to develop and test dynamic tools and innovative approaches to measure public trust and confidence in policing by 2030.
The tools and approaches developed will access the voices of underrepresented communities, assess the impact of police activity, and identify what builds public trust and confidence.
Individuals and research teams can apply for funding to support high-impact, policy- and practitioner-relevant research through deeper exploitation of existing data resources from any disciplines and on any topics in ESRC’s remit.
You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible 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 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 funding opportunity is designed to support the Economic Statistics Centre of Excellence’s (ESCoE) high-quality research to improve economic measurement, enhance the production of key statistics, and address challenges related to economic measurement over a three-year period.