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ESRC research funding guide: for Je-S applications (PDF)
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Details
The guide to use depends on which service you are using to apply for a funding opportunity.
If you are applying through the:
- Joint Electronic Submissions (Je-S) system, use ‘ESRC research funding guide: for Je-S applications’
- UKRI Funding Service, use the ‘ESRC research funding guide for the UKRI Funding Service’
These guides give details of the arrangements and procedures for ESRC research grants, together with a summary of proposal procedures.
They cover:
- the type of funding opportunities ESRC offers
- eligibility for funding
- evaluation
- how to apply
- the costs that grants cover
- how proposals are assessed
- what happens with successful proposals
Updates
- 26 June 2023
Following updates made to ESRC research funding guide for the UKRI Funding Service: statements added confirming rejection of applications which do not comply with the rules of the opportunity; section added on flexible funding pots; disclaimers added confirming that business project co-leads cannot claim estates or indirect costs for ESRC opportunities. - 23 June 2023
ESRC research funding guide: for Je-S applications document has been updated with: notification at the start of the document to indicate this guidance is for applicants using Je-S. Guidance for applicants using the UKRI Funding Service can be found on the website; guidance on Flexible Funding Pots added to the other directly incurred costs section. - 12 June 2023
Latest version of the 'ESRC research funding guide: for Je-S applications document' added. - 9 June 2023
Minor wording changes and updated links in the HTML document - 25 May 2023
Added the HTML document 'ESRC research funding guide for the UKRI Funding Service'. - 21 April 2023
Update to the extensions notification requirement and additional transfers guidance added. - 1 February 2023
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