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Including project co-leads from business, third sector or government bodies

Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) guidance for including project co-leads from outside academia in research funding applications.

• From: ESRC
• Published: 21 May 2021
• Last updated: 22 August 2023 - see all updates

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Including project co-leads from business, third sector or government bodies

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Details

Key questions and answers about including project co-leads from business, third sector or government bodies in ESRC research funding applications. The guidance covers:

• eligibility
• registering and entering information on the grant submission system
• project co-lead costs
• distributing project co-lead funding

Updates

• 22 August 2023
  Minor wording changes for clarity on eligibility.
• 2 March 2023
  Document updated.
• 16 August 2022
  Applicants based at independent research organisations (IROs) and public service research establishments (PSREs) which have gained UKRI eligibility may apply as principal or co-investigators.