Guidance

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: 29 May 2024 - see all updates

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ESRC project co-leads from UK 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

• 29 May 2024
  Document updated to reflect that applicants based at UKRI eligible organisations are not subject to the requirements and restrictions set out in this policy but will be funded under standard Full Economic Cost (FEC) rules (80% FEC).
• 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.