ESRC Responsive Mode: Research Grants (Round Two)
UK Research and Innovation – Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)
Researcher-led social science grants for basic, applied or strategic research on any ESRC-remit topic, including social policy, social care and social work. Social science must be more than 50% of the research focus and effort.
- Indicative award
- $445k–$1.3M (total award)Page publishes £350,000 to £1,000,000 full economic cost, with ESRC funding 80% of FEC. USD figures here are an approximate conversion of the published GBP range; the funder publishes no USD amount.
- Timing
- Rolling / openNo specific published date recorded. This funder publishes a cycle rather than a date, and this database does not invent one.Listed as open with no closing date; applications are assessed in consecutive rounds with regular decision points. Opened 29 September 2023. Awards run up to five years (60 months).
- Who can apply
- Any faculty rank, Early-career faculty, Mid-career & senior, Postdoctoral
- Eligibility
- Project lead must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for ESRC funding for the whole grant; international project leads are not eligible, though international co-leads and UK third-sector, business or government co-leads may join. Any career stage.
- SSWR clusters
- Topics
- social science research · social policy · applied research · uk
- Apply at
- https://www.ukri.org/opportunity/esrc-responsive-mode-research-grants-round-two/
- This entry
- Curated by the working group. Written 2026-08-07. Funder link last confirmed to resolve on 2026-09-25.
Amounts and dates on this page are indicative and are maintained by people rather than scraped. Funders change ceilings, windows and eligibility without notice; confirm all details at the source above before applying.
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