ESRC responsive mode: new investigator grants round two
Economic and Social Research Council
What it funds
Word limit: 550 In plain English, provide a summary we can use to identify the most suitable experts to assess your application. We may make this summary publicly available on external-facing websites, so make it suitable for a variety of readers, for example: opinion-formers policymakers the public the wider research community Guidance for writing a summary Clearly describe your proposed work in terms of: context the challenge the project addresses aims and objectives potential applications and
Who can apply
This opportunity is for early career researchers. As part of your application, you must articulate why you should be considered an early career researcher and how the award of a new investigator grant will have a demonstrable impact on your trajectory to becoming an independent researcher. The ‘new investigator’ must be the project lead who submits the application. The project lead for this funding opportunity can be: from anywhere in the world with or without a permanent academic post However, you must be based at an organisation eligible for ESRC funding for the duration of the grant. Project co-leads are permitted on this opportunity and encouraged for interdisciplinary applications or where a project co-lead would provide specific technical expertise that is essential to the project. However, it must be clear that the project lead is responsible for leading the project. See the ESRC research funding guide for further information on eligibility and associated costs that can be included on ESRC grants.
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