ESRC Responsive Mode Secondary

Application Platform: UKRI Funding Service

Application Sections: Summary, core team details, vision, approach, applicant capability (R4RI), ethics and responsible research considerations, resources and cost justification, data management and sharing, facilities, references and project partner details.

Assessment Process: Applications undergo independent peer review followed by panel assessment and funding recommendation.

Co-Funders: Not specified

Collaboration Rules: Applications can be submitted by teams with one project lead and additional project co-leads. Collaboration with non-academic partners is encouraged but not mandatory.

Competitiveness: Not specified

Consortium Requirements: Not mandatory; collaborative teams are allowed.

Decision Risks: Applications may be rejected if they propose primary data collection, fall outside ESRC remit or fail eligibility or peer review criteria.

Decision Timeline: Decisions made at regular decision points as applications are received.

Eligible Expenses: Staff costs, research costs, travel related to research activities, facilities and infrastructure costs, and other eligible project resources.

Eligible Scope: Research using qualitative or quantitative data from existing UK or international data resources, including methodological development and innovative analysis of large datasets.

Funding Intensity: ESRC funds 80% of the Full Economic Cost.

Important Notes: A highlight notice encourages applications on Artificial Intelligence for social science, but these applications are assessed alongside all other submissions without ring-fenced funding.

Ineligible Projects: Primary data collection, unspecified research work, writing up previous research, literature surveys alone, conference attendance unrelated to a project, travel for general study, expeditions, or projects primarily focused on producing books, publications, software or teaching materials.

International Collaboration Requirement: International co-leads from non-UK research organisations can be included but cannot act as the project lead.

Interview Stage: Not specified

Key Requirements: Projects must primarily use existing data resources and demonstrate strong social science relevance and research impact potential.

Lead Organisation Requirement: The project lead must be based at a UK organisation eligible for ESRC funding.

Match Funding Requirement: No matched funding required beyond the standard 20% FEC contribution.

Project Duration: Up to 24 months

Project End Date: Not specified

Project Start Date: Not specified

Publication Date: 2023-09-29 00:00:00

Renewal Rules: Uninvited resubmissions of previously submitted projects are not accepted.

Research Category: Social science research using existing data resources and methodological development.

Research Organisation Funding: Host organisations must provide the necessary research environment, infrastructure and institutional support.

Subcontractors: Not specified

Total Fund Available: Not specified