RESEARCH AND FUNDING

Apply for funding to advance knowledge through ambitious, curiosity-driven social science. Applications open on 5 November 2026. There is no closing date.

Apply for funding to support researchers without prior experience of leading a significant research project to accelerate their trajectory as independent researchers, to unlock their potential, build leadership and convenor experience. Funding for projects can be up to five years in duration.

This is a rolling scheme with no closing…

'Researching the Hidden Workforce: A National Connective and Capacity-Building Initiative for Platform Labour Studies' is a new ESRC-funded project bringing together researchers across sociology, law, human geography, feminist STS, and critical management studies with worker organisations, trade unions, and university ethics bodies with the aim of building a UK-wide community…

Apply for funding for flexible awards to fund fundamental research that leads to new research agendas, networking activity and idea generation, which enables the development of further research opportunities and new research agendas.

Applications opened on 23 September 2026. This is a rolling scheme with no closing date.

Apply for funding that deepens understanding or supports solutions for the prevention and treatment of gambling-related harms.

Closing date: 8 December 2026.

These grants are for researchers based at universities or institutions of higher education, to undertake an innovative and original research project. The maximum grant value is £500,000.

This is a rolling scheme with three annual deadlines: 1 April, 1 September, 1 December.