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ESRC New Investigator Grants (AI for Social Sciences highlight) is sponsored by Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) / UKRI. This grant invites applications focusing on the innovative use of AI-powered research tools to address real-world social or economic issues, with a strong emphasis on social sciences. It is open to early career researchers.
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Types of funding we offer – ESRC – UKRI Types of funding we offer - ESRC We provide a range of funding, covering smaller awards to support early career researchers and larger research awards enabling both individuals and larger teams to access funding through our applicant-led research grants and centres competitions. We also provide funding for postgraduate training and fellowships.
Our funding also supports UK data and infrastructure and methodological developments. Applicant-led research funding We are refreshing our applicant-led schemes to create a coordinated portfolio of opportunities that support breakthrough ideas and new areas of research.
We have launched two pilots to fill gaps in our existing offer: Connect : Funding to support researchers to connect with each other to scope, seed and grow emerging research fields and new areas of inquiry. React : Responsive funding to generate time-critical research to support UK policymakers or frontline practitioners in public services.
Our current responsive mode opportunities remain open to applications, with no submission deadlines. Large research investments We fund research centres, groups, large grants and networks as part of our large research investments. Learn more about funding for ESRC centres and institutes .
See our guidance for large research investments . We are the largest UK funding organisation for research and postgraduate training in the economic and social sciences, directed mostly through Doctoral Training Partnerships (DTPs) and Centres for Doctoral Training (CDTs). This is the website for UKRI: our seven research councils, Research England and Innovate UK.
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Scoring criteria used to review proposals for this grant.
Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: Open to early career researchers based at a UK research organisation eligible for ESRC funding. Proposals can draw from wider sciences, but social sciences must represent more than 50% of the research focus and effort. Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
Current published award information indicates Varies Always verify allowable costs, matching requirements, and funding caps directly in the sponsor documentation.
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EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Program: Focused EPSCoR Collaborations Program (FEC) is sponsored by U.S. National Science Foundation. The FEC program builds interjurisdictional collaborative teams of EPSCoR investigators in STEM focus areas. Projects are investigator-driven and must include researchers from at least two EPSCoR eligible jurisdictions with complementary expertise to address challenges. The program aims to drive discovery and build sustainable STEM capacity. Tennessee is an EPSCoR-eligible jurisdiction.
Engineering of Biomedical Systems (EBMS) Program is sponsored by U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF). The EBMS program supports fundamental and transformative research at the interface of engineering and biomedical sciences to solve biomedical problems. Projects should focus on high-impact, transformative methods and technologies, including the development of validated models (living or computational) of normal and pathological tissues and organ systems, and advanced biomanufacturing of three-dimensional tissues and organs.