ESRC Applicant-led: Grow Awards

The ESRC Applicant-led: Grow Awards are grants to support individual researchers to develop capabilities, pivot direction or establish independence in ways that strengthen the UK social science research base. Awards fund defined development projects tailored to the project lead’s career needs and may include research, training, placements, collaboration or other development activities. Projects must allocate more than 50% of research focus and effort to social sciences within ESRC’s remit. Award durations range from 18 to 60 months.

Research funding covering 80% of eligible full economic costs (projects between £100,000 and £500,000); project durations of 18–60 months.

Applicants must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for ESRC funding. The project lead may be at any career stage; international researchers may apply as project co-leads and international collaborators may be included as project partners. The proposed research must have more than 50% social science focus within ESRC’s remit.

Apply through UKRI’s funding application process and submit an application while based at an eligible UK research organisation; further application guidance is provided on the UKRI website.