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    GrantsTransforming social science data discovery and access
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    Transforming social science data discovery and access

    Funding amount
    £21.6m
    Closed 16 Jul 2026

    ESRC is funding 5-10 projects (up to £21.6 million total) to develop innovative technology solutions that improve how social science researchers discover and access data.

    🇬🇧United KingdomPublished 9 Jun 2026· 2 months agoviaUKRI
    Funding amount
    £21.6m
    Closed 16 Jul 2026
    Applications close passed on 16 Jul 2026.

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Funding
      est.£21,600,000
      Pounds sterling
    • Applications closed
      16 Jul 2026
      1 months ago
    • Sector
      Research & Innovation
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom

    Lifecycle

    Closed

    Closed for applications on 16 Jul 2026. Published 2 months ago.

    9 Jun 2026Today16 Jul 2026

    Brief

    This hybrid sandpit programme invites innovative projects to transform how researchers discover, access and use social science data through ESRC's data service infrastructures. The programme will fund 5-10 projects sharing up to £21.6 million to develop technology-enabled data pipelines and enhance data accessibility. Suppliers and service providers can participate in developing solutions that improve data discovery mechanisms, streamline access processes, and create better tools for social science researchers to find and utilise datasets more effectively.

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    Original closed notice on the publisher's site

    Publisher
    UK Research and Innovation
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    ukri.org
    Record ID
    future-data-services-sandpit-transforming-discovery-and-access
    ES
    Funding body
    Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)
    Sector
    Research & Innovation