ESRC Grow Awards provide £100,000-£500,000 in funding to support UK researchers building new capabilities, changing disciplines, or establishing independence during key career transitions.
Open call — no fixed deadline published. Opened -38 days ago.
ESRC funds curiosity-driven social science research projects led by individuals or small teams, offering up to £2 million (80% funded) for ambitious proposals lasting up to five years.
Funding for independent academic research using experimental medicine approaches to investigate the causal mechanisms of gambling disorder in human subjects.
A £6 million doctoral training award for UK research organisations to develop PhD researchers in chip design and verification for the semiconductor and AI hardware sectors.
UK SMEs can secure grants up to £3.1 million to conduct feasibility studies on frontier AI and machine learning technologies with clear commercialisation potential.
