This opportunity funds new researchers at the start of their careers to support them to become independent researchers through gaining experience of managing and leading research projects and teams.
You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for ESRC funding.
This opportunity funds researcher-driven basic, applied, and strategic research from any disciplines and on any topics in ESRC’s remit, as long as the social sciences are more than 50% of the focus and effort.
You can be based at any eligible UK research organisation to apply for ESRC funding.
Apply for funding for breakthrough or disruptive interdisciplinary ideas that transcend, combine or significantly span disciplines that are not routinely funded through existing UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) responsive mode schemes.
Project leads must be based at an organisation eligible for UKRI research council funding.
Spend 18 months as a UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) core policy fellow, Natural Hazards and Resilience policy fellow or What Works Innovation fellow to inform policy to address pressing national and global challenges.
You must:
be based at a UK based organisation eligible for UKRI funding
have a PhD or equivalent experience
be a researcher in an eligible discipline in accordance with the specific position applied for