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Pre-announcement: ESRC applicant-led: explore awards
Apply for funding to advance knowledge through ambitious, curiosity-driven social science. Explore awards support individuals or small teams to pursue bold, novel ideas within ESRC’s remit that advance knowledge. You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for ESRC funding.
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- Funder
- Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)
Funder profile and all of its programs - Amount
- Award range £300,000 to £2,000,000 (as stated by UKRI).
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Eligibility
- Open to colleges, universities, schools or research institutions. UKRI funding opportunity; applicants usually apply through an eligible UK research organisation. Confirm criteria on the official page.
- Sectors
- Research and science
- Deadline
- Rolling: no fixed deadline
- Opens (estimated)
- 5 November 2026
- Source
- UKRI Funding Finder (ukri.org)
- Last checked
- 2 November 2026
- Funder contacts
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From official open data: official page returned HTTP 200 on 2026-11-02. The summary is from the official listing; the eligibility line is our plain-language reading of its eligibility codes. Confirm details on the official page.
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