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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.

Published opportunity

Funding
Amount varies or is not published
Location
United Kingdom
Deadline
Open - no closing date
Provider
UKRI
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Published criteria

Who this opportunity is for.

Funding organisation
Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)
Location
United Kingdom
Opens
5 November 2026, 9:00 AM
Closes
Open - no closing date
Requirement
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.
Funders
Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)

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  1. 01
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  2. 02
    Compare it with your profile

    Use Ventra’s free matcher to see where this opportunity sits alongside other live routes and why it may fit.

  3. 03
    Prepare the evidence the provider requests

    The exact documents vary. Use the official application guidance as the final checklist before you submit.

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