We have produced guidance to help those who wish to apply for ESRC funding.

Important notices for applicants

• Transparency of peer review process
  
• Changes to equipment funding following the Wakeham review

Submitting a proposal

• Eligibility - eligibility details are given on the specific scheme or call page under funding opportunities
• Je-S electronic applications
• How to write a good research grant application
• Resubmissions
  
• Research Funding Guide
• Is my research suitable for ESRC funding?
• Proposal classifications - ESRC disciplines

Information for applicants

• Framework for research ethics
• Research data policy
• Funding statistics (including success rates)
• Cross-Council funding agreement 
• Impact, innovation and interdisciplinary expectations 
• Inclusion of UK business, third sector or government body co-investigators on ESRC proposals

Information for UK applicants wanting to collaborate with international academics

• Bilateral agreements
• Inclusion of international co-investigators on ESRC proposals 
• International Common Application Process (ICAP): applications and peer review

Contacts

ESRC's grants administration is run by the RCUK Shared Services Centre (SSC). SSC is the primary point of contact for all queries regarding:

• processing of grant proposals
• peer review of individual proposals
• administration of current grants.

Please email your query to SSC at grantsesrc@ssc.rcuk.ac.uk or telephone 01793 867125.

For call-specific queries, please contact the relevant person specified on the call.

For any ESRC Policy queries please email: researchpolicyteam@esrc.ac.uk