ESRC New Investigator Grants (Cambridge internal deadline: 25th June 2018; deadline March 2019)

New Investigator Grants form one element of The Economic and Social Research Council's (ESRC) support for early career researchers and the scheme is specifically aimed at supporting those looking to make the transition to an independent researcher through managing their first major research project.

The call is open to high-quality candidates who have a maximum of four years’ postdoctoral experience. Proposals are welcome in any topic which falls within ESRC’s remit, including projects at the “interface with the wider sciences”, provided that social sciences accounts for at least 50% of the proposed research.

The ESRC will award grants of between £100-300K at full economic Cost (FEC), though as with other Research Council grants they will cover 80% of this cost. Awards will be for up to five years, though they will be typically three years in duration, with a special case being made for the need for five years’ worth of funding. 

The ESRC expect the University to run an internal selection process to ensure that we submit only bids from outstanding individuals with the potential to become the research leaders of the future.

For full details of this funding opportunity please see here.

Information on the wider New Investigator Grants is available from the ESRC website.