ESRC Responsive Mode Working wi

Application Platform: UKRI Funding Service

Application Sections: Summary, core team details, vision, research approach, applicant capability (R4RI), ethics and responsible research considerations, data management and sharing, facilities, resources and cost justification, project partner details and Luxembourg funding documentation.

Assessment Process: Applications undergo independent peer review followed by panel assessment involving experts from both ESRC and FNR.

Co-Funders: Fonds National de la Recherche (FNR), Luxembourg

Collaboration Rules: Projects must involve collaboration between UK and Luxembourg researchers with clearly defined roles and balanced contributions.

Competitiveness: Not specified

Consortium Requirements: Not mandatory, but collaborative teams with partners in Luxembourg are required.

Decision Risks: Applications may be rejected if collaboration requirements are not met, eligibility criteria are not satisfied or the project falls outside the ESRC remit.

Decision Timeline: Applications are assessed on a rolling basis with regular decision points.

Eligible Expenses: Staff salaries, research costs, travel and subsistence, equipment, facilities and other project resources necessary to deliver the research.

Eligible Scope: Standard research projects, methodological development, large-scale surveys and infrastructure projects such as linguistic corpora or social science data compilation.

Funding Intensity: ESRC funds 80% of the Full Economic Cost for the UK portion of the project.

Important Notes: UK applicants submit the proposal through the UKRI Funding Service while Luxembourg applicants provide supporting documentation for FNR funding within the joint application.

Ineligible Projects: Writing up previous research, literature reviews alone, conference organisation as the primary activity, travel for general study, research already completed or projects focused mainly on producing books, publications or software.

International Collaboration Requirement: Mandatory collaboration with a Luxembourg-based research partner funded through FNR.

Interview Stage: Not specified

Key Requirements: Proposals must demonstrate strong collaborative research between UK and Luxembourg partners and align with the ESRC remit for social science research.

Lead Organisation Requirement: The project lead must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for ESRC funding.

Match Funding Requirement: No matched funding required beyond the standard 20% Full Economic Cost contribution.

Project Duration: Up to 5 years (60 months)

Project End Date: Not specified

Project Start Date: Not specified

Publication Date: 2023-09-29 00:00:00

Renewal Rules: Uninvited resubmissions of previously submitted projects are not accepted.

Research Category: Social science research, interdisciplinary research, methodological development and research infrastructure projects.

Research Organisation Funding: Host organisations must provide the necessary research environment, infrastructure and institutional support for the project.

Subcontractors: Not specified

Total Fund Available: Not specified