ESRC is delighted to confirm the launch of a new ESRC funding opportunity - Transforming Data Collections Infrastructure for Social Science. This funding opportunity aims to support innovative and ambitious initiatives with the potential to transform foundational social science data infrastructure, through the development of data collections generated specifically for research purposes. By foundational social science data collections infrastructure, we mean data collections that are capable of supporting a range of research questions over time and across different disciplines, as distinct from data collections focused on a narrow question or discipline. The focus of successful applications must be on data collection to enable and facilitate research and other activities through infrastructure provision.

 

Applications are invited in any disciplinary areas of social and economic science under one or both of the following themes:

 

• Theme A: Initial scoping for a larger project to establish transformational data collection infrastructure, broadly defined
• Theme B: Facilitating development of innovative data collection methods that offer an alternative to mainstream survey approaches

 

The full economic cost (FEC) of projects can be between £50,000 and £350,000, with ESRC funding 80% of the FEC. Projects can start from 1 June 2024 and can be up to 12 months in duration – however, all projects must be completed no later than 30 June 2025. Further information on this opportunity and how to apply can be found on the Funding Finder.

 

ESRC will be holding a webinar on Wednesday 28 February from 3pm to allow interested parties to obtain more information about this funding opportunity. Please register here if you would like to attend.

 

Please email [log in to unmask] if you have any questions. ESRC would also be extremely grateful if you would be able to share/promote this opportunity amongst your existing networks.

 

 

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