ESRC applicant-led: explore awards support individuals and small teams pursuing bold, curiosity-driven social science to advance knowledge, challenge assumptions and reshape understanding.
ESRC applicant-led: grow awards support researchers through tailored research and development projects that build skills, enable a significant career step-change and strengthen UK social science.
AHRC Curiosity Award: applicant-led mode supports teams, networks and solo researchers with early-stage arts and humanities research, networking and idea development to open new research agendas.
EPSRC new investigator award: applicant-led mode supports early-career researchers with discovery-led research funding to develop an independent vision, establish a group and build research leadership.
Exploring the frontiers of environmental research 2026 supports researchers testing original, early-stage environmental science ideas with the potential to transform knowledge, capability or application.
Supports collaborative social science research projects between UK and Luxembourg teams, encouraging innovation and interdisciplinarity, with the UK partner as the lead applicant.