Interdisciplinary environmental social science leadership team – call closes 7 September 2021
Thursday 24 Jun 2021
Apply for funding to establish a team of social scientists and interdisciplinary experts. Your team will provide leadership for climate and environmental social science research.
To lead the team you must be based at a UK organisation eligible for UKRI funding.
This grant must:
- champion, coordinate and facilitate collaboration within and beyond the social sciences
- scope future ESRC and UKRI funding opportunities
- engage with stakeholders including policy, business, and civil society
- contribute to the evidence base needed for the UK to achieve net zero carbon emissions.
We will award one grant to fund a team for five years.
The full economic cost of your proposal can be up to £6.25 million. ESRC will fund 80% of the full economic cost.
You can find out more here by visiting the UKRI call information here.
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