ESRC responsive mode: secondary data analysis round two
Funding
Up to £300,000
Deadline
4 November 2026
Location
England
Applications
Deadline: 4 November 2026
Overview
ESRC secondary data analysis grants fund research that makes use of existing data resources for social and economic research, created by ESRC or other agencies. Projects must use qualitative or quantitative data from at least one existing UK or international data resource, and can include methodological development. Primary data collection alone is not funded. The full economic cost (FEC) can be up to £300,000, and ESRC funds 80% of the FEC. Awards last up to two years. This round closes at 4:00pm UK time on 4 November 2026, as ESRC refreshes its applicant-led funding. Official source: https://www.ukri.org/opportunity/esrc-responsive-mode-secondary-data-analysis-round-two/. Last checked by GrantMatch on 19 October 2026.
Requirements to check
The project lead can be based at any organisation eligible for ESRC funding for the length of the grant, at any career stage, as long as the team has the skills and experience the project needs. Joint applications are allowed, with one person as project lead. Proposals can draw on other sciences, but social science must be more than 50% of the research focus and effort. Projects must use at least one existing data resource; applications solely for primary data collection are not accepted.
This summary may not include every exclusion. Check the full eligibility rules, including who and what the funder will not support.
Regions
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Full details from Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)
Individuals and research teams can apply for funding to support high-impact, policy- and practitioner-relevant research through deeper exploitation of existing data resources from any disciplines and on any topics in ESRC’s remit.You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for ESRC funding.
Apply on the UKRI Funding Service. You cannot use Je-S, and your organisation must be registered. Select Start application on the UKRI funding finder page, confirm you are the project lead, then sign in or create a Funding Service account. The project lead completes the application, with input from the team and any project partners, then sends it to the research office, which submits it to UKRI by 4:00pm UK time on 4 November 2026. Only the lead research organisation can submit.
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