Leadership team for a National Capability in Behavioural Research - funding opportunity
Apply for funding to establish a leadership team to form a behavioural research hub with outputs targeted towards addressing major societal challenges.
You must be based at an eligible UK research organisation.
The full economic cost of your proposal can be up to £12.15 million over five years. The Economic and Research Council (ESRC) will fund 80% of the full economic cost.
ESRC is looking to fund a leadership team to develop a ‘hub’ that will connect stakeholders and drive interdisciplinary innovation in behavioural research. This is part of a total £18 million ESRC investment over the next five years to create a new National Capability for Behavioural Research.
The aim of the national capability is to harness, connect and extend the UK’s existing capacity and capability in behavioural research, and support the mobilisation of research into policy and practice.
The ESRC takes a broad definition of what ‘behavioural research’ encompasses which goes beyond individualistic approaches to behaviour change. Their definition includes research to answer fundamental questions about how and why people, organisations and groups behave in the way they do within wider societal and economic contexts.
They expect a broad range of disciplinary perspectives, within the social sciences and beyond, to be involved in the investment. Outputs from the investment should be targeted towards addressing major societal and economic challenges.
Timeline:
Opening date: 8 September 2022
Webinars about related opportunities: 19 October 2022 and 1 December 2022
Closing date: 24 January 2023 16:00
Interviews: June 2023
