Enter a distinct name for your application.

Application name

In plain English, provide a summary we can use to identify the most suitable experts to assess your application.
We may make this summary publicly available on external-facing websites, so make it suitable for a variety of readers, for example:
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<li>opinion-formers</li>
<li>policymakers</li>
<li>the public</li>
<li>the wider research community</li>
</ul>
Clearly describe your proposed work in terms of:
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<li>context</li>
<li>the challenge the project addresses</li>
<li>aims and objectives</li>
<li>potential applications and benefits</li>
</ul>

This will be used to help select the most appropriate assessors for your application.

Summary

Select ONE primary area of research from the list of social disciplines below and enter into the text field. This information is used to determine eligibility for ESRC funding and to assist in the selection of appropriate reviewers.
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<li>area studies &nbsp;</li>
<li>demography &nbsp;</li>
<li>development studies &nbsp;</li>
<li>economics &nbsp;</li>
<li>education &nbsp;</li>
<li>environmental planning &nbsp;</li>
<li>history &nbsp;</li>
<li>human geography &nbsp;</li>
<li>law and legal studies &nbsp;</li>
<li>linguistics &nbsp;</li>
<li>management and business studies &nbsp;</li>
<li>political science and international studies &nbsp;</li>
<li>psychology &nbsp;</li>
<li>science and technology studies &nbsp;</li>
<li>social anthropology &nbsp;</li>
<li>social policy &nbsp;</li>
<li>social work &nbsp;</li>
<li>sociology &nbsp;</li>
<li>tools, technologies and methods &nbsp;</li>
</ul>

Enter the primary discipline for this project

Primary discipline classification

Explain how your proposed work:
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<li>is of excellent quality and importance within or beyond the fields or areas</li>
<li>has the potential to advance current understanding, or generate new knowledge, thinking or discovery within or beyond the field or area </li>
<li>is timely given current trends, context, and needs </li>
<li>impacts world-leading research, society, the economy, or the environment</li>
</ul>
Within the Vision section we also expect you to:
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<li>consider potential beneficiaries and users of the proposed research, including the relevance of the research to these beneficiaries</li>
<li>indicate the expected outputs; both academic and those orientated to users</li>
</ul>
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You may demonstrate elements of your responses in visual form if relevant:
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<li>use images sparingly and only to convey important information that cannot easily be put into words</li>
<li>insert each new image onto a new line</li>
<li>provide a descriptive legend for each image immediately underneath it (this counts towards your word limit)</li>
<li>files must be smaller than 8MB and in JPEG, JPG, JPE, JFI, JIF, JFIF, PNG, GIF, BMP or WEBP format</li>
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What are you hoping to achieve with your proposed work? 

Vision

Explain how you have designed your approach so that it:
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<li>is effective and appropriate to achieve your objectives</li>
<li>is feasible, and comprehensively identifies any risks to delivery and how they will be managed </li>
<li>uses a clearly written and transparent methodology (if applicable)</li>
<li>summarises the previous work and describes how this will be built upon and progressed (if applicable) </li>
<li>will maximise translation of outputs into outcomes and impacts&nbsp;</li>
<li>describes how your, and if applicable your team&rsquo;s, research environment (in terms of the place and relevance to the project) will contribute to the success of the work</li>
</ul>
Within the Approach section we also expect you to:
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<li>clearly describe both the framework and specific analysis methods proposed and explain the reasons for their choice. You should particularly mention any innovation in this or how different methodologies or methods may be combined &nbsp;</li>
<li>explain what steps you will take to provide opportunities for users to benefit from your research, and to ensure that your research has maximum economic and societal impact &nbsp;</li>
</ul>
All applicants planning to generate data as part of their grant must complete the separate Data management question.
A list of references used to support your application can be added in the References question. 
You may demonstrate elements of your responses in visual form if relevant:
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<li>use images sparingly and only to convey important information that cannot easily be put into words</li>
<li>insert each new image onto a new line</li>
<li>provide a descriptive legend for each image immediately underneath it (this counts towards your word limit)</li>
<li>files must be smaller than 8MB and in JPEG, JPG, JPE, JFI, JIF, JFIF, PNG, GIF, BMP or WEBP format</li>
</ul>
</ul>

How are you going to deliver your proposed work? 

Approach

Evidence of how you, and if relevant your team, have:
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<li>the relevant experience (appropriate to career stage) to deliver the proposed work</li>
<li>the right balance of skills and expertise to cover the proposed work&nbsp;</li>
<li>the appropriate leadership and management skills to deliver the work and your approach to develop others</li>
<li>contributed to developing a positive research environment and wider community</li>
</ul>
The word count for this section is 1,500 words, 1,000 words to be used for R4RI modules and, if necessary, a further 500 words for Additions.
Use the R&eacute;sum&eacute; for Research and Innovation (R4RI) format to showcase the range of relevant skills you and, if relevant, your team (project and project co-leads, researchers, technicians, specialists, partners and so on) have and how this will help deliver the proposed work. You can include individuals&rsquo; specific achievements but only choose past contributions that best evidence their ability to deliver this work.
Complete this section using the R4RI module headings listed. Use each heading once and include a response for the whole team, see the <a class="govuk-link" href="https://www.ukri.org/apply-for-funding/before-you-apply/resume-for-research-and-innovation-r4ri-guidance/#:~:text=UKRI%20committed%20to%20adopting%20a,UKRI%20throughout%202022%20and%202023.">UKRI guidance on R4RI</a>. You should consider how to balance your answer, and emphasise where appropriate the key skills each team member brings:
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<li>contributions to the generation of new ideas, tools, methodologies, or knowledge</li>
<li>the development of others and maintenance of effective working relationships</li>
<li>contributions to the wider research and innovation community</li>
<li>contributions to broader research or innovation users and audiences and towards wider societal benefit&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
<h3 class="govuk-heading-s">Additions</h3>
Provide any further details relevant to your application. This section is optional and can be up to 500 words. You should not use it to describe additional skills, experiences, or outputs, but you can use it to describe any factors that provide context for the rest of your R4RI (for example, details of career breaks if you wish to disclose them).
Complete this as a narrative. Do not format it like a CV.
UKRI has introduced new role types for funding opportunities being run on the new UKRI Funding Service.
For full details, see <a class="govuk-link" href="https://www.ukri.org/apply-for-funding/before-you-apply/check-if-you-are-eligible-for-research-and-innovation-funding/eligibility-as-an-individual/#contents-list">Eligibility as an individual</a>.
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You may demonstrate elements of your responses in visual form if relevant:
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<li>use images sparingly and only to convey important information that cannot easily be put into words</li>
<li>insert each new image onto a new line</li>
<li>provide a descriptive legend for each image immediately underneath it (this counts towards your word limit)</li>
<li>files must be smaller than 8MB and in JPEG, JPG, JPE, JFI, JIF, JFIF, PNG, GIF, BMP or WEBP format</li>
</ul>
</ul>

Why are you the right individual or team to successfully deliver the proposed work?

Applicant and team capability to deliver

Demonstrate that you have designed your proposed work so that you can:
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<li>appropriately manage and share data in accordance with <a class="govuk-link" href="https://www.ukri.org/publications/esrc-research-data-policy/">ESRC&rsquo;s research data policy</a> and <a class="govuk-link" href="https://www.ukri.org/councils/esrc/guidance-for-applicants/research-ethics-guidance/">ESRC framework for research ethics</a> (if applicable)</li>
</ul>
Within the Data management section we also expect you to:
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<li>plan<a class="govuk-link" href="https://ukdataservice.ac.uk/learning-hub/research-data-management/plan-to-share/esrc-data-management-plan-and-policy/"> for the research through the life cycle of the award</a> until data is accepted for archiving by the UK Data Service (UKDS) or a responsible data repository</li>
<li>demonstrate compliance with <a class="govuk-link" href="https://www.ukri.org/publications/esrc-research-data-policy/">ESRC&rsquo;s research data policy</a> and <a class="govuk-link" href="https://www.ukri.org/councils/esrc/guidance-for-applicants/research-ethics-guidance/">ESRC framework for research ethics</a>. This should include confirmation that existing datasets have been reviewed and why currently available datasets are inadequate for the proposed research</li>
<li>cover any legal and ethical considerations of collecting, releasing or storing the data, including consent, confidentiality, anonymisation, security and other ethical issues</li>
<li>include any challenges to data sharing (for example, copyright or data confidentiality), with possible solutions discussed to optimise data sharing</li>
</ul>
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If this does not apply to your proposed work, enter N/A into the text box, mark this section as complete and move on to the next section

How will you manage and share data generated through the proposed work?

Data Management and sharing

Enter the words &lsquo;attachment supplied&rsquo; in the text box, or if you do not have any project partners enter &lsquo;N/A&rsquo;.
Each letter or email you provide should:
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<li>confirm the partner&rsquo;s commitment to the project</li>
<li>clearly explain the value, relevance, and possible benefits of the work to them</li>
<li>describe any additional value that they bring to the project</li>
<li>be no more than one A4 page in length</li>
</ul>
Ensure you have prior agreement from project partners so that, if you are offered funding, they will support your project as indicated in the contributions template.
For audit purposes, UKRI requires formal collaboration agreements to be put in place if an award is made.
Do not provide letters of support from host and project co-leads' research organisations.

Upload a single PDF containing the letters or emails of support from each partner you named in the Project partner section (if applicable).

Project partners letters or emails of support

If you will need to use a facility (including access to, and use of data infrastructure), follow your proposed facility&rsquo;s normal access request procedures. Ensure you have prior agreement so that if you are offered funding, they will support the use of their facility on your project. ESRC encourages the use of secondary and linked datasets.
For each requested facility you will need to provide the:
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<li>name of facility, copied and pasted from the <a class="govuk-link" href="https://ukri-tfs-prod-assets.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/Facility+Information+for+TFS.docx">facility information list (DOCX, 35KB)</a></li>
<li>proposed usage or costs, or costs per unit where indicated on the facility information list&nbsp;</li>
<li>confirmation you have their agreement where required&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
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If you will not need to use a facility, enter N/A into the text box, mark this section as complete and move on to the next section

Does your proposed work require the support and use of a facility?   

Facilities

Demonstrate that you have identified and evaluated:
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<li>the relevant ethical or responsible research and innovation considerations</li>
<li>how you will manage these considerations&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
All proposals have to comply with the <a class="govuk-link" href="https://www.ukri.org/councils/esrc/guidance-for-applicants/research-ethics-guidance/">ESRC framework for research ethics</a> which includes guidance for applicants and links to related web resources.
All necessary ethical approvals must be in place before the project commences, but do not need to have been secured at the time of application.
If you are generating data as part of your project, you should complete the Data management question and should cover ethical considerations relating to data in your response.
If you are not generating data and have not completed the Data management question you should address any legal or ethical considerations relating to your use of data here.
Additional sub-questions (to be answered only if appropriate) relating to research involving:
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<li>animals  &nbsp;</li>
<li>human participants  &nbsp;</li>
<li>genetically modified organisms</li>
</ul>
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You may demonstrate elements of your responses in visual form if relevant:
<ul class="govuk-list govuk-list--bullet">
<ul class="govuk-list govuk-list--bullet">
<li>use images sparingly and only to convey important information that cannot easily be put into words</li>
<li>insert each new image onto a new line</li>
<li>provide a descriptive legend for each image immediately underneath it (this counts towards your word limit)</li>
<li>files must be smaller than 8MB and in JPEG, JPG, JPE, JFI, JIF, JFIF, PNG, GIF, BMP or WEBP format</li>
</ul>
</ul>

What are the ethical or RRI implications and issues relating to the proposed work?  If you do not think that the proposed work raises any ethical or RRI issues, explain why.

Ethics and responsible research and innovation (RRI)

In respect of animals, plants or microbes, are you proposing to:
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<li>use genetic modification as an experimental tool, like studying gene function in a genetically modified organism</li>
<li>release genetically modified organisms</li>
<li>ultimately develop commercial and industrial genetically modified outcomes</li>
</ul>
If yes, provide the name of any required approving body and state if approval is already in place. If it is not, provide an indicative timeframe for obtaining the required approval.
Identify the organism or organisms as a plant, animal or microbe and specify the species and which of the three categories the research relates to.
Identify the genetic and biological risks resulting from the proposed research, their implications, and any mitigation you plan on taking. Assessors will want to know you have considered the risks and their implications to justify that any identified risks do not outweigh any benefits of the proposed research.
If this does not apply to your proposed work, enter N/A into the text box, mark this section as complete and move on to the next section.

Does your proposed research involve any genetic or biological risk?

Genetic and biological risk

If you are proposing research that requires using animals, download and complete the <a class="govuk-link" href="https://ukri-tfs-prod-assets.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/AnimalResearchQuestionTemplate-BBSRC.docx">Animals Scientific Procedures Act template (DOCX, 74KB)</a>, which contains all the questions relating to research using vertebrate animals or other Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 regulated organisms.
Save it as a PDF.
If this does not apply to your proposed work, enter N/A into the text box, mark this section as complete and move on to the next section.

Does your proposed research involve the use of vertebrate animals or other organisms covered by the Animals Scientific Procedures Act?

Research involving the use of animals

If you are proposing to conduct overseas research, it must be conducted in accordance with welfare standards consistent with those in the UK, as in <a class="govuk-link" href="https://www.nc3rs.org.uk/3rs-resources/responsibility-use-animals-bioscience-research">Responsibility in the use of animals in bioscience research, page 14</a>.
Ensure all named applicants in the UK and overseas are aware of this requirement. Provide a statement to confirm that:
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<li>all named applicants are aware of the requirements and have agreed to abide by them</li>
<li>this overseas research will be conducted in accordance with welfare standards consistent with the principles of UK legislation</li>
<li>the expectation set out in Responsibility in the use of animals in bioscience research will be applied and maintained</li>
<li>appropriate national and institutional approvals are in place.</li>
</ul>
Overseas studies proposing to use non-human primates, cats, dogs, equines or pigs will be assessed during&nbsp;<a class="govuk-link" href="https://www.nc3rs.org.uk/who-we-are-and-what-we-do#services">NC3Rs review</a>&nbsp;of research applications. Provide the required information by completing the template from the question &lsquo;Research involving the use of animals&rsquo;.
For studies involving other species, select, download, and complete the relevant Word checklist or checklists from this list:
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<li><a class="govuk-link" href="https://nc3rs.org.uk/sites/default/files/documents/Additional%20questions%20on%20the%20use%20of%20rodents%20overseas%20%286%29_0.docx">Additional questions on the use of rodents overseas (DOCX, 49.1KB)</a></li>
<li><a class="govuk-link" href="https://nc3rs.org.uk/sites/default/files/documents/Additional%20questions%20on%20the%20use%20of%20rabbits%20overseas.docx">Additional questions on the use of rabbits overseas (DOCX, 49.2KB)</a></li>
<li><a class="govuk-link" href="https://nc3rs.org.uk/sites/default/files/documents/Additional%20questions%20on%20the%20use%20of%20sheep%20overseas.docx">Additional questions on the use of sheep overseas (DOCX, 50.9KB)</a></li>
<li><a class="govuk-link" href="https://nc3rs.org.uk/sites/default/files/documents/Additional%20questions%20on%20the%20use%20of%20goats%20overseas.docx">Additional questions on the use of goats overseas (DOCX, 47.3KB)</a></li>
<li><a class="govuk-link" href="https://nc3rs.org.uk/sites/default/files/documents/Additional%20questions%20on%20the%20use%20of%20pigs%20overseas.docx">Additional questions on the use of pigs overseas (DOCX, 51.4KB)</a></li>
<li><a class="govuk-link" href="https://nc3rs.org.uk/sites/default/files/2021-12/Additional%20questions%20on%20the%20use%20of%20cattle%20overseas.docx">Additional questions on the use of cattle overseas (DOCX, 57.0KB)</a></li>
<li><a class="govuk-link" href="https://nc3rs.org.uk/sites/default/files/Additional%20questions%20on%20the%20use%20of%20Xenopus%20laevis%20%26%20%20Xenopus%20tropicalis%20overseas.docx">Additional questions on the use of&nbsp;Xenopus laevis&nbsp;and&nbsp;Xenopus tropicalis&nbsp;overseas (DOCX, 57.3KB)</a></li>
</ul>
Save as a PDF. If you use more than one checklist, save it as a single PDF.
If this does not apply to your proposed work, enter N/A into the text box, mark this section as complete and move on to the next section.

Will any of the proposed animal research be conducted overseas?

Conducting research with animals overseas

If you are proposing work that involves human tissues or biological samples, provide the name of any required approving body and whether approval is already in place.
Justify the use of human tissue or biological samples specifying the nature and quantity of the material to be used and its source.
If this does not apply to your proposed work, enter N/A into the text box, mark this section as complete and move on to the next section.

Does your proposed research involve the use of human tissues, or biological samples?

Research involving human tissues or biological samples

Include all references in this section, not in the rest of the application questions.
You should not include any other information in this section.
We advise you not to include hyperlinks, as assessors are not obliged to access the information they lead to or consider it in their assessment of your application.
If linking to web resources, to maintain the information's integrity, include persistent identifiers (such as digital object identifiers) where possible.
You must not include links to web resources to extend your application.

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