Funding Deadlines

All funding proposals, internal or external, must be submitted through the Department. Any research funding applications in which DPIR researchers are named (as PIs, Co-Is, or named researchers) should be discussed with the Research Support Team prior to submission. External applications need to be approved by both the Department and the University’s Research Services, in line with University policy. The timeline for approvals are specific to each call. Please work with the Research Support Team to ensure that you meet all internal and external deadlines. 

The Department wants to foster an environment that encourages research grant applications. If you are uncertain about your eligibility, the application process, or you would like to discuss a research idea, please contact the DPIR’s research support team at: research@politics.ox.ac.uk.

Open-ended funding schemes with no application deadlines:

• AHRC Standard Grants 
• AHRC Leadership Fellows - Early Career Researchers 
• AHRC Research Grants - Early Careers 
• Carnegie Corporation of New York
• ESRC Standard Grants 
• ESRC Secondary Data Analysis Initiative (SDAI)
• Horizon 2020 – For Horizon 2020 calls please contact the Research Support Team for further guidance.
• The Newton Fund – If you are interested in applying for a Newton Fund call please contact the Research Support Team for further guidance.  

Note: The ESRC has bilateral agreements with several other European research funding agencies to facilitate collaborative research. Some schemes have deadlines, others are open-ended. Please see the information about bilateral agreements on the ESRC website.

Other  sources of information about funding opportunities:

• ResearchProfessional.com
• The University's Research Services Office