Grant opportunity
Gambling harms research grants
Pre-announcement for ESRC gambling harms research funding, intended to support high-quality social science research on gambling-related harms, drivers, impacts, prevention, and policy responses.
- Funder
- Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)
- Deadline
- Jul 10, 2026
- Award
- Pre-announcement; final award budget to be confirmed in the full call
- Applicant
- Research teams & consortia
- Discipline
- Social Sciences, Policy & Governance
- Region
- United Kingdom
- Posted
- May 19, 2026
Call summary
Overview
ESRC has issued a pre-announcement for gambling harms research grants. The call is intended to fund research that strengthens evidence on gambling harms and informs policy and practice responses.
Who can apply
- Final eligibility rules will be confirmed in the full UKRI call guidance.
- Applicants should use the pre-announcement for early planning and check UKRI's Funding Finder for the complete application requirements when the call opens.
What it supports
- Research on the causes, distribution, prevention, treatment, or policy context of gambling-related harms.
- Evidence that can support public health, regulation, service delivery, and decision-making around gambling harms.
Funding and duration
This is a pre-announcement. Full budget limits and funding conditions should be confirmed on the official UKRI call page when the full opportunity opens.
Application deadline
Jul 10, 2026
How to apply
Monitor the official UKRI Funding Finder page for the full call and submit through the UKRI Funding Service by the published deadline once applications open.
Call details
About the opportunity
This is a pre-announcement. Use it for early planning and return to the official page when the full application package or portal opens.
ESRC has issued a pre-announcement for gambling harms research grants. The call is intended to fund research that strengthens evidence on gambling harms and informs policy and practice responses.
Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) lists this opportunity for Research teams & consortia, Social Sciences, Policy & Governance, United Kingdom.
This listing is written for researchers, students, universities, NGOs, research teams, policy professionals and academic institutions searching for Social Sciences, Policy & Governance grants, fellowships, scholarships, conferences, workshops and funding opportunities in United Kingdom contexts.
Eligibility
Final eligibility rules will be confirmed in the full UKRI call guidance.
Applicants should use the pre-announcement for early planning and check UKRI's Funding Finder for the complete application requirements when the call opens.
Funding and benefits
This is a pre-announcement. Full budget limits and funding conditions should be confirmed on the official UKRI call page when the full opportunity opens.
Themes and supported activities
Research on the causes, distribution, prevention, treatment, or policy context of gambling-related harms.
Evidence that can support public health, regulation, service delivery, and decision-making around gambling harms.
Deadline and timeline
Application deadline: Jul 10, 2026.
Applicants should confirm the exact deadline time, time zone, required documents, portal steps and any institutional approvals on the official call page before submitting.
How to apply
Monitor the official UKRI Funding Finder page for the full call and submit through the UKRI Funding Service by the published deadline once applications open.
Before applying, check eligibility rules, budgets, attachments, page limits, partner requirements, cost-share conditions and whether the opportunity uses an expression of interest, full proposal, registration or nomination stage.