Funding for research fellowships that use ADR England flagship datasets.
The following datasets are in scope for this funding opportunity:
- Administrative Data | Agricultural Research Collection – England and Wales (read the research priorities for this dataset and register for the dataset briefing)
- Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) linked to 2011 Census – England and Wales (read the research priorities for this dataset and register for the dataset briefing)
- Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings linked to Migrant Workers Scan – England, Scotland and Wales (read the research priorities for this dataset and register for the dataset briefing)
- ASHE linked to PAYE and Self-Assessment data – England, Scotland and Wales (read the research priorities for this dataset and register for the dataset briefing)
- Data First: Cross-Justice System – England and Wales (read the research priorities for this dataset and register for the dataset briefing)
- Data First: Family Court linked to Cafcass and Census 2021 – England and Wales (read the research priorities for this dataset and register for the dataset briefing)
- Education and Child Health Insights from Linked Data – England (read the research priorities for this dataset and register for the dataset briefing)
- Grading and Admissions Data for England (read the research priorities for this dataset and register for the dataset briefing)
- Longitudinal Education Outcomes – England (read the research priorities for this dataset and register for the dataset briefing)
- Ministry of Justice & Department for Education linked dataset – England (read the research priorities for this dataset and register for the dataset briefing)
- Nursing and Midwifery Council Register linked to Census 2021 – England and Wales (read the research priorities for this dataset and register for the dataset briefing)
- RAPID: Population interactions with employment, benefits and pensions – UK (read the research priorities for this dataset)
Applications should also meet the following four ADR UK Research Fellowships objectives:
- Useful research: demonstrate the potential of administrative data research for public policy impact within the timeframes
- Useful data: develop our flagship datasets as useful research resources for future users.
- Useful engagement: foster opportunities to engage with government and the public to shape the project to deliver impact and to maintain public acceptance for the use of data for research purposes
- Community building: actively participate in and personally contribute to new or existing communities of practice in support of your development as a research leader using administrative data
ELIGIBILITY
Applicants must be eligible for ESRC funding.
See above for eligible datasets and research priorities.
VALUE AND DURATION
The FEC of individual projects can be up to £200,000.
Awards will be 18 months in duration.
KEY DATES
There will be a series of webinars covering key elements of the funding programme and ADR England Flagship datasets:
- Opportunity briefing: Thursday 23 October
- Writing a good funding application: Wednesday 5 November
- Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) linked to 2011 Census – England and Wales: Thursday 9 October
- Education and Child Health Insights from Linked Data (ECHILD) – England: Monday 13 October
- Ministry of Justice & Department for Education linked dataset – England: Wednesday 15 October
- Grading and Admissions Data for England (GRADE): Tuesday 28 October
- Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) linked to PAYE and Self-Assessment data – England, Scotland and Wales: Thursday 30 October
- Nursing and Midwifery Council Register linked to Census 2021 – England and Wales: Tuesday 4 November
- Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) – England: Tuesday 4 November
- Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) linked to Migrant Workers Scan – England, Scotland and Wales: Thursday 6 November
- Data First: Family Court linked to Cafcass and Census 2021 – England and Wales: Friday 7 November
- Administrative Data | Agricultural Research Collection – England and Wales: Monday 10 November
- Data First: Cross-Justice System – England and Wales: Wednesday 12 November
Applications open: 13 November 2025
Deadline: 26 February 2025
Funding decisions: April 2026
Expected start date: September 2026
If you are a prospective applicant and interested in peer-to-peer support from current ADR UK Research Fellows, please email ADRFellowships@esrc.ukri.org.
More information, including previous fellowships and stories of impact, can be found on the opportunity webpage.