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.
Minimum time requirement: 0.6 FTE.
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.