Gambling harms research grants (Grant)
Word limit: 550 In plain English, provide a summary we can use to identify the most suitable experts to assess your application. We usually make this summary publicly available on external-facing websites, therefore do not include any confidential or sensitive information. Make it suitable for a variety of readers, for
- Funding
- See official notice
- Deadline
- December 9, 2026
- Status
- OPEN
- Category
- Small Business & Startups
- Opens
- September 22, 2026
- Directory link check
- October 24, 2026
About this opportunity
Word limit: 550 In plain English, provide a summary we can use to identify the most suitable experts to assess your application. We usually make this summary publicly available on external-facing websites, therefore do not include any confidential or sensitive information. Make it suitable for a variety of readers, for example: opinion-formers policymakers the public the wider research community Guidance for writing a summary Clearly describe your proposed work in terms of: context the challenge the project addresses aims and objectives potential applications and benefits Core team List the key members of your team and assign them roles from the following: project lead (PL) project co-lead (UK) (PcL) project co-lead (international) (PcL (I)) specialist grant manager professional enabling staff research and innovation associate technician visiting researcher researcher co-lead (RcL) Only list one individual as project lead. UKRI has introduced a new addition to the ‘Specialist’ role type. Public contributors such as people with lived experience can now be added to an application. Find out more about UKRI’s core team roles in funding applications . Application questions Vision Word limit: 500 What are you hoping to achieve with your proposed work? What the assessors are looking for in your response Explain how your proposed work: is of excellent quality and importance within or beyond the field(s) or area(s) has the potential to advance current understanding, or generate new knowledge, thinking or discovery within or beyond the field or area is timely given current trends, context, and needs impacts world-leading research, society, the economy, or the environment identifies potential beneficiaries and users of the proposed research, including the relevance of the research to these beneficiaries Within the Vision section we also expect you to: clearly state the research challenge in understanding, preventing, or treating gambling-related harms that the project will address demonstrate how the proposed research will contribute to the development of a robust, independent evidence base on gambling-related harms. References may be included within this section. You may demonstrate elements of your responses in visual form if relevant. Further details are provided in the Funding Service. Approach Word limit: 2,500 How are you going to deliver your proposed work? What the assessors are looking for in your response Explain how you have designed your approach so that it: is effective and appropriate to achieve your objectives is feasible, and comprehensively identifies any risks to delivery and how they will be managed uses a clearly written and transparent methodology (if applicable) summarises the previous work and describes how this will be built upon and progressed (if applicable) will maximise translation of outputs into outcomes and impacts describes how your, and if applicable your team’s, research environment (in terms of the place and relevance to the project) will contribute to the success of the work Within the Approach section we also expect you to: explain why your chosen research approach is the most appropriate way to address the research challenge explain how your ways of working, management arrangements and governance structures are appropriate to support the successful delivery of the research describe how people with relevant lived and learned experience, and other key stakeholders, will be appropriately involved in the design and delivery of the research describe how potential conflicts of interest have been identified and will be managed throughout the project If you are planning to generate data as part of your grant, you must complete the separate Data management question. References may be included within this section. You may demonstrate elements of your responses in visual form if relevant. Further details are provided in the Funding Service. Applicant and team capability to deliver Word limit: 1,650 Why are you the right individual or team to successfully deliver the proposed work? What the assessors are looking for in your response Evidence of how you, and if relevant your team, have: the relevant experience (appropriate to career stage) to deliver the proposed work the right balance of skills and expertise to cover the proposed work the appropriate leadership and management skills to deliver the work and your approach to develop others contributed to developing a positive research environment and wider community You may demonstrate elements of your responses in visual form if relevant. Further details are provided in the Funding Service. The word limit for this section is 1,650 words: 1,150 words to be used for Résumé for Research and Innovation (R4RI) modules (including references) and, if necessary, a further 500 words for Additions. Use the R4RI format to showcase the range of relevant skills you and, if relevant, your team (project lead 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’ 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 UKRI guidance on R4RI . You should consider how to balance your answer, and emphasise where appropriate the key skills each team member brings: contributions to the generation of new ideas, tools, methodologies, or knowledge the development of others and maintenance of effective working relationships contributions to the wider research and innovation community contributions to broader research or innovation users and audiences and towards wider societal benefit Additions 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. References may be included within this section. Research challenges are tackled through a diversity of perspectives. We encourage applicants to consider all aspects of equality, diversity and inclusion in developing their research ideas and teams to ensure that the outcomes of research funded can be maximized and are as broadly applicable as possible. The roles in funding applications policy has descriptions of the different project roles. Ethics and responsible research and innovation (RRI) What are the ethical and RRI considerations, 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. What the assessors are looking for in your response Demonstrate that you have identified and evaluated: the relevant ethical and RRI considerations, including both the research or topic area itself and the design and delivery of the project the wider implications of the proposed work, and how you will maximise the positive societal, environmental, and economic benefits arising from the project, whilst minimising unintended negative impacts, such as research misuse or accidental harm how you will manage these considerations throughout the lifecycle of the project If you are collecting or using data, you should identify: any legal and ethical considerations of collecting, releasing and storing the data (including consent, confidentiality, anonymisation, security and other ethical considerations and, in particular, strategies to not preclude further reuse of data) formal information standards that your proposed work will comply with Additional sub-questions (to be answered only if appropriate) relating to research involving: animals human participants genetically modified organisms You may demonstrate elements of your responses in visual form if relevant. Further details are provided in the Funding Service. Please refer to the UKRI position statement on funding ethical research and Responsible innovation for more information around our expectations on ethical and responsible research and innovation. Animal Involvement and “3Rs” You must complete this section about how your proposed project will involve or impact animals. If your project does not involve or impact animals, you must confirm this on the next page. You may be asked about: what animals you are involving the severity of the procedures you are using where the procedures will take place welfare standards you aim to meet the relevance of your project to the development, validation or dissemination of the 3Rs You may also need to download, complete, and upload at least one set of additional questions. You will be told how to do this towards the end of this section. To complete this section and check whether your project is in the scope of the questions, refer to the UKRI policy on research and innovation involving animals . What counts as an animal UKRI policy relates to all animals in the Kingdom Animalia, including vertebrates and invertebrates. Genetically modified organisms and biological risk You must complete this section if your project will include genetically modified organisms or genetic technologies. If you project does not involve genetically modified organisms or genetic technologies, you must confirm this on the next page. You may be asked about: the type of organism your project will involve and the procedures your project will include the intended use of the organism or genetic technology the genetic, biological and environmental risks of your project For more information, see UKRI’s guidance on genetic technologies . Human participation in health-related research You must complete this section about whether your project will include human part
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This opportunity is open to organisations with standard eligibility. Project leads must be based at a UK research institution eligible for UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) funding. Check if your organisation is eligible . Teams may involve single or multiple institutions. The lead organisation will be responsible for submitting the grant application. Researchers may submit one application to this funding opportunity as project lead but may be involved in other applications as a project co-lead. Who is eligible to apply This funding opportunity is open to research communities across all UKRI research councils. It is a UKRI funding opportunity, delivered by Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC). To lead the award, your organisation must have standard eligibility for UKRI funding, which include: UK higher education providers (HEPs) UKRI institutes independent research organisations approved by UKRI public sector research establishments or NHS bodies approved by UKRI This funding opportunity is also open to the following organisations with non-standard eligibility to apply as a project co-lead, provided they can demonstrate the capacity to co-lead and manage a significant research and innovation project: international research organisations other educational establishments charities and third sector organisations government departments and non-governmental organisations social enterprises and UK registered businesses Further guidance for including UK project co-leads from organisations with non-standard eligibility is provided in the ESRC Project co-leads from UK business, third sector or government organisations policy . These organisations will need to go through due diligence checks before being awarded funding. Further details can be found on how to apply to be an eligible organisation . It is the responsibility of the lead research organisation to check eligibility of all collaborating organisations (UK and international) and the eligibility of individuals for their proposed roles. Applications submitted with ineligible applicants will be rejected by the UKRI office. See AHRC’s funding guide for further information on institutional and individual contractual eligibility requirements for applicants. These organisations can also contribute as project partners if they are not a project co-lead. For more information see the Collaborators section. Further eligibility requirements Applications must be team based and must bring together diverse people, expertise, experiences, places and wider stakeholders. This includes people with lived and learned experience from gambling and gambling related harms. By lived experience, we mean people with direct experience of gambling related harms. Partnerships with non-academic higher education institutions and people across the third sector, community groups, industry, the public sector, people with lived experience and the public are important. These kinds of collaborations can strengthen the diversity, innovation and potential for impact from research activities. By ‘industry’ we mean any enterprise that places goods or services on a market and whose commercial activities constitute more than 20% of its annual operations. This definition applies across all sectors and is not limited to organisations within the gambling industry. However, there are sensitivities with respect to partnerships with businesses, the gambling industry or otherwise, meaning additional care should be taken to manage risks and potential conflicts of interest. Any engagement with industry partners, especially those from the gambling sector, must be demonstrably independent, evidence-based and research-led. Engagement must align with the programme’s public interest objectives to further understanding of gambling-related harms and should be discussed with UKRI prior to submission of an application via the UKRI RPG inbox: RPGinfo@ahrc.ukri.org All applications will be subject to robust scrutiny through our expert review and governance processes. Particular attention will be paid to the independence and integrity of the research, the source and independence of the findings and the potential for real-world impact in understanding gambling behaviour and reducing gambling harms. We wish to clarify that, as well as not being permitted to host awards, under the Research Programme on Gambling, UKRI does not permit funding to be provided to Gambling Commission licence holders who are subject to the levy. Co-funding from Gambling Commission license holder is not permitted. Furthermore, we would not expect individual researchers to concurrently hold funding from licence holders subject to the levy while receiving funding from the Research Programme on Gambling. We do not permit engagement with industries whose core business can be associated with harm to public health or societal wellbeing, in line with our ethical standards and harms-based exclusion principles. This includes the gambling industry. Exceptions may be made for time-limited, purpose-specific interactions deemed essential to achieving legitimate and high-quality research objectives (for example, access to proprietary datasets or materials), provided that: there is no direct funding or co-authorship from the excluded entity the interaction is subject to robust ethical review and declared transparently appropriate safeguards are in place to prevent undue influence, reputational risk or conflicts of interest the public benefit of the research demonstrably outweighs the risks of engagement Such exceptions must be approved in advance through our due diligence and governance mechanisms. You should consider our policies and guidance on Preventing harm in research when preparing applications to this funding opportunity. An indication of required datasets, sources or both, must be included in the application. Where access to data has been established or agreed in principle, this must be confirmed via letters of support from relevant data controllers or data services. Any relevant data gaps or needs should be highlighted, and plans for addressing them outlined. You should declare in the declaration of interest section of your application that you are compliant with these requirements for the duration of the programme. Collaborations can take different forms including project partners or collaborating organisations. You must demonstrate how the collaborations within your team are equitable, have contributed to the development of your application including its conceptualisation, are not compromised by non-compliance with our conflict of interest policy , and will help the centre achieve its aims. Collaborators You may have collaborators on your project in addition to those listed in the core team. Project partners A project partner is defined as a third-party person or organisation (including international or non-academic collaborations) who provides specific contributions to the team and project. Project partners are expected to provide contributions to the delivery of the project, either in cash or in kind, and should not therefore be seeking to claim funds from UKRI. Organisations that are applicants on the project, including any named applicants’ organisations, cannot also be a project partner. UKRI head office staff acting in their capacity as a UKRI employee are not eligible to be project partners. Project subcontractor A project subcontractor is defined as a third-party individual who is not employed as staff on the grant, who is subcontracted by a participating organisation to deliver a specific piece of work. Subcontractors will be allowed in line with UKRI terms and conditions for research grants . Management of intellectual property In your application you will be expected to outline how outputs and intellectual property assets will be managed across the organisations within your core team and collaborators. This is to ensure that it is appropriate for this funding and ensures outputs can be used to support the wider aims of the levy. International researchers UKRI’s international project co-lead policy applies to this funding opportunity. If you are a researcher based outside of the UK, you can be named as ‘project co-lead (international)’ if you meet the eligibility criteria for international project co-leads. The UK research organisation which hosts the project lead will be responsible for the due diligence and confirming that any international organisation and project co-lead meets the eligibility criteria. Further information on the eligibility criteria for international research organisations is provided in the UKRI project co-lead (international) policy and guidance . Current co-funding arrangements via international lead agency agreements with individual research councils do not apply to this funding opportunity. Equality, diversity and inclusion We are committed to achieving equality of opportunity for all funding applicants. We encourage applications from a diverse range of researchers. We support people to work in a way that suits their personal circumstances. This includes: career breaks support for people with caring responsibilities flexible working alternative working patterns UKRI can offer disability and accessibility support for UKRI applicants and grant holders during the application and assessment process.
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