ESRC Gambling Harms Research Grants
Supports interdisciplinary social science work on gambling-related harms, prevention, treatment, and evidence-based policy guidance.
Funded from the UK statutory levy on gambling operators (April 2025), this programme funds interdisciplinary research into prevention and treatment of gambling-related harms. Awards can reach £2,000,000 at full economic cost (ESRC funds 80%), with projects running for three years. The project lead must be at a UK research institution eligible for UKRI funding; co-leads from charities, third sector, government, social enterprises, and UK businesses are welcome. Teams must include people with lived and learned experience of gambling-related harms. Gambling industry organisations and licence holders subject to the statutory levy are explicitly excluded. The programme is coordinated with the Gambling Harms Research UK Evidence Centre.
Each grant below is a distinct funding opportunity with its own eligibility, scope, and deliverables.