Small grant funding for research on business investment Call for proposals 2025

The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) has made available £20,000 (£24,000 @ 100% FEC) to fund a research project to strengthen the evidence base and improve understanding of domestic business investment, the mechanisms through which growth and productivity are affected and the role for government. The Enterprise Research Centre (ERC) is administering this call on behalf of DBT. Note that applications will not be accepted from anyone supported through current ERC grant funding.

Applications for funding should be submitted to ERC by 14^th March 2025. Successful bids will be announced by 21^st March 2025. Funded activity should be completed by end-September 2025.

Questions relating to this competition can be addressed to either

Stephen Roper at ERC (Stephen.roper@wbs.ac.uk) or

Stephen Fernando at DBT (Stephen.Fernando2@businessandtrade.gov.uk).

Applications for funding should be submitted to Jiao Liu at ERC (CentreManager@enterpriseresearch.ac.uk) by 5pm on 14^th March 2025.