International collaborative research funding

• Round three of the Digging into Data Challenge
• International co-investigators policy
  International co-investigators from anywhere in the world can be included in the majority of ESRC research schemes
• Bilateral agreements
  These are collaborative agreements with funding agencies in other countries to enable joint support of applications through ESRC's grants competitions
• Information on the European Union's Seventh Framework Programme (FP7)
• Open Research Area in Europe for the Social Sciences
• NORFACE Welfare State Futures 
  

Visiting scholars and fellowships

• Library of Congress Placement Scheme
  We are collaborating with the Arts and Humanities Council in the AHRC 2012 International Placement Scheme, offering AHRC and ESRC-funded postgraduate students, research assistants and early career researchers a short-term fellowship at the Library of Congress, Washington, USA.

Networking  

• The International Partnership and Networking Scheme is no longer running.

International relations and development

• ESRC-DFID Joint Scheme for Research on International Development (Poverty Alleviation)
  The Department for International Development (DFID) and ESRC have agreed to continue their strategic partnership to provide a joint funding scheme for development research. The purpose of the scheme is to provide a more robust conceptual and empirical basis for development, and the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
• UK Collaborative on Development Sciences (external website)
  UKCDS brings together key UK funders and stakeholders who provide support for the development sciences research base. Members of UKCDS work together to establish a framework for co-ordinating development sciences research in the UK. Its aim is to provide sustainable improvements and benefits for the lives of the world's poorest people. ESRC is a founding member.