All research requires resources.
Social science research is little different to other research in that it depends on human skills, brains and ingenuity, on equipment and on information. The Board has a current annual budget of just over 6 million. Further contributions are made from within other ESRC research and training activities. Beyond ESRC, some 150 million is allocated each year by the Funding Councils for baseline support for social science. There are funds provided for policy purposes by Government Departments, as well as funds from the EU Framework Programme, from Charitable Foundations and from the private sector.