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ESRC-SSRC Collaborative Visiting Fellowship (Deadline: April 20, 2006)
Posted on: 04/02/2006
ESRC-SSRC Collaborative Visiting Fellowship
Call for Applications
Deadline: 20th April, 2006
http://www.ssrc.org/fellowships/esrc/
The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and the Social Science Research Council (SSRC) are pleased to announce a fellowship for U.S. and Canadian scholars to visit and engage in collaborative activities with members of ESRC-supported projects in Britain, or for British scholars at ESRC-supported projects to visit collaborators in the U.S. or Canada, between June 2006 and September 2007. Approximately ten research fellowships of up to $8,500 (approx. £5,000) will be awarded.
Goals of the Fellowship:
The ESRC and the SSRC have a common mission of promoting, funding, and disseminating important and socially useful knowledge in the social
sciences. This is the third round of a pilot scheme designed to encourage communication and cooperation between social scientists in Great
Britain and the United States and Canada, and to explore and develop possibilities for future exchanges to be organized by the ESRC and the SSRC. More information about the goals and activities of the ESRC and the SSRC is available on their respective websites:
http://www.esrc.ac.uk
http://www.ssrc.org
Eligibility and Competition Guidelines:
Applicants from the U.S. and Canada must be endorsed by the Director of the ESRC-supported centre, programme, group or network with which they are interested in collaborating. For a listing, with web links, click
http://www.ssrc.org/programs/intmigration/publications/ESRCprojects.pdf
Interested scholars may initiate contact with the relevant Director and propose a collaborative agenda for their visits. Alternatively, Directors may also approach U.S. or Canadian scholars with whom they would like
to collaborate. All ESRC Directors have been alerted to this call. As the Directors are allowed to make only one nomination, they will be responsible for nominating their preferred visitor in the event that several U.S. or Canadian scholars approach them. Similarly, scholars at ESRC-funded investments who wish to visit the U.S. or Canada should seek endorsement
of their application from their ESRC Director.
Applicants from the U.S. and Canada should have received a PhD in one of the social sciences (including history) by the time the proposed visiting fellowship would start. They should have been based in the U.S. for at least two years before the application deadline of April 20, 2006. The fellowship scheme is open to scholars from U.S. and Canadian universities, colleges, independent research organisations, and public agencies and to scholars at ESRC-supported centres, programmes, groups and networks in Britain.
Fundable activities include but are not strictly limited to:
--engaging in collaborative or complementary research that will add a new
international comparative focus to existing research projects;
--engaging with a range of researchers, including younger scholars, to stimulate international and comparative dimensions to their thinking;
writing co-authored papers, articles, and books;
--developing new proposals for joint research.
Preference will be given to applicants:
--whose proposed research offers clear opportunities for collaboration or comparative development;
--whose research agenda will result in ongoing scholarly exchange and cooperation;
--whose work has the potential to advance future cooperation between U.S. or Canadian and British scholars and research institutions;
--whose visit will be particularly timely given the stage in the lifecycle of the ESRC project.
Applications will be assessed jointly by ESRC and SSRC; decisions on awards will be final.
Award and Requirements:
The amount of each visiting fellowship award will vary according to project needs up to a maximum of $8,500 (or roughly £5,000). Funds may
be used for transportation, accommodation, living expenses, and, exceptionally, to cover salary costs for the duration of the visit (a strong case will need to be made for this).
The deadline for applications to arrive at the SSRC is 12 noon, April 20, 2006 (UK time). Awards will be announced during the first week of May 2006. Supported activities can begin on or after June 1, 2006 and continue until September 1, 2007.
If you have questions about the ESRC/SSRC fellowship, please contact Samip Mallick at <mailto:migration@ssrc.org>migration@ssrc.org.
Call for Applications
Deadline: 20th April, 2006
http://www.ssrc.org/fellowships/esrc/
The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and the Social Science Research Council (SSRC) are pleased to announce a fellowship for U.S. and Canadian scholars to visit and engage in collaborative activities with members of ESRC-supported projects in Britain, or for British scholars at ESRC-supported projects to visit collaborators in the U.S. or Canada, between June 2006 and September 2007. Approximately ten research fellowships of up to $8,500 (approx. £5,000) will be awarded.
Goals of the Fellowship:
The ESRC and the SSRC have a common mission of promoting, funding, and disseminating important and socially useful knowledge in the social
sciences. This is the third round of a pilot scheme designed to encourage communication and cooperation between social scientists in Great
Britain and the United States and Canada, and to explore and develop possibilities for future exchanges to be organized by the ESRC and the SSRC. More information about the goals and activities of the ESRC and the SSRC is available on their respective websites:
http://www.esrc.ac.uk
http://www.ssrc.org
Eligibility and Competition Guidelines:
Applicants from the U.S. and Canada must be endorsed by the Director of the ESRC-supported centre, programme, group or network with which they are interested in collaborating. For a listing, with web links, click
http://www.ssrc.org/programs/intmigration/publications/ESRCprojects.pdf
Interested scholars may initiate contact with the relevant Director and propose a collaborative agenda for their visits. Alternatively, Directors may also approach U.S. or Canadian scholars with whom they would like
to collaborate. All ESRC Directors have been alerted to this call. As the Directors are allowed to make only one nomination, they will be responsible for nominating their preferred visitor in the event that several U.S. or Canadian scholars approach them. Similarly, scholars at ESRC-funded investments who wish to visit the U.S. or Canada should seek endorsement
of their application from their ESRC Director.
Applicants from the U.S. and Canada should have received a PhD in one of the social sciences (including history) by the time the proposed visiting fellowship would start. They should have been based in the U.S. for at least two years before the application deadline of April 20, 2006. The fellowship scheme is open to scholars from U.S. and Canadian universities, colleges, independent research organisations, and public agencies and to scholars at ESRC-supported centres, programmes, groups and networks in Britain.
Fundable activities include but are not strictly limited to:
--engaging in collaborative or complementary research that will add a new
international comparative focus to existing research projects;
--engaging with a range of researchers, including younger scholars, to stimulate international and comparative dimensions to their thinking;
writing co-authored papers, articles, and books;
--developing new proposals for joint research.
Preference will be given to applicants:
--whose proposed research offers clear opportunities for collaboration or comparative development;
--whose research agenda will result in ongoing scholarly exchange and cooperation;
--whose work has the potential to advance future cooperation between U.S. or Canadian and British scholars and research institutions;
--whose visit will be particularly timely given the stage in the lifecycle of the ESRC project.
Applications will be assessed jointly by ESRC and SSRC; decisions on awards will be final.
Award and Requirements:
The amount of each visiting fellowship award will vary according to project needs up to a maximum of $8,500 (or roughly £5,000). Funds may
be used for transportation, accommodation, living expenses, and, exceptionally, to cover salary costs for the duration of the visit (a strong case will need to be made for this).
The deadline for applications to arrive at the SSRC is 12 noon, April 20, 2006 (UK time). Awards will be announced during the first week of May 2006. Supported activities can begin on or after June 1, 2006 and continue until September 1, 2007.
If you have questions about the ESRC/SSRC fellowship, please contact Samip Mallick at <mailto:migration@ssrc.org>migration@ssrc.org.
