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British Academy: International Partnerships (Africa/Middle East/South Asia)

The British Academy’s International Partnerships Scheme is now open for applications.  These awards are available to support the development of ongoing links between research centres or institutions, within the humanities and social sciences in the UK and in Africa, the Middle East or South Asia, with an emphasis on helping scholars to develop research skills [...]

AHRC Regional Events

Title: AHRC Regional Events
Location: RIBA and UCL, London
Dates: 20th – 21st May 2009
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Description: As part of its 2009/2010 programme of regional events, the AHRC is holding its London Regional Event on the 20th May at Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) and 21st May at University College London (UCL).
The programme will highlight [...]

EU Event For Social Sciences and Humanities Researchers

If you have an interest in EC funding for social sciences and humanities research, I’d strongly encourage you to attend the following event:
Title: Turning to the future: a new approach for EU socio-economic and humanities research until 2013
Location: Charlemagne Building, Brussels
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Date: 5th June 2009, 9am – 3pm

Description: The aim of this conference is [...]

Future Directions for Social Sciences and Humanities in FP7

UK Research Office has suggested that the EC plans to shift the focus for the Social Sciences and Humanities theme in FP7 towards projects which address large-scale “societal challenges”. Each challenge (to be identified) is likely to attract around €8 – 10M of funding for a single project with between 7 and 15 partners. This marks [...]

British Academy Announces Next Small Grant Deadline

The British Academy has recently announced the next deadline for their popular small research grants scheme, which funds work in the social sciences and humanities:
British Academy – Small Research Grants
The next deadline will be March 15th 2009. This is a change from previous years, when deadlines have been in January, April and October.
Small grants can [...]

EMEO FP7-CIP Regional Coordination Group: Social Sciences and Humanities

This upcoming event will be of interest to researchers who are considering putting together a bid for the Socio-Economic Sciences and Humanities strand of FP7. It features input from Elizabeth Jones of the Department of Innovation, Universities and Skills, as well as East Midlands European Office and FP7 Service:
Title: EMEO FP7-CIP Regional Coordination Group: Social [...]