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ESRC First Grants Competition 2009/10 - Full Stage (By Invitation Only)

ESRC is pleased to invite applications under the fifth round of its First Grants Competition. First Grants enable new researchers and academics at the start of their careers to gain experience of managing and leading research projects. The 2009/10 First Grants Competition will be run in the same format as last year in order to manage demand. The assessment of proposals will again be a two stage process; an Outline Stage will enable applications to be shortlisted and a number of applicants will be invited to submit applications to the Full Proposal stage. (Deadline for full proposals: 4pm on 8 April 2010)

ORA Guidance - Open Research Area in Europe for the Social Sciences

In order to strengthen European cooperation in the field of social sciences, wishing to fund high quality scientific research within their own countries, and conscious that some of the best research can be delivered by working with the best researchers internationally, ANR, DFG, ESRC and NWO are launching a common call for proposals in order to fund the best joint research projects in social sciences. The scheme will provide for the funding of integrated projects by researchers coming from more than one of the four participating countries - in any combination of two or more countries, except French-German bilateral proposals, which should be submitted to the ANR-DFG scheme in the Social Sciences and Humanities. The partner organisations will conduct a co-ordinated peer review and a single common selection process. Funding will be distributed among the partners according to the place of work of the researchers, and generally according to the funding rules of each individual agency with some exceptions detailed in the guidance. (Closing date for applications: 13th April 2010 (see full text for precise deadlines))

ESRC - ICSSR India-UK Scholar Exchanges 2010

The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and Indian Council for Social Science Research are pleased to invite applications under a new scheme for India-UK scholar exchanges. (Closing date for proposals: 4pm local time, 13th April 2010)

Follow-On Funding Scheme

The Scheme provides follow-on funding to undertake additional knowledge transfer and impact generation activities that can demonstrate the potential for significant economic, social, policy and/or practice benefit(s). Applications that seek to commercialise research and those from resources and methods research investments will also be eligible to apply. (First Call opens 1 March 2010; closes 29 April 2010)

Management and Business Development Fellowships

PLEASE NOTE: The deadline for Business Schools to submit their nomination forms has been extended to Friday April 30th 2010 to aid Schools with their recruiting process.

The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) recently invited proposals from UK Research Organisations (ROs) to host Management and Business Development Fellowships, with additional co-funding provided by the Society for the Advancement of Management Studies (SAMS). As a result of this call the ESRC and SAMS have awarded 16 Fellowships across eleven institutions. Successful Schools are now accepting applications to undertake Fellowships. (Closing date: 4pm on 30th April 2010)