CALL FOR PROPOSALS
INDIAN-EUROPEAN RESEARCH NETWORKING PROGRAMME
IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES
(ANR-DFG-ESRC-NWO with ICSSR)
1. The Indian Council of
Social Science Research (ICSSR, India) in association with the Agence Nationale
de la Recherche (ANR, France), the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG,
Germany), the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC, UK) and the
Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO, The Netherlands)[1]
invite applications for joint social science networking proposals between
research centres in the participating European countries and India. Proposals
may only be made by institutions recognised for funding by the five agencies,
and lead researchers must meet the eligibility requirements of the relevant
national agency.
2. Proposals must be
submitted electronically, at the very latest by 4.00pm (16.00 hours) on 15 September 2011 (at the local time of
the administering Partners NWO and ICSSR) to NWO and ICSSR on the
designated application form available here: APPLICATION
FORM Proposals must be submitted to Berry J. Bonenkamp at NWO and Dr K.N. Jehangir
at ICSSR. The proposals to NWO will be made through Iris. The proposals to
ICSSR will be submitted by email (MS Word Version) attachments only.
3. The objective of this
scheme is to promote the strengthening of the social sciences within and
between the five countries, by providing additional funding to allow joint
research activities for internationally excellent research in relevant areas.
This funding will not cover basic salaries, but will provide top-up resources
to allow established research groups in cognate areas in the different
countries to work more closely together in order to develop and complete
internationally advanced collaborative research and publications.
4. Proposals must involve
at least TWO (and no more than FOUR) established research groups on the Indian
side, and similarly TWO (and no more than FOUR) on the European side (which must
be from two different European countries), but may involve up to SIX or
exceptionally up to EIGHT research groups in all.
5. It is expected that
successful applicants will involve well-established existing groups, possibly
with some already established connections and joint collaboration, who wish to
build on this to achieve a world leadership position in their area over the
next three years by working closely with other leading or potentially leading
players globally.
6. Each proposal may
request up to € 500,000 (on the European side) and up to INR 50 lakhs[2]
(on the Indian side) over three years. This is equivalent to up to 1 crore for
six networks per year, according per international collaboration norms of
ICSSR. The level of resources
requested on the European side should be proportionate to the number of
European partners included on the proposal. In line with the aims of
this call, only costs for additional activity relating to closer collaboration
will be permissible. Network proposals must be for three years and have a clear
strategic plan for development over that period; although, where appropriate
expenditure can be focussed more on the first two years.
7. This scheme is open to
all areas of the social sciences, and the selection of proposals will be based
solely on their potential academic and scientific excellence and contribution.
The Partners would, however, wish to encourage proposals in particular areas.
These include:
§
economic
growth and development
§
population,
ageing and migration
§
health
and well-being
§
education
and cognitive development
§
political
and legal governance
§
food
production, rural development and resources
§
energy
and climate change
§
developing
skills and human resources for the 21st century
The call is not
exclusive to these areas and proposals in other areas are welcome. Proposals
will be prioritised on the basis of academic excellence.
8. The objectives of
networks may cover a range of wider or narrower objectives including, but not
exclusively:
·
extending new conceptual and methodological
approaches
·
developing new comparative research
data or materials
·
the development of early-career
researchers
·
joint publications
·
the development of new joint
research work
·
contributions to policy and
analytical debates
9. Networks may, where considered
beneficial to the research, involve established research groups from European
or South Asian countries beyond those of the five Partners. However, centres
from other countries will not be able to bid for resources from the five
Partners, and must be able to contribute any resources which may be
required for their participation in the network. Nevertheless, the
inclusion of such groups may of course strengthen a particular proposal
overall, especially where the additional groups may include capacity strengths
not present within those of the five participating countries.
10. All proposals will be
subject to international peer review and final decisions on successful
proposals will be made by a joint panel established between the five Partners.
11. The criteria for
selection of proposals will include:
(a) scientific and scholarly standing and track
record of the various network applicants in the area of research proposed
(b) international excellence of the proposed
programme of collaborative work
(c) record of publication of the various
applicants
(d) mix of senior and junior researchers in the
proposals, and the potential for onward development of new research and
research capacity in this area
(e) synergy between the various applicants, and
ability to demonstrate real added value from joint collaboration
(f) measures of success proposed by each
network and the potential for achieving these (including, for example,
conceptual and methodological development; development of the next generation
of researchers; pooling of knowledge, research and data; high-level joint
publications; new research development; new data and research materials; and
contributions to policy and analytical debates)
(g) management and modus operandi of the
proposed networks, and how the applicants would ensure these were effective and
good value-for-money
12. Further information or
any specific enquiries about this scheme can be obtained from or addressed to
Berry J. Bonenkamp at NWO and Dr K.N. Jehangir at ICSSR.
Additional
information concerning each Partner
Additional
information for French applicants (ANR)
For
specific eligibility criteria regarding French applicants and for additional
specific guidance, please check: …
Additional
information for German applicants (DFG)
For
specific eligibility criteria regarding German applicants and for additional
specific guidance, please check: …
Additional
information for British applicants (ESRC)
For
specific eligibility criteria regarding British applicants and for additional
specific guidance, please check: …
Additional
information for Indian applicants (ICSSR)
Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) provides grants to scholars to conduct
research in the fields of social sciences which have a theoretical, conceptual,
methodological or policy orientation on the subject of their choice. The
research proposals may belong to any one of the following social science
disciplines or may be interdisciplinary in nature: the recognized
disciplines / category are: (i)
Economics / Commerce / Management / Business Administration; (ii) Sociology and
Social Anthropology / Social Work / Demography / Gender Studies; (iii)
Political Science / International Relations / Geography / Public
Administration; (iv) Psychology / Education /Criminology; (v) Others --
Linguistics / Law etc. Proposal
for action research will not be considered.
Professional social
scientists working in Indian universities, research institutes having
significant publications to their credit are eligible for this grant. Specifically,
proposals submitted by a scholar/organization should fall in one of the
following categories:
Category-I: (a)
Central universities; (b) State universities; (c) Colleges affiliated to either
‘a’ or ‘b’ above; and (d) Institutions of National Importance receiving grants
from UGC/
Central government
Category-II: Research Institutes funded by ICSSR, Central Government, State Government
Category-III: Deemed Universities
Category-IV: NGOs,
which have done substantial original works in the field of social science
research and fulfill the criteria laid down in Form-S,
can also apply (subject to the verifications of Institutional status as per
ICSSR Form-S). Institutes or
NGO’s to be eligible to seek assistance under this scheme must be non-profit
making and must be registered under the Societies Registration Act.
The grant-in-aid would normally be available only
for scholars below the age of 70 years.
Additional
information for Dutch applicants (NWO)
To
be eligible for NWO funding, Dutch applicants must hold a doctorate and be
employed at a Dutch university or research institute recognised by NWO or the
KNAW.
For
the Dutch project, the proposed network activities must fall within the remit
of the domain of the social sciences. This domain is defined in the NWO social
sciences list of expertise codes. Please see: http://www.nwo.nl/files.nsf/pages/NWOP_66YCVE_Eng/$file/Disciplinecodelijst_MaGW_2009.pdf
For
full instructions, please consult the ORA Scheme page on the NWO website. The
ORA Scheme page will be posted on the NWO website by early-May 2011.
Deadline
for the submission of proposals:
15
September 2011, until 4.00pm IST for the E-mail MS Word version (proposals to
ICSSR only)
15
September 2011, until 4.00pm CET (16.00 hours) for the electronic version
(proposals to NWO only; proposals to NWO should be made through Iris)
Proposals can only be submitted
using the Indian-European
Research Networking Programme application form.
Contact:
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France Pierre-Olivier Pin, ANR E-mail: <pierre-olivier.pin@agencerecherche.fr> Telephone: +33 (0)1 78 09 80 83 |
India M.A.
Jawaid E-mail:
<knjehangir@gmail.com> Telephone:
+91 11 26742351/26741856 |
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Germany Corinne
Flacke-Neudorfer, DFG Telephone:
+49 (0)228 885 2875 |
The
Netherlands E-mail:
<b.bonenkamp@nwo.nl> Telephone:
+31 (0)70 3440950 |
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United
Kingdom E-mail:
<Suzanne.austin@esrc.ac.uk> Telephone:
+44 (0)1793 413035 |
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