This week the ESRC launched a new call as part of the ESRC-DFID Development Frontiers Research Fund.
This call will support innovative, interdisciplinary research that is focused on new ways to tackle the challenges encountered at the intersections between poverty, environmental sustainability and conflict/fragility in specific developing countries (see list below).
Proposals can be for £200,000 and £300,000 (fEC), last for 12 and 18 months but finish no later than 31 March 2019.
However, ESRC has decided to limit applications to two per institution.
As such, Kent will have to internally select up to two applications to go forward. If you would like to apply for this call, please submit by 1st of December:
- A CV (max 2 sides of A4);
- An outline of your proposed research, and why you should be put forward for the Award (max 2 sides of A4).
These will be discussed and a decision made by a small panel convened by Prof Philippe De Wilde shortly after the closing date. This will allow the successful candidate 6 weeks to prepare the external application to ESRC by 26th January 2017.
If you have any specific questions, don’t hesitate to get in touch with Aurelija Povilaike (a.povilaike@kent.ac.uk)