ESRC is launching the second round of the ESRC Transformative Research Call, which was piloted in 2012/13. The aim of this call is to provide a stimulus for genuinely transformative research ideas at the frontiers of the social sciences, enabling research which challenges current thinking to be supported and developed.
We regard transformative research as that which involves pioneering theoretical and methodological innovation. The expectation is that the transformative research call will encourage novel developments of social science enquiry, and support research activity that entails an element of risk.
Successful applicants will receive a grant of up to £250,000 (at 100 per cent fEC).
Proposals should be pre-selected by the research organisation and then submitted to the ESRC by no later than 16.00 on 15 January 2014.
Applications should be made via Je-S. Please note that the Je-S portal for this call opens on 14 October 2013.
Anonymous Case for Support documents will initially be assessed by a Commissioning Panel of relevant experts from the academic community. Shortlisted applicants will then be invited to pitch their proposal at a ‘Pitch to Peers’ workshop on 26 and 27 March 2014, which they must be able to attend in order to apply to this call. Funding decisions will be made immediately following the workshop and communicated to applicants within 2 working days.
Grants must start between 1 June 2014 and 1 September 2014, and we expect to award up to 20 grants, dependent on quality of the proposals.
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