Secondary Data Analysis Initiative phase 1 - 2012

We are inviting proposals under phase 1 of this new £10.8 million initiative. The initiative will deliver high impact policy and practitioner relevant research through the deeper exploitation of the major data resources created by the ESRC and other agencies.

The first phase will fund around 20 small scale projects of up to £200,000 (at full economic cost) each and with a maximum duration of 18 months. This call is not thematically driven and proposals are welcome in any area which can generate policy and practitioner impact. However, there are significant opportunities to address key issues in our strategic priorities.

The closing date for proposals is 16.00 on 19 April 2012, with the expectation that most projects will commence in October 2012. Proposals should be submitted electronically using the Research Councils’ Joint Electronic Submissions (Je-S). Detailed guidance on the information required as part of proposals is provided in the Je-S guidance notes for applicants. All applicants should consult the ESRC Research Funding Guide, which sets out the rules and regulations governing funding.

The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Public Health Research (PHR) programme is commissioning a number of research projects to evaluate public health interventions by utilising pre-existing data collected by health services, local authorities, or other organisations, or pre-existing research data. For details see studies using pre-existing data.

Enquiries relating to the Secondary Data Analysis Initiative funding rules and application procedure should be addressed to:

Enquiries relating to the Je-S application procedure should be addressed to the Je-S Helpdesk at:

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ESRC-DFID joint fund for poverty alleviation research - phase 3 full proposals

A call for outline proposals was issued in October 2012. The call is now open for those who have been invited to submit a full proposal.

Grants will be for a maximum of three years and up to £500,000 at 100 per cent Full Economic Cost (fEC).

The full specification document and other relevant documents can be found below.

Deadline for applications: 16.00 (UK time) on 2 May 2013.

Important reminder: Any UK and non-UK applicant(s) and their institutions intending to apply to this call must ensure they are registered with the Joint Electronic Submission System (Je-S). It is essential to allow sufficient time to secure Je-S registration – we strongly recommend that applicants register with Je-S at least four weeks prior to the call deadline, as no exceptions can be made for late submission of applications.

If you and your research organisation are already registered for Je-S, electronic applications can be submitted via the Je-S website.

Please send email queries to dfid@esrc.ac.uk or telephone:

Lauren Watters: +44 (0) 1793 413047Lyndy Griffin: +44 (0) 1793 413135

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ESRC-DFID joint fund for poverty alleviation research - phase 3, outline applications

ESRC and DFID are pleased to announce funding for a third phase of the ESRC-DFID Joint Fund for Poverty Alleviation Research.

Outline applications are invited for projects with a Full Economic Cost (FEC) value of between £100,000 and £500,000. The duration of projects should range from a minimum of one year up to a maximum of three years. UK based researchers will be funded at 80 per cent FEC, whilst non-UK researchers will receive 100 per cent of the direct costs of the research, plus a variable overhead. The total budget for this call will be £5.3 million. Two further calls are planned in 2013 and 2014.

Research under this call should address one or more of three overarching questions:

What approaches are most effective in enabling the poorest to exit and stay out of poverty, and under what conditions can such approaches be replicated elsewhere and at scale?What political and institutional conditions are associated with effective poverty reduction and  development, and what can domestic and external actors do to promote these conditions?What measures can be taken to reduce the risks and impact of violence and instability on the poorest and increase the effectiveness of peacebuilding, statebuilding and wider development interventions in fragile and conflict-affected situations?

Applications which are not deemed to be within the scope of the call will be rejected.

Two key cross-cutting issues are relevant to all of these overarching questions:

Structural inequalities including those based on gender, age, disability, ethnicity, race, religion, class, educational status and spatial factorsMeasurement and metrics

The full specification and other documents can be found on the application instructions page.

Deadline for applications: 16.00 UK time on 29 November 2012

Any applicant(s) and their institutions intending to apply to this call must ensure they are registered with the Joint Electronic Submission System (Je-S). It is essential to allow sufficient time to secure Je-S registration - we strongly recommend that applicants register with Je-S at least four weeks prior to the call deadline, as no exceptions can be made for late submission of applications.

If you and your research organisation are already registered for Je-S, electronic applications can be submitted via the Je-S website.

The application instructions give more guidance for the call and details on how to apply.

Please send email queries to dfid@esrc.ac.uk or telephone:

Mary Day +44 (0)1793 413078Lyndy Griffin +44 (0)1793 413135or +44 (0)1793 413125

We are also launching a Development Frontiers research fund which will fund high-risk/high-reward research involving ideas, discoveries or tools that radically change our understanding of important existing development concepts or practices, or which lead to completely new thinking.

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